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Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT The Committee on Education and Workforce Development has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony on the following: OPENING REMARKS/STATEMENTS                                                           10:00 A.M – 10:15 A.M. Block I                                                                                                          10:15 A.M – 12:15 P.M. The committee will receive testimony regarding the status of all curriculum mandates, as per Title 17, of the Virgin Islands Code, Sections 41, 41b, 41c, and 48 from the Virgin Islands Department of Education and the Virgin Islands Board of Education; the status of the teaching agriculture in the classrooms, as per Title 17, Virgin Islands Code, Section 41f,  from the Virgin Islands Department of Education, Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture and the University of the Virgin Islands; the status of the implementation of Act 8374 as it relates to the development of a sustainable career and technical program for public high school students who have selected a vocational career path from the Virgin Islands Board of Career and Technical Education and the Virgin Islands Department of Education and the status of the Emergency Medical Services Program as per Title 17, Virgin Islands Code, Section 17 V.I.C. 41i from the Virgin Islands Department of Health and the Virgin Islands Board of Career and Technical Education Invited Testifier: The Honorable Racquel Berry Benjamin , Commissioner Virgin Islands Department of Education Dr. Kyza Callwood, Chairman Virgin Islands Board of Education Dr. Michael T. Francois , Chairman Virgin Islands Board for Career & Technical Education Rosa-Soto Thomas , President, St. Croix Federation of Teachers AFT Local 182 Leontyne Jones , President, St. Thomas-St. John Federation of Teachers AFT Local 1825 Dr. David Hall, President, University of the Virgin Islands The Honorable Justa E. Encarnacion , Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Health The Honorable Positive T.A. Nelson, Commissioner Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture BREAK                                                                                                                  12:15 P.M. – 12:45 P.M. Block II                                                                                                                     12 : 45 P.M – 2 : 3 0 P.M . The committee will receive testimony on the following bill: Bill No. 34-0238     An Act amending Title 17 Virgin Islands, chapter 5, section 41(c), relating to courses of study in public schools to require that the Virgin Islands and Caribbean history be taught specifically in Kindergarten through 12th grade and for other purposes Invited Testifier: The Honorable Racquel Berry Benjamin , Commissioner Virgin Islands Department of Education Dr. Kyza Callwood, Chairman Virgin Islands Board of Education Kai Nielsen, CEO, Virgin Islands Collaborative Solutions LLC Rosa-Soto Thomas , President, St. Croix Federation of Teachers AFT Local 1826 Leontyne Jones , President St. Thomas-St. John Federation of Teachers AFT Local 1825 Block II I                                                                                                                     2 : 45 P.M – 3 : 45 P.M . The committee will receive testimony on the ICF contracts and the status of workforce development; an update on the Skills for Today workforce development program; a status update on the apprenticeship programs and an update on the status and implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Virgin Islands State Plan Invited Testifier: The Honorable Gary Molloy , Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Labor Michael Carty , Chairman, Virgin Islands Workforce Development Board Dayna Clendinen , Interim Director, Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority William Trumbull , Vice President, ICF Incorporated LLC Dr. Suzanne Darrow-Magras , UVI Cell Director & Chairwoman, Virgin Islands State Apprenticeship Council Kai Nielsen, CEO , Virgin Islands Collaborative Solutions LLC + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: 34-0238 , Act 8374 , apprenticeship programs , Dayna Clendinen , Dr. David Hall , Dr. Kyza Callwood , Dr. Michael T. Francois , Dr. Suzanne Darrow-Magras , Emergency Medical Services Program , ICF contracts , ICF Incorporated LLC , Kai Nielsen , Leontyne Jones , Michael Carty , Rosa-Soto Thomas , St. Croix Federation of Teachers AFT Local 182 , St. Thomas-St. John Federation of Teachers AFT Local 1825 , status of all curriculum mandates , teaching agriculture , The Honorable Gary Molloy , The Honorable Justa E. Encarnacion , The Honorable Positive T.A. Nelson , The Honorable Racquel Berry Benjamin , Title 17 Virgin Islands Code Section 17 V.I.C. 41i , Title 17 Virgin Islands Code Section 41f , Title 17  of the Virgin Islands Code Sections 41   41b  41c  and 48 , University of the Virgin Islands , Virgin Islands and Caribbean history , Virgin Islands Board of Career and Technical Education , Virgin Islands Board of Education , Virgin Islands Collaborative Solutions LLC , Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture , Virgin Islands Department of Education , Virgin Islands Department of Health , Virgin Islands Department of Labor , Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority , Virgin Islands State Apprenticeship Council , Virgin Islands State Plan , Virgin Islands Workforce Development Board , William Trumbull Date Jun 01 2022 Expired! Time 10:00 am Location Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room St. Croix Organizer Senator Genevieve R. 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