§ 49. —Teachers and equipment for industrial-art training in St. John
The Department of Education is authorized to employ all such necessary instructors or teachers and to purchase such supplies and equipment as may be necessary in connection with the teaching of Industrial Arts in the Schools specified in sections 47–51 of this title.
§ 50. —Rules and regulations to effectuate sections 47–51
The Commissioner of Education is authorized to issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary and appropriate to effectuate the purposes of sections 47–51 of this title.
§ 51. —Availability of funds for carrying out sections 47–51
Funds for the purpose of carrying out section 47–51 of this title shall be made available by appropriations of the Legislature in the annual budget for the Department of Education.
§ 41d. Dual Credit program authorized; definition; eligibility; costs and fees; rules; evaluation
(a) The Department of Education and the University of the Virgin Islands are authorized to establish a Dual Credit program. As used in this section, “Dual Credit Program” means a program that allows high school students to enroll in college-level courses offered by the University of the Virgin Islands that may be academic or career-technical […]
§ 41e. Proficiency examinations; purpose and use
(a) The Commissioner of Education, in conjunction with the Virgin Islands Board of Education, shall require proficiency examinations to be administered annually at the 4th, 6th, 8th and 12th grade levels. Examinations administered under this section must be drafted and graded in the Virgin Islands. (1) No student who has achieved an overall score of […]
§ 41f. Agriculture in the Classroom Program; basic agriculture education
(a) (1) The Department of Education is authorized and directed to establish and maintain an integrated basic agriculture education program within the current curriculum administered by qualified educators and teachers, in every public school in the Virgin Islands. The Department of Education, in collaboration with The Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture and the United States […]
§ 42. Free school books; responsibility for return
(a) The Department of Education shall supply, free of charge, all text books and any form of electronic books and digital resources to be used in the public schools, as deemed appropriate by the Virgin Islands Board of Education. (b) The Commissioner of Education may require receipts from parents or guardians of pupils for books […]
§ 43. Failure to submit registers, reports, etc.
If a principal or teacher fails to submit any attendance register, record, or report required by the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner may, with the approval of the Virgin Islands Board of Education, cause the salary payments of such principal or teacher to be withheld.
§ 44. Care of school buildings, equipment, supplies, etc.
(a) Principals and principal-teachers are charged with the responsibility during school hours for the proper care of buildings, equipment, supplies, and all school properties under their supervision, and they shall make appropriate rules to govern the use of such properties by teachers, janitors, and pupils under their supervision, provided that such rules shall be consistent […]
§ 45. Use of school buildings and properties
(a) The Commissioner of Education may, upon written request, grant permission for use of school buildings and properties under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education for civic, social, recreational and other purposes; provided, that no school building, facility, or property shall be used for any commercial function, dance, party or similar activity (unless sponsored […]