HTSB Board Members

Jonathan Gillentine

National Board Certified Teacher

Stakeholders Representing: Teachers
Appointment expires: 2007

School/Title:

Benjamin Parker Elementary School,
Preschool Inclusion Teacher

Academic Degrees:

Ph.D. in Education

National Board Certification, Early Childhood Generalist

Nationally Board Certified Teacher

Yrs of Experience:

26

Philosophy on teacher licensing:

"I believe that teacher licensure is a means to ensure quality instruction for our children in the public school setting. This is accomplished by setting and maintaining high standards for teaching practices."

Goals as an HTSB Board member:

1) Support professionalism in the field of education 2) Maintain an accessible system of teacher licensure/relicensure; 3) promote accomplished teaching by increasing Hawaii's number of Nationally Board Certified Teachers.

The Hawaii Teacher Standards Board was created to improve the quality of the teaching profession by ensuring that teachers hired in the State of Hawaii are fully licensed and qualified to teach in the subject area(s) in which they were hired.

Hawaii Teacher Standards Board
650 Iwilei Road #201
Honolulu, HI 96817

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