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Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact Committee on Education and Workforce Development The Committee will assess education policies, review compliance with statutory mandates, and consider proposed legislation designed to enhance educational outcomes and strengthen the Territory’s public education system. BLOCK I Electronic Device Policy and the impact of cell phones on school campuses Invited Testifiers: Kyza A. Callwood, PhD , Chairperson, Virgin Islands Board of Education Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ed.D , Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education BLOCK II Promotion and Retention Policy as it pertains to the new Virgin Islands and Caribbean History Curriculum Implementation mandate Invited Testifiers: Kyza A. Callwood, PhD , Chairperson, Virgin Islands Board of Education Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ph.D. , Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education BLOCK III Proposed Legislation Bill No. 36-0188         An act amending title 17 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 23, by adding a subchapter III establishing the Virgin Islands Technical College; amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 7, subchapter I section 99 to increase the membership of the Board for Career and Technical Education; amending title 17 Virgin Islands Code chapter 23, subchapter I, section 262 to clarify the duties of the Board for Career and Technical Education relating to the Virgin Islands Technical College and section 263 relating to the Career-Technical Education Training Fund, and for other related purposes Invited Testifiers: Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ph.D., Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education Monique Faulkner, Ed.D., State Director – Career Technical & Adult Education Laverne Richardson, Project Director, Virgin Islands Technical College Mario Francis, Principal, Raphael O. Wheatley Skills Center, Virgin Islands Department of Education Christa-Ann Molloy, Ph.D., Principal, St. Croix Career & Technical Education Center, VI Department of Education Sana Joseph Smith, Policy Advisor (Education, Workforce, Labor), Office of the Governor Joanne Murphy, Chairperson, Virgin Islands Career & Technical Education Board Kyza A. Callwood, PhD, Chairperson, Virgin Islands Board of Education Lora Bailey, PhD., Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of the Virgin Islands Israel Popo, Student, St. Croix Central High School, St. Croix Career & Technical Education Center Meridith M. Prince, Tradesman BLOCK III Electronic Device Policy and the impact of cell phones on school campuses Invited Testifiers: Kyza A. Callwood, PhD, Chairperson, Virgin Islands Board of Education Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ph.D., Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education Ace Poyah, Student, St. Croix Educational Complex High School BLOCK IV Update regarding repairs and maintenance in public schools Invited Testifiers: Craig Benjamini, Executive Director, Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance Leontyne Jones, President, American Federation of Teachers, Local 1825 Tamieka Phillipus, American Federation of Teachers, Local 1826 + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: 36-0188 , Ace Poyah , American Federation of Teachers , American Federation of Teachers Local 1826 , Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance , Career Technical & Adult Education , cell phones on school campuses , Christa-Ann Molloy , Craig Benjamini , Dionne Wells-Hedrington , Educational Complex High School , Electronic Device Policy , impact of cell phones on school campuses , Israel Popo , Joanne Murphy , Kyza A. Callwood , Laverne Richardson , Leontyne Jones , Local 1825 , Lora Bailey , maintenance in public schools , Mario Francis , Meridith Prince , Monique Faulkner , Promotion and Retention Policy , Sana Joseph Smith , Tamieka Phillipus , Update regarding repairs , Virgin Islands and Caribbean History Curriculum Implementation , Virgin Islands Board of Education , Virgin Islands Department of Education , Virgin Islands Technical College Date Nov 12 2025 Expired! Time 9:00 am Location Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room St. Croix Category Education and Workforce Development Organizer Senator Kurt A. Vialet Phone (340) 773-2424 Email senatorvialet@legvi.org Quick Links Home Senators Committees Media News Contact Important Links Revised Organic Act of 1954 (PDF) 36th Oath of Office Booklet 100 Day Report Rules of the 36th Public Information or Archives Request Search for: Follow Follow Follow Follow