Committee on Education and Workforce Development

Agenda

The Committee on Education and Workforce Development has scheduled a hearing to receive testimony on the following:

BLOCK I:                  9:30 AM–12:00 PM

The committee will receive testimony from the Virgin Islands Department of Education on the expenditures of all Federal funds to also include the Carl D. Perkins Grant. The Committee will also receive testimony from the Virgin Islands Board of Education on the School Management Accountability Report to include School Facility Conditions and Planned Improvements (School Maintenance) as per Title 17 Chapter 3 Section 24 of the Virgin Islands Code.

Invited Testifiers:

Honorable Raquel Berry Benjamin, Commissioner, VI Department of Education

Kyza A. Callwood, Chairman, Virgin Board of Education

Lunch                         12:00 PM-12:30 PM

BLOCK II:                   12:30 AM-3:30 PM

The committee will receive testimony on the current curriculum and instruction plan as well as initiatives by education Stakeholders

Invited Testifiers:

Pamela New, Coordinator, Eco-Schools USVI and Disaster Risk Reduction Management Program (DRRMP)

Dr. Chenzira Davis Kahina, Director, University of the Virgin Islands Caribbean Cultural Center

Jennifer Valiulis, Executive Director, St. Croix Environmental Association SEA

Dr. Suzanne Darrow-Magras, Ph.D., Secretary, Virgin Islands Board for Career & Technical Education (VIBCTE)