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Virgin Islands board and education department say K–12 VI history curriculum is in place but high‑school implementation raises credit and staffing questions
Summary
The Board of Education says it conditionally approved a standalone Virgin Islands and Caribbean history K–12 curriculum meeting the court‑mandated standard; the Department of Education has rolled out K–8 instruction but senators, superintendents and principals pressed officials on high‑school credits, teacher shortages and resource distribution.
The Virgin Islands Board of Education and the Department of Education told a Senate committee on Nov. 12 that a standalone Virgin Islands and Caribbean history curriculum has been developed and conditionally approved, but that implementation at the high‑school level poses scheduling and staffing challenges that must be resolved before full compliance can be certified.
Dr. Kaiser A. Callwood, chairman of the Virgin Islands Board of Education, said the board and department “have worked collaboratively to advance this priority” and that the board approved a comprehensive implementation plan in August intended to bring classrooms into compliance with 17 V.I.C. §41(c)(1) as amended by Act 87‑30 and the court’s order. “The board reaffirms its commitment to the successful, full, and faithful implementation,” Callwood…
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