Professional educators are the cornerstone of our mission to prepare Hawaii's youngsters for the 21st Century. Teaching in Hawaii means personal involvement in making school improvements through dedicated, creative collaboration at all levels of the school system. Schools are viewed as partnerships involving students, teachers, parents, administration, business, and the community.
Education is everybody's business.
Hawaii is the only state with a single unified school system. Student enrollment exceeds 185,000. It is anticipated that as many as a dozen new schools will be needed to meet enrollment increases projected for the year 2000. The Department of Education employs about 12,000 teachers, librarians and counselors. The renewed emphasis on excellence in education has contributed to an increase in teachers' salaries, reduced class size, improved curriculum and expanded education resources.