at HTA
THE THINGS WE VALUE
WE VALUE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Teachers can take a variety of PD courses, including in-house opportunities that align with HTA’s mission and vision. HTA teachers have many opportunities for PD and can thus reclass more efficiently.
WE VALUE PROFESSIONALS
Our schedule allows you to personalize education for students and achieve work/life balance.
WE VALUE AN INNOVATIVE CULTURE
The culture at HTA is exciting and innovative. Teachers are encouraged to try new things and to look at data to evaluate and iterate on their practice.
WE VALUE COLLABORATION
We have six campuses on four islands, plus a Distance Learning program, so you have the opportunity to collaborate with teachers across the state as well as on your home campus. Collaboration is the key to HTA’s teacher-designed curriculum.
WE VALUE COMMUNITY
Connections within the school community and our wider community are equally important at HTA. Teachers have the opportunity to take their classes into the field to enhance and apply learning. Our teachers and students are in the field often for classroom learning, community service projects, PBL integration, and Career-Based Learning.
OUR BENEFITS
HOW HTA SUPPORTS YOU
Your benefits reflect HTA’s core values and our commitment to supporting the well-being of our team. We offer a comprehensive benefits program built around three essential pillars: caring for your health today, providing protection through life’s uncertainties, and supporting your financial security for the future. These benefits are intended to support you and your family throughout your employment with HTA.
We offer plans with both Kaiser and HMSA.
When you enroll in our Premium Conversion Plan, your income is taxed after your health benefits contributions are deducted, so your take-home pay should be greater.
OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS
1. Health
The Health FSA allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for IRS-eligible healthcare expenses not covered by our insured medical plan.
2. Dependent Care Assistance Program
DCAP allows you to use pre-tax dollars to pay for child daycare or elder daycare expenses that you incur because you and your spouse are both gainfully employed.
The Hawai‘i Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund offers no-cost life insurance via Securian.
Hawai‘i’s Retirement System (ERS) is a state-operated pension fund that provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to eligible employees of the state and participating counties. Hawaii Revised Chapter 88 requires you to become an ERS member in condition of your employment if you work 50% or more FTE.
OPTIONAL TAX-DEFERRED RETIREMENT PLAN
HTA offers an optional 403(b) retirement plan, also known as a Tax-Sheltered Annuity, administered by National Benefit Services. This plan allows employees to make pre-tax or Roth contributions and is available in addition to participation in the ERS retirement plan. Employees choose their investment provider from an approved vendor list and enroll directly through the vendor.
The Employee Assistance Program is a confidential counseling and wellness program that is provided free to all HTA employees and eligible family members who live with you.
Questions about moving from HIDOE to HTA?
No. We follow the same salary schedule as the Department of Education. Coming to HTA is a lateral movement.
Yes, if you chose to be. We follow the same Master Contract, plus we have an additional HTA-specific supplemental contract to address the needs of our unique school.
No. You will have to re-enroll, but the benefit options stay the same.
Once DOE tenure has been obtained, it stays with you — it is not lost when moving to HTA. However, you will have to earn tenure at HTA over six semesters with satisfactory evaluations.
I’ve taught in DOE public schools and in international schools in China and Australia, but the reason I love working at HTA is because it is a place that allows teachers to be creative and do what’s best for students.
Kevin Eiker, HTA ‘Ewa Beach
