Acting governor Victor Hocog finally acted to fill the long-vacant position of a teacher representative on the Board of Education, appointing yesterday Paul Miura as a non-voting member representing public school teachers.<\/p>\n
The government is just waiting for Miura to file a Statement of Financial Interest with the Office of the Public Auditor to finalize the appointment.<\/p>\n
Miura, a teacher at Saipan Southern High School, is the CNMI Teacher of the Year for 2014. He met President Barack Obama in September this year as part of his prize.<\/p>\n
Saipan Tribune tried but failed to contact Miura for this story.<\/p>\n
The CNMI Constitution mandates an elected non-voting teacher representative on the Board of Education. Yet the position remained unfilled for eight years straight.<\/p>\n
The position has been open since the term of former governor Benigno Fitial.<\/p>\n
The last teacher representative on the board was Ambrose Bennett, who was also a candidate for Public School System commissioner back in 2008. Bennett went up against Dr. Rita Sablan, who later was appointed to the post.<\/p>\n
In 2014, the late governor Eloy Inos was asked by the BOE to appoint a teacher representative via an executive order. Inos opted not to do so.<\/p>\n
A new law, Public Law 19-7, required teachers to elect a teacher representative who will then be appointed by the governor. This law was authored by then-senator Justo Quitugua (Ind-Saipan) and signed into law by Inos on Sept. 23, 2015. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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