The Committee will receive status updates regarding the 2026-2027 school redistricting efforts, school readiness initiatives, and school maintenance plans.

 BLOCK I

Status update regarding territory-wide school redistricting efforts, the opening of new schools, and school readiness for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Invited Testifier(s):
Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ed.D., Commissioner, VI Department of Education
Leontyne Jones, President, American Federation of Teachers – St. Thomas/St. John, Local 1825
Tamieka Phillipus, President, American Federation of Teachers – St. Croix, Local 1826

 BLOCK II

Status update regarding summer maintenance and preventative maintenance plans for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Invited Testifier(s):
Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ed.D., Commissioner, VI Department of Education
Craig Benjamin, Executive Director, Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance
Leontyne Jones, President, American Federation of Teachers – St. Thomas/St. John, Local 1825
Tamieka Phillipus, President, American Federation of Teachers – St. Croix, Local 1826