ALOHA and WELCOME to Major General William R. Shafter Elementary School!

Our school has served military families residing on Fort Shafter Army Post since 1951. Of the school’s current student population, approximately 95% are Army and Navy dependents of military personnel based in Hawaii who reside in either Ft. Shafter base housing or Navy housing located at Radford Terrace. The school’s current student enrollment in grades K-6, is approximately 415.

Shafter is one of the few Hawaii elementary schools to be accredited and awarded six years of accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), since January 2010. The school recently completed a full accreditation review and WASC visit in April 2022 and was accredited for another 6 years, through June 2028.

Shafter Elementary is part of the Moanalua Complex where all schools work together in an effort to become a high performing complex. We continue to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and based on our Standards Based Assessment (SBA) scores, we were awarded Recognition status on Hawaii's Strive HI report. (Click here for Strive HI)

Shafter’s academic K-6 goals are based on the national Common Core State Standards. Our PreK program for our students with disabilities follows the HELDS.

In addition, all classrooms practice the following school-wide instructional strategies:
TRIBES
Thinking Maps
Singapore Math
Wonders Reading Program
Under the Hawaii Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, we also implement inclusive practices, co-teaching and differentiation to address the specific needs of all General Education, Special Education, English Language Learner, Disadvantaged, and Gifted and Talented students.

Shafter has many co-curricular activities to promote student engagement. A few of these are as follows:
Student Council
Junior Police Officers (J.P.O.)
Kids Heart Challenge
Aloha Ambassadors
Tech Club

It truly does “take a village” to nurture the academic, social and emotional growth of each student. The active support of every role group in our Shafter community enables ALL students to stretch their individual potential to “Accept the Challenge and Soar!”


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/).
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.shafterelementary.com/