The Department today named 15 complex area teachers of the year and one charter school teacher of the year as finalists for the 2024 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year recognition.
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) today named 15 complex area teachers of the year and one charter school teacher of the year as finalists for the 2024 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year recognition.
“These outstanding educators have an unwavering dedication and passion for high-quality teaching and learning,” Superintendent Keith Hayashi said. “We are proud to recognize them as true embodiments of what it means to be an exceptional educator, and are grateful for the creative and innovative ways in which they engage their students, colleagues and communities on a daily basis.”
On Oct. 3, one teacher will be announced as the 2024 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year and will go on to represent Hawaiʻi in the National Teacher of the Year program. The honor is presented annually to a teacher selected from more than 13,000 HIDOE educators. The Department will livestream the ceremony from Washington Place starting at 3 p.m.
The honored finalists, in alphabetical order, are:
Teacher | 복합 지역 | 학교 | Subject or Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
Laurie Chang | 카이무키-맥킨리-루즈벨트 | 알리이올라니 초등학교 | English Language Arts and Math |
Laura Cummings | 캐슬 카후쿠 | Sunset Beach Elementary | Math and Science |
Pinky Grace Francisco | Ka‘ū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa | Ka‘ū High & Pāhala Elementary | 영어 언어 예술 |
Jackie Freitas | 레이레후아-밀리라니-와이알루아 | 레이레화 고등학교 | Natural Resources |
David “Kawika” Gonzales Jr. | Hāna-Lāhaināluna-Lānaʻi-Molokai | 카우나카카이 초등학교 | 5학년 |
Marina Higa | 아이에아-모아날루아-래드포드 | 소장 윌리엄 R. 샤프터 초등학교 | 특수교육 |
Jennifer Ilaban | 호노카아-케알라케헤-코할라-코나와에나 | 카하카이 초등학교 | 영어 언어 예술 |
Gregory Kent | 카일루아-칼라헤오 | 카일루아 초등학교 | 줄기 |
Kara Kitamura | 카파아-카우아이-와이메아 | 카파아 고등학교 | Science and Career Technical Education |
Jessica Peterson | 펄 시티-와이파후 | August Ahrens 초등학교 | 유치원 |
Christopher Pike | 힐로-와이아케아 | 카피올라니 초등학교 추장 | 5학년 |
Norman Ray Sales | 패링턴-카이저-칼라니 | Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High | School Strategic Planner and Academy Coach |
John “Parker” Sawyer | Public Charter Schools | Kaʻohao School | 줄기 |
Donna Soriano | 나나쿨리-와이아나에 | 와이아나에 초등학교 | STEM and Computer Science |
Melanie Teraoka | 볼드윈-케카우리케-쿨라니하코이-마우이 | 와이헤에 초등학교 | Reading Coach |
Ariel Villanueva | 캠벨-카폴레이 | ‘Ewa Makai Middle | Industrial Engineering and Technology |
