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Home » US Law » 2019 US Virgin Islands Code » Title 17 - Education » Chapter 3 - Virgin Islands Board of Education

§ 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 […]

§ 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 […]