The Commissioner may prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law or other regulations authorized by law, for the proper administration of the Department, the conduct of its officers and other personnel, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers and property appertaining to it.
The Department of Education, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Department”, is continued as an executive department in the Government of the United States Virgin Islands.
(a) At the head of the Department, there shall be a Commissioner of Education, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Commissioner”. (b) The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom he […]
(a) There shall be in the Department an Assistant Commissioner, two Insular Superintendents, one Dean of Students for each high school and such deputies as the Governor deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. The Assistant Commissioner, the Insular Superintendents, and one Dean of Students for each high school shall be deemed of […]
(a) The Governor shall organize the Department of Education in a manner that provides maximum administration and responsibility for the insular school districts in the Insular Superintendents over their respective districts. The insular districts and their respective heads shall be local education agencies (LEA) for the purposes of applicable federal legislation. (b) The Commissioner and […]
(a) The Department shall have authority and jurisdiction to exercise general control over the enforcement of the laws relating to education, and shall— (1) promote the cause of education, and achieve a high level of general education throughout the Virgin Islands; (2) integrate into the total school curricula of the territorial school system a comprehensive […]
(a) As used in this section “Excellence Gap” means the disparity in the percentage of lower-income versus higher-income students who reach advanced levels of academic performance. (b) The Department shall: (1) establish strategies, plans and practices for implementation in all Virgin Islands public schools to eradicate and prevent the Excellence Gap. The application of these […]
(a) The Virgin Islands Board of Education, referred to as the “Board” in the remainder of this section is established as an independent agency. (b) The Board of Education shall consist of nine elected members. Four (4) shall be elected by the qualified electors of the district of St. Croix. Four (4) shall be elected […]
For the purposes of promoting effective management of the Board of Education and the faithful execution of the laws of the Virgin Islands, the Governor of the Virgin Islands shall act expeditiously to submit to the Legislature the appointment of members to fill vacancies in the membership of the said Board resulting from expiration of […]
(a) The Virgin Islands Board of Education shall fix the dates for its regular meetings which shall be held at least once every two months. The Board shall hold special meetings as may be required. All regular meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. The Chairman shall call a special meeting upon […]
Continuation (a) The Virgin Islands Board for Career and Technical Education, heretofore established under the Department of Education for administrative purposes is continued as a semiautonomous board in the executive branch of the Government, separate and distinct from the Department of Education for all purposes. Composition; appointment and qualifications of members (b) The Board shall […]
For the purposes of promoting effective management of the Virgin Islands Board for Career and Technical Education and the faithful execution of the laws of the Virgin Islands, the Governor of the Virgin Islands shall act expeditiously to submit to the Legislature the appointments of members to fill vacancies in the membership of the said […]
