Description

Formally known as Moanalua Intermediate School, Moanalua Middle School (MMS) is located on the island of Oahu about eight miles west of the capital city of Honolulu, in the Moanalua Gardens community and within three miles of the Daniel K. Inouye Airport. Our school opened in 1967 and currently has 65.5 certificated staff (administrators and teachers) and 32 classified staff (support personnel) serving approximately 790 students in the 7th and 8th grade. Included in the certificated staff are two counselors, a registrar, a student services coordinator, a curriculum coordinator, a middle school coordinator, a technology coordinator, and a student activities coordinator.
Our school reflects the economic and ethnic diversity of the Moanalua community and approximately 30% of the student population are dependents from all branches of the military. Approximately 29% of the student population qualified for free or reduced meals. Our school’s student body demographics, based on the most recent profile data, is: 48% are Asian, 13% are Pacific Islander (including Native Hawaiian), 22.2% are White, 2.1% are Hispanic, 7.9% are Black and 1% are multiple ethnicities. Approximately 8% of students receive Special Education services and 5% of students receive English Language Learner (ELL) services.
The Moanalua Complex is made up of six (6) schools: Moanalua High, Moanalua Middle, Moanalua Elementary, Red Hill Elementary, Salt Lake Elementary, and Major General William R. Shafter Elementary. Our complex schools value collaboration and communication due to the diversity of each school community and transient population.
Our school is grounded in a belief that we are stronger as a team than as an individual; thus, adopting the concepts of teaming and looping. Every student is assigned to an interdisciplinary teaching team. Each team consists of teachers for each core subject: English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. In addition to the content area standards, HIDOE’s General Learner Outcomes (GLOs) are practiced to ensure our students are engaged and become lifelong learners. In Advisory class, our students will learn what it means to be a part of a Tribes learning community.
The MMS Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) supports our school through fund-raising efforts and making purchases that general school funds cannot provide. Our school has an active and engaged School Community Council (SCC) with student, parent, and community representation. MMS is continuously seeking out community partnerships; past and ongoing partnerships include campus beautification, reading mentors, Aloha `Aina recycling, and extended support for curricular and co-curricular activities. If you are interested in becoming involved, please leave your contact information with the school office.
Moanalua Middle School has a strong academic focus and is highly regarded by students from other communities as many applications are received each year for a geographic exception (GE). Our Fine Arts program, which includes band, orchestra, and art, is considered exemplary as students and teachers, over the years, have received district, state and national recognition. Digital Media and Technology, including computer education, is infused across the curriculum and continues to be a special area of emphasis, and every student has access to a 1-to-1 digital device (computer laptop). Staff development, parent and community participation, and priority funding have supported this effort.

Minimum Qualifications

The Hawaii State Department of Education is committed to hiring highly qualified teachers in every classroom. With the exception of designated Career and Technology Education (CTE) positions, the minimum qualification to apply for a teacher, librarian or counselor position is a Bachelor's Degree.
If you are hired without completing a Teacher's Education Program, you have a maximum of 3 years to obtain a valid Hawaii teaching license. You must enroll in a Program to continue employment with the Department. Within each year of employment, you must satisfactorily demonstrate active pursuit towards meeting Hawaii licensing requirements, as set forth by the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB). It is your responsibility to ensure the program you have enrolled is aligned with the teaching line you are hired in.
Upon hire you will need to have a valid Hawaii teaching license or Emergency Hire Permit. You may apply for your Hawaii teaching license on the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board Website (https://hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org/).

Supplemental Information

Please visit www.teachinhawaii.org to review the eligibility requirements for all bonuses, differentials, and initial salary placement. To obtain a Hawaii Teaching License, which is required to receive any salary differentials, please apply with the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board at www.hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org.
For more information about this school, please visit their website at https://www.moanaluamiddle.org/

Equal Opportunity

The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991. The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, and National Guard participation, as well as on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Chapter 378, Part I, Hawaii Revised Statutes.