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2 HAWAI‘I ISLAND MIDWEEK OCTOBER 6, 2021 PROOF POSITIVE
Helping Teachers Thrive
By June Motokawa, board president of Hawai‘i Education Association
As we celebrate our 100th anniversary, we are developing new, innovative programs to serve educators in a post-pandemic world.
in a post-pandemic world. On Friday, Oct. 15, HEA will host a first-of-its-kind vir- tual forum, in partnership with HSTA and Hawai‘i Associa- tion of Independent Schools, to feature three local educators who will each share one big idea, a gem of innovation from their pandemic experience. This Educator Connection SEE PAGE 3
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Each of us can remem- ber a teacher or pro- fessor who helped us to become who we are today. Now, amid the ongoing chal- lenges of COVID-19, it is clearer than ever that teachers themselves need our support to thrive as they guide the next generation.
Employees Association Unit 6 to take up the collective bar- gaining mantle. Over the past 20 years, we have awarded more than $300,000 in edu- cator scholarships, and more than $20,600 to school clubs for future educators.
Sherry
Registered Dental Hygienist
Sherry was raised in a small rural town in Southern Missouri. She began her career in dentistry as a dental hygiene assistant in 2000. In 2004, she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in dental hygiene from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. Sherry and her husband, Wayne, moved to the island of Maui in 2008. They have also lived in Colorado. In 2018, they moved to the Island of Hawaii. Sherry’s husband is a boat captain and scuba instructor, so Hawaii is the perfect place for them. Sherry takes pride in being a thorough, but gentle, hygienist. Patient comfort is always her top priority. She enjoys getting to know her patients and building trusting relationships with them. When outside the office, Sherry enjoys cooking, exercising, watching sunsets, and hanging out with her husband and two fur babies, Stella Rose and Prince Pudgy.
At the nonprofit Hawai‘i Education Association, we help educators be the best they can be. For nearly 50 years, we advocated for teacher wages and working conditions, until we helped to create Hawai‘i State Teachers Association, University of Hawai‘i Professional Assem- bly and Hawai‘i Government
Today, as we celebrate our 100th anniversary, we are developing new, innovative programs to serve educators
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