Acting governor Eloy Inos has promised Board Education members and officials that he will appoint a teachers\u2019 representative to the board soon.<\/p>\n
The board has two vacancies at present: a representative each for private and public school teachers.<\/p>\n
In a meeting with education officials Wednesday at the Office of the Governor, Inos explained that due to constitutional requirements for the public school teachers\u2019 appointee, legislation needs to be made and enacted first. There is no such issue with the appointment of a representative for private school teachers so Inos said a representative can be named soon. <\/p>\n
Inos asked the help of Tim Thornburgh, the Public School System\u2019s federal programs officer, in completing the criteria for the selection. He was advised to seek a nominee from the Coalition of Private Schools to make sure the individual has a strong relationship with all private educational institutions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to appoint someone who is a role model to all the private schools,\u201d said Inos. <\/p>\n
There are 32 private schools on island, of which 24 are members of the coalition headed by Scott Norman, principal of the Calvary Christian Academy and former private schools\u2019 representative on the board.<\/p>\n
Since Norman\u2019s departure from the board in October 2009, his post has remained unfilled. The teachers\u2019 rep position for public schools became vacant when Ambrose Bennett\u2019s term ended in January 2008.<\/p>\n
Board member Herman Guerrero said the board hopes to see a new member who is not afraid to speak to the board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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