The two candidates for the Public Schools System commissioner position told the Board of Education Wednesday the CNMI school district must work hard to overcome a lack of resources.<\/p>\n
During a specially-scheduled meeting, Ambrose M. Bennett, former CNMI Board of Education teacher representative, and Rita Sablan, PPS associate commissioner for instruction, interviewed for the position of commissioner, a position left vacant after BOE in June asked PSS Commissioner Dr. David Borja to step down.<\/p>\n
Applicant Debra Ellen withdrew her name before the interview process. <\/p>\n
During a series of questions, Bennett said PSS must find ways to overcome funding obstacles. <\/p>\n
\u201cFor quite some time, the CNMI has been suffering from a lack of resources,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Bennett said he created an economics workbook for junior high school students, and would like to see more teachers create materials. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not talking textbooks, but supplemental resources,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
The materials could be shared between schools, he added. <\/p>\n
Sablan said PSS must look outside of schools for resources in order to provide support for curriculum assessment. <\/p>\n
During various questions, Bennett referred to a lack of funding. \u201cI think this is an underlying thread that keeps coming up,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Bennett said the district must pursue flexibility with funding. \u201cOur situation is unlike on the mainland, therefore we do have to be creative,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
PSS must understand what it is getting into when the district applies for various funds, Sablan said. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to tie our hands,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The board is meeting this weekend to deliberate and will hopefully name a candidate by the start of the school year next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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