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Standing Committees

The Virgin Islands Board of Education established six (6) standing committees to oversee the duties of the Board:

  • Policies, Rules and Regulations
  • Curriculum, Instruction and Learning Environment Committee
  • Public / Private Liaison
  • Professional Staff Certification & Higher Education
  • Finance – Scholarship & Collections
  • Executive Committee

All standing committees meet at regular intervals. The responsibilities of each standing committee are as follows:

Policies, Rules and Regulations
  • Researches and writes all school policies
  • Drafts policies for committee’s review, public comment, and full Board approval
Committee Members :

Chair, N. Sekou (nsekou@myviboe.com) Members: E. Perez-Cassius, W. Hendricks, and Dr. K. Callwood

Curriculum, Instruction and Learning Environment Committee
  • Oversees all Department of Education buildings inclusive of all schools and administrative office buildings in the Territory
  • Conducts regular site visits to provide recommendations for repairs and improvements
Committee Members :

Chair, W. Hendricks (wahendricks@myviboe.com)
Members: A. Hendricks-Cagan, A. Lockhart, and T. Joseph

Public / Private Liaison
  • Identifies strategies to engage the community and education stakeholders in the Board’s programs
  • Forms partnerships with the private sector to promote the goals and visions of the board through activities such as radio appearances and town hall meetings
Committee Members :

Chair, A. Lockhart (aclockhart@myviboe.com)
Members: T. Joseph, M. Moorhead and N. Sekou

Professional Staff Certification & Higher Education
  • Reviews the credentials of professional staff to ensure each candidate is qualified for certification in accordance to the Board’s policies Sponsors courses and workshops that provide materials for professional staff applicants seeking certification.
Committee Members :

Chair, Dr. K. Callwood (kcallwood@myviboe.com)
Members: E. Perez-Cassius, J. Gomez, and W. Hendricks

Finance - Scholarship and Collections
  • Advise the Board on executing awards policies for undergraduate and graduate programs
  • Develop, review, and recommend for consideration by the Board, policies and regulations concerning scholarship awards criteria and application procedures
  • Monitor labor trends and recommend amendments to legislation concerning scholarships
  • Develop, review, and recommend policies, procedures and regulations concerning loan applications, awards, and debt collections
  • Review scholarship applications and recommend candidates to receive scholarships and loans
Committee Members :

Chair, J. Gomez (jmgomez@myviboe.com)

Members: A. Hendricks-Cagan, A. Lockhart, and M. Moorhead

Executive Committee
  • Provide oversight of the budget development process and conduct budget-based program reviews in conjunction with the Director of Business and Finance
  • Develop, review, and recommend changes to the Virgin Islands Code concerning Board operations and finances.
  • Supervise the Executive Director to assure the acts of the Board are executed, and it keeps the members informed of issues on the local and national level.
Committee Members :

Kyza A. Callwood, Chair (kcallwood@myviboe.com); Emmanuella Perez-Cassius (Vice-Chairman) and Arah Lockhart (Secretary)

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