{"id":125,"date":"2024-09-05T00:02:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T00:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2025-10-07T07:30:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T17:30:03","slug":"licensure-certification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/jobs\/licensure-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Laisene &amp; Tusipasi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns double_col_sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column left_col is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"intro\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.531), 1.3rem);\">The Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education is dedicated to recruiting and supporting highly qualified educators and school staff to ensure student success. Whether you&#8217;re looking to become a licensed teacher, substitute teacher, paraeducator or school administrator, there are many pathways to joining our public education system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fa&#039;aa&#039;oa&#039;oga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faiaoga<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>O lo&#039;o fa&#039;afouina e le Matagaluega lana tautinoga i le fa&#039;a faigaluegaina o faia&#039;oga fa&#039;aa&#039;oa&#039;oga fa&#039;amaonia i potu a&#039;oga uma. O lea taumafaiga e ogatusa ma le Fa&#039;amuamua II o le Fuafuaga Fuafuaga a le Matagaluega: Aufaigaluega Maualuga A&#039;oa&#039;o i A&#039;oga Uma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to teach in Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s public schools, you will need to hold a Hawai\u02bbi teaching license or permit. In some states, a license is known as your teaching credential or teacher certification. To obtain your no-cost Hawai\u02bbi teaching license or permit, you must complete the requirements laid out by the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hawai\u02bbi Teacher Standards Board<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asiasi i la matou <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachinhawaii.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.teachinhawaii.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A&#039;oa&#039;o i le faitoto&#039;a o Hawai&#039;i<\/a> e a&#039;oa&#039;o atili e uiga i aog\u0101 o le a&#039;oa&#039;o atu i Hawai&#039;i, e aofia ai le laiseneina o faia&#039;oga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sui Faiaoga<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>O lo&#039;o sailia e le Matagaluega ni faiaoga sui e fesoasoani i le fa&#039;aauauina pea o a&#039;oa&#039;oga i totonu o a&#039;oga. Afai e iai sou naunauga mo a\u02bboa\u02bboga ma mana\u02bbo e fai se a\u02bbafiaga i totonu o le potuaoga, <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/jobs\/substitute-teachers\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"123\">su&#039;esu&#039;e agavaa<\/a>, faiga fa&#039;afaigaluega, ma mana&#039;oga mo a&#039;oa&#039;oga e amata ai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faiaoga (Fesoasoani Fa&#039;aa&#039;oa&#039;oga)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>E galue se fa&#039;aa&#039;oa&#039;oga i lalo o le va&#039;aiga a faia&#039;oga po&#039;o isi fo&#039;i fa&#039;apolofesa. O le tulaga e fa&#039;aa&#039;oa&#039;o i le natura ma tu&#039;uina atu isi auaunaga tu&#039;usa&#039;o i tamaiti ma tupulaga talavou ma o latou aiga, e aofia ai:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A&#039;oa&#039;oga ta&#039;ito&#039;atasi.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fesoasoani i le puleaina o potuaoga.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuuina atu o fesoasoani fa&#039;aa&#039;oa&#039;oga ile fale su&#039;esu&#039;e komepiuta.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fa&#039;atinoina o le auai o matua.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuuina atu o fesoasoani fa&#039;aa&#039;oa&#039;oga i totonu o se faletusi po&#039;o se nofoaga fa&#039;asalalau.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Galue o se faaliliu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tu&#039;uina atu auaunaga lagolago fa&#039;aa&#039;oa&#039;oga i lalo o le va&#039;aiga sa&#039;o a se faia&#039;oga maualuga po&#039;o se l\u014dia fa&#039;apolofesa.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Manaoga maualalo mo faiaoga fa&#039;aa&#039;oa&#039;o:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>E fasefulu valu semesa fa&#039;ai&#039;uga o a&#039;oa&#039;oga maualuga mai se fa&#039;alapotopotoga fa&#039;aitulagi o a&#039;oa&#039;oga maualuluga e aloa&#039;ia e le Matagaluega. Ole 48 maka e mafai ona maua mai polokalame eseese po&#039;o mataupu tau a&#039;oa&#039;oga. E le gata i lea, o le ono mai le 48 maka e tatau ona mo le numera ma le Igilisi i le tulaga baccalaureate.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Po&#039;o, o se paaga i faatufugaga (AA) po&#039;o se fa&#039;asaienisi (AS) fa&#039;ailoga mai se fa&#039;alapotopotoga fa&#039;aitulagi ua fa&#039;amaonia e le Matagaluega. O maka na maua mo le tikeri e tatau ona mo vasega e maualuga le baccalaureate.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Po&#039;o, o se tusi faamaonia ma se togi maualalo o le 459 i luga o le <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ets.org\/parapro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iloiloga ParaPro<\/a> saunia e le Educational Testing Service.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Mo nisi fa&#039;amatalaga, fa&#039;afeso&#039;ota&#039;i le Classified\/Support Services Personnel Recruitment ile 808-441-8411.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iloiloga ParaPro<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ole su&#039;esu&#039;ega a le ParaPro ose su&#039;esu&#039;ega fa&#039;akomepiuta mo fesoasoani tau a&#039;oa&#039;oga (EA) ma faia&#039;oga fa&#039;apolofesa faavaitaimi (PPT) ina ia ausia agavaa aupito maualalo mo galuega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ole pulega ole su&#039;esu&#039;ega a le ParaPro e pulea e le <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/academics\/adult-ed\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A&#039;oga mo Tagata Matutua (CSA)<\/a>. O tagata ta&#039;ito&#039;atasi e fiafia i avanoa su&#039;esu&#039;e ParaPro i le lumana&#039;i e mafai ona fa&#039;afeso&#039;ota&#039;i nofoaga nei a le CSA mo nisi fa&#039;amatalaga:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">McKinley CSA:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>McKinley Campus: 808-594-0540<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaua\u02bbi Campus: 808-274-3390<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maui Campus: 808-873-3082<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waipahu CSA:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Waipahu Campus: 808-307-9677<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hilo Campus: 808-480-3231<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wahiawa Campus: 808-305-3200<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Polokalama Sauniuniga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Programs that prepare teachers \u2013 including counselor and librarian candidates \u2013 or other practicing professionals, must obtain an affiliation agreement with the Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education in order to place candidates in our public schools under the direct supervision of a mentor. The Department maintains <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/k12.hi.us\/state-of-hawaii-department-of-\/Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a list of programs with affiliation agreements<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Taua: O le maliega fa&#039;atasi e le fa&#039;amaonia ai o sui e fa&#039;amae&#039;aina se polokalame fa&#039;aa&#039;oa&#039;oga o le a fa&#039;atagaina mo se faia&#039;oga Hawai&#039;i, faufautua a&#039;oga po&#039;o laisene tausi potutusi. O fesili e fa&#039;atatau pe ausia e se polokalame mana&#039;oga mo se laisene Hawai&#039;i \u2013 e aofia ai polokalame i fafo atu o le setete, luga o le initaneti ma le \u201cauala ese\u201d \u2013 e tatau ona fa&#039;asino atu i le Komiti Fa&#039;atonu Fa&#039;atonu a Hawai&#039;i.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AVEA MA FA&#039;ATAULAGA A&#039;OGA&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>O lo&#039;o naunau le Matagaluega o A&#039;oga a Hawai&#039;i i le fausiaina o le ta&#039;ita&#039;iga malosi a le a&#039;oga e ala i a&#039;oa&#039;oga maualuluga ma polokalame fa&#039;amaonia. Pe o oe ose sui pule, pulea&#039;oga, po&#039;o se pule fa&#039;apitoa mai se isi setete, o matou ala fa&#039;amaonia e fesoasoani e fa&#039;amautinoaina ua saunia uma ta&#039;ita&#039;i a&#039;oga e ta&#039;ita&#039;ia tamaiti aoga ma le aufaigaluega i le manuia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Polokalame Tusipasi Pule Sili a le HICISL&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This one-year residency internship provides hands-on leadership experience under the guidance of a mentor principal. Participants gain valuable skills in school administration, and successful completion leads to an Initial School Administrator Certificate (ISAC). This certification allows individuals to apply for vice principal or equivalent positions within Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s public schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Polokalame Tusipasi Autu a le HICISL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ua fuafuaina mo sui pulea&#039;oga tumau o le Matagaluega, o lenei polokalame sauniuni e tasi le tausaga e fesoasoani ai i pule o lo&#039;o naunau e atia&#039;e tomai e mana&#039;omia mo le ta&#039;ita&#039;iga o a&#039;oga. A mae&#039;a manuia, e maua e sui auai se Tusi Fa&#039;atonu Fa&#039;atonu a le A&#039;oga Fa&#039;apolofesa (PSAC), e agava&#039;a ai i latou e talosaga mo tulaga pule po&#039;o tulaga tutusa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Auala Faamaonia mo Pule Laisene i fafo o le Setete<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>O fa&#039;atonu a&#039;oga fa&#039;apitoa mai isi setete e ono agava&#039;a mo tusipasi fa&#039;atatau i o latou agava&#039;a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Su&#039;ega IV - Pule Laisene ma le Sui Pule A&#039;oga<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afai o oe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uu se laisene aoga K-12 a&#039;oga mai se isi setete o Amerika.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ia i ai se faailoga o le matuaofaiva i le Pulega o Aoga po o le Taitaiga Faaleaoaoga mai se iunivesite ua faamaonia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ia le itiiti ifo ma le tolu tausaga o le poto masani i le avea ai ma se pule o le aoga laiseneina.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>E mafai ona e agavaa mo le Initial School Administrator Certificate (ISAC), e mafai ai ona e talosaga mo le sui puleaoga po\u02bbo tulaga tutusa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Su&#039;ega V \u2013 Pule Laisene ma le A&#039;oga Autu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afai o oe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uu se laisene aoga K-12 a&#039;oga mai se isi setete o Amerika<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ia i ai se faailoga o le matuaofaiva i le Pulega o Aoga po o le Taitaiga Faaleaoaoga mai se iunivesite ua faamaonia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ia i ai ia le itiiti ifo ma le lima tausaga o le K-12 poto masani tau pulega, e aofia ai le itiiti ifo ma le fa tausaga o le puleaoga. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>E mafai ona e agava&#039;a mo le Tusi Pasi Fa&#039;atonu a le A&#039;oga Fa&#039;apolofesa (PSAC), fa&#039;atagaina oe e talosaga mo tulaga pule po&#039;o tulaga tutusa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tagata o le Au&#039;aunaga a le Militeri &amp; Ta&#039;ito&#039;alua \u2013 Avea ma Laisene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I lalo o le Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA), e mafai ona fa\u02bbaauau pea ona fa\u02bbaaogaina e tagata faigaluega fa\u02bbafitafita ma o latou taitoalua a latou laisene fa\u02bbapolofesa pe a toe siitia ona o poloaiga a le militeri. Ina ia agavaa, e tatau i tagata taitoatasi ona: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alu i fafo atu o le pulega faa-faamasinoga a le pulega o laisene na tuuina atu a latou uluai laisene po o tusi faamaonia ona o poloaiga faamiliteli.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuuina atu se kopi o latou poloaiga faamiliteli i le pulega fou laisene.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Na fa&#039;aaoga lelei a latou laisene po&#039;o tusi pasi i le lua tausaga a&#039;o le&#039;i toe si&#039;itia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ia tulaga lelei ma le pulega e tuuina atu laisene.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fa&#039;ata&#039;ita&#039;ia tulaga fa&#039;ata&#039;ita&#039;i, fa&#039;atonuga, ma fa&#039;aauau a&#039;oa&#039;oga mana&#039;omia ile pulega fou.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column right_col is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1050_d76aa3-f2 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-row kt-tab-layout-row kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1050_63c690-aa\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full no_margin\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kalo-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2356\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kalo-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kalo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kalo-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kalo-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kalo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1050_6ae211-6a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-91735848e86ea283e0928ede427b944c\" style=\"margin-top:0px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0.5rem;font-size:1.4vw\">Avanoa a&#039;oa&#039;o &amp; lagolago<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-73de11a7dc8419c68045457638ce71c1\">Learn more about becoming a certified school-level administrator in Hawai\u02bbi.<br><br><strong>Atina&#039;e Tomai Fa&#039;apolofesa ma Su&#039;esu&#039;ega Fa&#039;a&#039;oa&#039;oga (PDERI)<\/strong><br>345 Puuhale Rd., Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96819<br>Telefoni: 808-784-5300<br><a href=\"http:\/\/pderi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pderi.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education is dedicated to recruiting and supporting highly qualified educators and school staff to ensure student success. 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