All past and present Commissioners of the CNMI Public School System made their historic first meeting yesterday at the Chamolinian Room of the Hyatt Regency Saipan.<\/p>\n
The Commissioners (in order) are Henry Sablan, Dr. Elizabeth Rechebei, former Rep. William Torres, Dr. Rita H. Inos, Dr. David Borja, and Dr. Rita A. Sablan (current). <\/p>\n
Also present during the meeting were members of the Board of Education headed by Lucy Blanco-Maratita and legal counsel.<\/p>\n
Board member Jonas Manibusan Barcinas, who is the Dandan Elementary School principal, said the purpose of the meeting is to share the hope for a better PSS for the CNMI\u2019s children.<\/p>\n
He said this is particularly important due to the current challenges and economic crisis that the CNMI is confronting.<\/p>\n
Each former commissioners gave insights about these challenges in the educational front and each commended the current commissioner for organizing the meeting.<\/p>\n
Henry Sablan, the first PSS Commissioner, stressed the need to be flexible with the multi-cultural student population in the CNMI.<\/p>\n
They also shared some of their experiences during their stint at the helm of PSS and how to improve the educational system.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is very historic because this is the first time ever that all the six PSS Commissioners gathered in a meeting like this,\u201d Barcinas said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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