§ 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.
§ 22. Visitation of schools
The Virgin Islands Board of Education shall visit each school while in session at least once a year.
§ 23. Hearings by Board; compulsory attendance of witnesses
(a) The Virgin Islands Board of Education shall have the power, and it shall be the duty thereof, to hear complaints and appeals within 30 days of the date of the act complained of, to issue subpoenas, summon and examine witnesses regarding school matters, to compel their attendance at any meeting of the Board, and […]
§ 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 […]
§ 41. Courses of study
(a) The Virgin Islands Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Education, shall prescribe the courses of study for all public schools which shall not be less than the minimum standards set by the acknowledged accrediting groups in the United States: provided, that the basic course of study for high schools shall […]
§ 41a. Bilingual education program
(a) The Department of Education is authorized and directed to establish and maintain a bilingual education program with special courses and classroom instruction, in English and Spanish, taught and administered by qualified educators and teachers who are fluent in the English and Spanish languages, in any public elementary or secondary school in the Virgin Islands […]
§ 1. Kinds of schools
All schools in the Virgin Islands are classified as follows— (1) Public schools, which are those supported by Government funds. They shall be organized and administered by the Department of Education; (2) Private schools, which are those supported by private funds; (3) Parochial and denominational schools, which are those supported by recognized parishes or religious […]
§ 21. Powers and duties of Board
(a) The Virgin Islands Board of Education has authority and jurisdiction to— (1) recommend the establishment of public schools; prescribe general regulations and orders; adopt curricula and courses of study; recommend laws and amendments; recommend appropriations required for the operation of the public schools and the Department of Education; and in general to do anything […]