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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 hearing for Friday, July 15, 2022, at 10:00 AM in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room on St. Croix. Opening remarks/ S tatements                                                                                10:00 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.   BLOCK I                                                                                                                   10:15 A.M. – 12:15 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 Testifiers Victor Somme III , Acting Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education Dr. Kyza Callwood , Chairman, Virgin Islands Board of Education   BREAK                                                                                                                     1 2 :15 P. M . – 1 2 :45 P . M .   BLOCK II                                                                                                                    1 2 :45 P. M . – 4:00 P . M . The committee will receive testimony regarding the status of the 2022-2023 reopening schools, specifically the school accountability report addressing the safety, health administration, maintenance, and overall operations of our schools, as outlined in the Virgin Islands Code as follows: Title 17, Section 24. School management accountability (a) The Board of Education shall: (1) in consultation with the Department of Education, conduct a thorough annual assessment and evaluation of all public school facilities, school guidance division, and school administration in the territory; (2)(A) in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, develop and adopt the standards and guidelines for conducting a comprehensive annual inspection, assessment and evaluation of all public school facilities, school administrations and school guidance divisions in the Territory; and (B) in consultation with the Department of Health-Environment Division, the Department of Labor (OSHA) and the Department of Planning and Natural Resources make the decision via certification prior to the commencing of every school year that all public schools inspected are environmentally safe and (3) utilize the services of the Departments of Planning and Natural Resources, Public Works, Health, Environmental Health Division, Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA), and Fire Services to carry out the provisions of this section. Invited Testifiers Victor Somme III , Acting Commissioner , Virgin Islands Department of Education Dr. Kyza Callwood , Chairman, Virgin Islands Board of Education The Honorable Justa E. Encarnacion , Commissioner , Virgin Islands Department of Health The Honorable Gary Molloy , Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Labor The Honorable Jean-Pierre L. Oriol , Commissioner, VI Department of Planning and Natural Resources Daryl George , Director, Virgin Islands Fire Services The Honorable Derek Gabriel , Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Public Works + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: 2022-2023 reopening schools , 34-0238 , Daryl George , Dr. Kyza Callwood , school accountability report , The Honorable Derek Gabriel , The Honorable Gary Molloy , The Honorable Jean-Pierre L. Oriol , The Honorable Justa E. Encarnacion , Title 17 Virgin Islands Code chapter 5 section 41(c) , VI Department of Planning and Natural Resources , Victor Somme III , Virgin Islands and Caribbean history , Virgin Islands Board of Education , Virgin Islands Department of Education , Virgin Islands Department of Health , Virgin Islands Department of Labor , Virgin Islands Department of Public Works , Virgin Islands Fire Services Date Jul 15 2022 Expired! Time 10:00 am Location Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room St. Croix Category Education and Workforce Development Organizer Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker Phone (340) 773-2424 Email senatorwhitaker@legvi.org Submit a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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