E 25 le aofa'i o faia'oga a Hawai'i mai le setete atoa na fa'ailoaina mo le fa'amae'aina o le polokalame fa'amaonia a le National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT). Faatasi ai ma le vaega fou o faia'oga fou ua fa'amaonia, ua 539 i Hawai'i o lo'o umia lea fa'ailoga.
Gov. Josh Green, MD, Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) Superintendent Keith Hayashi, ma Hawai'i Education Association (HEA) President Joan Lewis na aloaia faiaoga ua faamaonia e le komiti faafoe i se taumafataga o le aoauli ma le sauniga na faia i Washington Place i le aso 1 o Mati. Komiti Fa'atonu.
“O le tusipasi e matua’i ofo fua lava ma fa’aalia ai le fa’amaoni o nei faiaoga i a latou galuega,” o le saunoaga lea a Gov. Green. "Matou te mitamita i le i ai o se maualuga maualuga o faiaoga tuuto i lo matou setete."
Ina ia maua pe taofi lenei tusipasi, e tatau i faiaoga ona faʻafou i taʻiala fou ma faiga sili ona lelei i aʻoaʻoga. O se faiga faigata e mafai ona ave i soʻo se mea mai le tasi i le tolu tausaga ma e aofia ai tagata talosaga e tuʻuina atu se faila atoatoa.
“O le ausiaina o le Fa'ailoga Fa'atonu a le Atunu'u o se fa'amaoniga lea o le fa'amaoni o le faia'oga i le tulaga maualuga fa'apolofesa ma le a'oa'oina o le olaga atoa,” o le fa'aaliga lea a Keith Hayashi, Pule Sili o le HIDOE. "Matou te matua mitamita lava i nei faiaoga o loʻo agai i luga ma tua atu e siitia a latou faʻataʻitaʻiga, faʻalolotoina o latou aafiaga i tamaiti aʻoga, ma faʻamalosia a matou aoga a le malo. O la latou tautinoga e atagia mai ai la tatou misiona fefaʻasoaaʻi e faʻamalosia tamaiti aoga uma i aʻoaʻoga maualuga ma avanoa mo le manuia.
O Joan Lewis, Peresitene o le HEA, o se faalapotopotoga e le o ni polofiti e tuuto atu i le atinaeina o tomai faapitoa mo faiaoga ma le uunaia o tamaiti aoga e tulituliloa le aoao atu o se matata, na faaopoopo mai: “O se mea fiafia le vaai atu i le tele o faiaoga o loo tuliloaina tusipasi i tausaga taitasi. O se musumusuga i le isi augatupulaga o faiaoga.”
Fa'afetai i faia'oga Hawai'i nei ua maua a latou tusipasi:
O'ahu
- Dancette Ah Lee Sam, Waialua Elementary
- Kalika Ayin, Pearl City High
- Janae Cole, Ho'okele Elementary
- Adele Dial, Wai'anae Intermediate
- Shelby Furtado, Rev. Benjamin Parker Elementary
- Xiaochen “Lily” Gong, Ali'iolani Elementary
- Nicole Kamau Ha, Ali'iolani Elementary
- Carissa Kano, Ma'ema'e Elementary
- Thomas Lee, Wahiawā Middle
- Jaycie Martinez, Nānāikapono Elementary
- Scott Melemai, Kalani High
- Jacie Miyashiro, 'Aiea High
- Erin Okamoto, Pearl City High
- Margeaux Ra, Elemano Elementary
- Cristin Selle, A'oga a Kamehameha
- Amber Samita
- Amy Sun-Miyashiro, Hawai'i Tech Academy PCS
- Nicole Suzuki, Honoluiuli Middle
- Lourena Yco, Highlands Intermediate
- Jihan Yuen, Moanalua Elementary
Kaua'i
- Marly Madayag, Kalāheo Elementary
Maui
- Leanne Dunn, Makawao Elementary
Motu o Hawaii
- John Crommelin, Ha'aheo Elementary
- Andrea Wilson, Pa'auilo Elementary ma Intermediate
- Leilani Yamauchi, Waiākea Elementary
Mo nisi fa'amatalaga e uiga i le tusipasi ma le National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, asiasi nbpts.org.