A list of starting points on how to select the next public school teachers\u2019 representative to the Board of Education is now with the Legislature so it could begin drafting a bill that will finally fill the post, now vacant for three years.<\/p>\n
The board\u2019s committee on legislative initiatives and appointments, chaired by Herman T. Guerrero, wrote Senate President Paul A. Manglona (Ind-Rota) and Speaker Eli D. Cabrera (R-Saipan), urging both chambers to address the important vacancy by crafting a measure that will identify the process of selecting a teachers\u2019 representative.<\/p>\n
Since the expiration of Ambrose Bennett\u2019s term in January 2008, no one has succeeded him due to constitutionality issues raised in the selection process. <\/p>\n
Guerrero said the board has made numerous attempts in the last three years to engage lawmakers in the active role of formulating policy so that a teacher can be placed on the position, to no avail.<\/p>\n
In a three-page letter to the Legislature, Guerrero outlined recommendations that may help the lawmakers set the policy for selecting a candidate. Among them is the teacher organization election, the automatic appointment of the president of the teacher organization, and a general election among all teachers.<\/p>\n
Guerrero, however, highlighted the importance for any bill to identify the authorized groups or individuals that will be involved in the election as well as its authorized coordinators.<\/p>\n
The appointee to the position could also be the CNMI Teacher of the Year winner, said Guerrero, as the winner has already gone through a rigorous selection process not only within PSS but also among community members.<\/p>\n
Guerrero said all TOY candidates fill out the national Teacher of the Year application, listing their accomplishments, educational backgrounds, and other information. A panel consisting of community members chooses the CNMI TOY.<\/p>\n
Another option, according to the committee, is for the selection to come from the 20 Teachers of the Year of PSS.<\/p>\n
Guerrero said the Legislature could also use the council of teachers, or PTSAs, to select the teachers\u2019 representative to BOE.<\/p>\n
He said the legislation must also clarify the length of the appointment, rotation of representative, and alternate representative. <\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough the board is precluded from making a definitive recommendation I hope that the ideas presented will give you that starting point for your discussion and we look forward to a speedy resolution to the task before you,\u201d Guerrero said.<\/p>\n
The process for establishing a selection process for the teachers\u2019 representative became the Legislature\u2019s responsibility since the amendment of Article XV Section 1 of the Constitution in 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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