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36th Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands 
Committee on Education and Workforce Development 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DATE:  August 20, 2025 
 
TO: 
The Honorable Senator Avery Lewis, Vice Chair  
 
The Honorable Senator Dwayne M. DeGraff 
 
The Honorable Senator Kenneth L. Gittens 
 
The Honorable Senator Marise C. James 
 
  
 
The Honorable Senator Franklin D. Johnson 
 
The Honorable Senator Carla J. Joseph 
 
FROM:  The Honorable Kurt A. Vialet  
 
 
Chairman, Committee on Education & Workforce Development 
 
RE:  
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT MEETING NOTICE - DELAYED START 
 
Dear Committee Members,  
 
Please be advised that the Committee on Education and Workforce Development 
meeting scheduled for August 29, 2025, to receive testimony from the Virgin 
Islands Department of Education (VIDE), Bureau of School Construction and 
Maintenance (BSCM), and the Virgin Islands Board of Education on the overall 
readiness of public schools for the 2025-2026 academic year, originally set to 
begin at 9:00 a.m. will now, commence at 12:00 p.m. 
 
Meeting information: 
Date: Friday, August 29, 2025 
Time: 12:00 P.M.  
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, Capitol Building, St. Thomas 
 
If you have questions or require additional information, please contact Samanta 
Prentice at (340) 712-2270 or via email at sprentice@legvi.org.  
 
Thank you for your understanding and continued engagement. I apologize for 
any inconvenience this change may cause and look forward to your valuable 
contributions during the meeting.   
 
cc: All Senators 
 
Central Staff 
 
Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ed.D, Commissioner, VIDE 
 
Craig Benjamin, Executive Director, BSCM 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MEMBERS 
 
 
Senator Kurt A. Vialet  
Chairman 
senatorkurtvialet@legvi.org 
(340) 712-2256 
 
 
 
Senator Avery L. Lewis 
Vice Chair 
senatoraverylewis@legvi.org 
(340) 774-0880 ext. 3512 
 
 
 
Senator Dwayne M. DeGraff 
ddegraff@legvi.org 
(340) 774-0880 ext. 3606 
 
 
 
Senator Kenneth L. Gittens 
senatorgittens@legvi.org 
(340) 773-2424 ext. 2243 
 
 
 
Senator Marise C. James 
mcjames@legvi.org 
(340) 773-2424 ext. 2303 
 
 
 
Senator Carla Joseph 
senatorcarlajoseph@legvi.org 
(340) 774-0880 ext. 3515