(a) [Repealed.] (b) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations and establish criteria for the certification, selection, and appointment of teachers, supervisors, principals, librarians and other professionals of the Department of Education. Certificates licensing the holders to teach in the public schools of the Virgin Islands shall be issued solely by the Board. Only persons […]
The Virgin Islands Board of Education, upon recommendation of the Commissioner of Education may endorse state, territorial or foreign teacher certification, and the names of the persons holding such certificates so endorsed, may be placed on the eligible list by the Administrator of the Personnel Merit System, if it shall be satisfactorily shown that the […]
Temporary certificates licensing the holders to teach in the public schools of the Virgin Islands may be issued by the Virgin Islands Board of Education to all persons provisionally appointed for such purpose under section 523 of Title 3 subject to the requirements for tenure provided in subsection (j) of section 121 of this chapter. […]
The holding of a license does not entitle the holder to an appointment.
All teachers and other professional personnel of the Department of Education appointed as provided in this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of section 527 of Title 3 relating to probational appointments, except that no such employee shall be removed from his or her position without the approval of the Governor and provided further […]
(a) Licenses to teach shall be required of all persons teaching in schools other than public schools, and may be obtained from the Virgin Islands Board of Education under rules and regulations prepared by the Board. (b) The action of the Board in granting or refusing any such license shall be subject to review by […]
The dismissal or demotion of professional employees of the Department of Education shall be governed by the provisions of sections 530–532 of Title 3: provided, that no recommendation of the Commissioner of Education for dismissal of such an employee may be considered unless the Virgin Islands Board of Education concurs in the recommendation: and provided […]
(a) Leaves of absence for employees in the Department of Education in excess of 30 days may be recommended by the Commissioner of Education and the Virgin Islands Board of Education, and granted by the Governor, provided that no such leave shall affect tenure. (b) Leaves of absence for employees in the Department of Education […]
In the month of April of each year, after conference with their respective principals and supervisors as to their proficiency according to standards and procedures approved by the Virgin Islands Board of Education, teachers, and other professional personnel, who have been employed during the current school year, shall be rated by their respective principals or […]
All principals and teachers in the public schools shall have the right to exercise the same authority, as to conduct, and behavior, over pupils attending their schools during the time they are in attendance, including the time required in going to and from their homes, as parents, guardians or persons in parental relations to such […]
(a) No person hired by the Department of Education as a teacher paraprofessional, other educator or support staff shall commence employment with the Department of Education without first receiving an executed and valid Notice of Personnel Action (NOPA) from the Division of Personnel. (b) No person may be hired as a school monitor who has […]
(a) Any teacher certified under the provisions of this chapter and who is employed in the Virgin Islands public school system for at least five (5) years shall be provided for two consecutive summer terms free tuition for attendance at the University of the Virgin Islands for the pursuit of a Master’s Degree in Education. […]
The Department of Education shall provide training for employees who have been hired as monitors, before they begin working at a school and shall provide professional development training for all monitors employed by the Department.
The principal of each school shall select coaches for interscholastic sports activities who meet the requirements established by The Department of Education. The Department of Education shall provide for compensation of coaches, including stipends for non-AFT members.
The Department of Education shall cause all public school counselors to be trained in grief and stress counseling.
