United States Virgin Islands Department of Education
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Current Employees in the Department can use this page for information on activities and deadlines, as well as certification. For questions on any announcements you can call or email us: St. Croix: 773-1095 ext. 358 (Mr. Emmanuel), 362 (Mr. Santiago) St. Thomas: 774-0100 ext. 3077 (Mr. Rey) Email: TeachUSVI@doe.vi For teachers who are leaving the system, you can fill out this exit interview form and return it to the department using the mailing addresses at the bottom of the home page. The form is in Microsoft Word format. Click here. (32k) Announcements: June 26, 2008 On the days of June 30, 2008 through July 2, 2008, a Division of Human Resources representative will be stationed at the Charlotte Amalie High School between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm to issue picture IDs for all Teachers, Paraprofessionals, and Support Staff. As you are aware, ID badges not only support the security and integrity of the workplace, but also enable a sense of community among DOE staff. They also make it easier for employees to help enforce building security by noticing when people without employee ID badges enter buildings or restricted areas. We are requesting your full cooperation and look forward to your participation in this mandatory exercise. May 5, 2008 Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, advises the territory’s public school teachers, paraprofessionals and support staff (to include administrators) that the Department will pay 100% of tuition cost and associated fees for one three (3) credit course at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) for the Summer 2008 session. All of the courses offered to paraprofessionals will be at the undergraduate level, while courses offered to teachers and other non-teaching staff can be either at the graduate or undergraduate level. Paraprofessionals must enroll in education courses or other courses leading to an education degree while other non-teaching staff must enroll in a course related to duties they perform at the department. The sign-up period will be from Monday May 12th through Thursday May 15, 2008 between the 8am to 5pm. Because the number of available courses is limited, interested individuals are asked to act quickly as the selections will be made on a first come, first serve basis. NO PHONE SIGN-UPS WILL BE ALLOWED. Persons are reminded that course textbooks are the responsibility of the individual and reimbursement to the Department will be required in the event they fail a course. For more information and other conditions, interested persons may visit or call the Department’s Division of Human Resources Offices at 772-3848, extension 25, 26 or 33; or 774-0100, extension 8052 or 8055.
December 7th, 2007 The Virgin Islands Department of Education in conjunction with Educational Testing Services has validated Praxis II in nine (9) areas to include: English, Mathematics, Special Education, Elementary Education –Content Knowledge, Elementary Education – Principles of Learning, General Sciences, Reading, English as a Second Language, and School Leadership. Elementary school teachers with an Elementary Education degree who are not content area highly qualified would be required to take the Elementary Education-Content Knowledge Praxis II examination to become highly qualified. Secondary school teachers who do not hold a degree in their assigned subject area can take the Praxis II examination in that particular subject to achieve content area highly qualified status (please note that teachers teaching before 2001 may achieve highly qualified status by completing the High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation – HOUSSE) to become content area highly qualified). In order to help teachers and administrators prepare for these tests, the Department has purchased study guides that are available on loan. The Department will pay the examination fee for a limited number of teachers and school administrators in each of the nine (9) areas. Spaces are limited and will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Teachers and administrators may sign up at the Division of Human Resources in both districts from Tuesday December 11 to Thursday December 13 from 8:00am to 5:00pm and Friday December 14 from 8:00am to 12 noon. Tutorials are also available through UVI-CELL. Principals may contact the Division to arrange tutorials for you school. For more information contact the Division Human Resources offices at 772-3848 on St. Croix and 774-0100 ext. 8039 on St. Thomas.
November 7th, 2007 Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, advises the territory’s public school teachers, paraprofessionals and support staff (to include administrators) that the Department will pay 100% of tuition cost and associated fees for one three (3) credit course at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) for the upcoming Spring 2008 semester. All of the courses offered to paraprofessionals will be at the undergraduate level, while courses offered to teachers and other non-teaching staff can be either at the graduate or undergraduate level. Paraprofessionals must enroll in education courses or other courses leading to an education degree while other non-teaching staff must enroll in a course related to duties they perform at the Department. To qualify, all persons must be currently employed with the Department. Current non-certified teachers should need no more than two (2) courses to meet the Virgin Islands Board of Education’s (VIBE) certification requirements and have no outstanding obligations with the Department. Teachers who do not meet this criteria will be placed on a waiting list and will be offered this opportunity based on space availability. Non-certified teachers who have taken the praxis exam will be given first preference. However, everyone is encouraged to apply. There will be no sign-ups of online courses for Internet-Based universities. All courses will be offered at UVI only.
Because the number of available courses is limited, interested individuals are
asked to act quickly as the selections will be made on a first come,
first serve basis. Persons are reminded that course textbooks are the
responsibility of the individual. Interested persons must visit the Department’s Division of Human Resources Offices on St. Croix and St. Thomas from Thursday, November 8, 2007 through Tuesday, December 10, 2007 between 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. NO PHONE SIGN-UPS WILL BE ALLOWED. For more information please contact the HR office on St. Croix at 772-3848; or St. Thomas at 774-0100, extension 8039 or 8052.
July 24 EDUCATION TO FUND COST OF COURSES TEACHERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, advises the territory’s public school teachers, paraprofessionals and support staff (to include administrators) that the Department will pay 100% of tuition cost and associated fees for one three (3) credit course at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). All of the courses offered to paraprofessionals will be at the undergraduate level, while courses offered to teachers and other non-teaching staff can be either at the graduate or undergraduate level. Paraprofessionals must enroll in education courses or other courses leading to an education degree while other non-teaching staff must enroll in a course related to duties they perform at the department. Because the number of available courses is limited, interested individuals are asked to act quickly as the selections will be made on a first come, first serve basis. Persons are reminded that course textbooks are the responsibility of the individual and reimbursement to the Department will be required in the event they fail a course. For more information and other conditions, interested persons must visit the Department’s Curriculum Center on St. Croix and Division of Human Resource Office on Tuesday July 24 and Friday August 3, 2007 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. NO PHONE SIGN-UPS WILL BE ALLOWED. For more information contact the HR offices at 778-1600, extension 7546 or 7538; or 774-0100, extension 8039 or 8052. July 12 Education Human Resource Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, announces the scheduled dates for the July 2007 administrations of the ParaPro Assessment Internet-based Testing (iBT). The Assessments will be administered on July 23rd in the St. Croix district. The examinations will be administered at the Curriculum Center. Eighteen (18) slots are available for that date. The cost of the exam is $40 to be payable by money order and due at the time of registration. The exam fee is non-refundable. Examinees unable to sit the exam following the registration are subject to an additional fee of $10 to reschedule. The Department will pay for all paraprofessionals currently employed with the Department, in each district and who do not currently meet the highly qualified status, to take the exam on the above scheduled date or other limited future dates. Space will be available on a first come first serve basis. Paraprofessionals who must meet the highly qualified requirement pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and paraprofessional applicants are asked to visit the Division of Human Resources Offices: St. Croix - Curriculum Center at Kingshill and St. Thomas-St. John – Main Complex on Kongens Gade, between the hours of 8 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to sign up for the examinations and obtain study materials. NO TELEPHONE SIGN-UPS WILL BE ACCEPTED! For more information can contact the Division of Human Resources on St. Croix at 778-1600, extensions 7546 or 7538 and on St. Thomas at 774-0100, extension 8226. June 4, 2007 The Virgin Islands Department of Education has again received approval from the U.S. Department of Education for its designated teacher shortage area proposal. The proposal provides new and current teachers with eligibility for certain federal student loan deferments and cancellations retroactive to the 2004-2005 School Year, said Education's Human Resources Director Alscess Lewis-Brown. Brown said, "Teachers who had no outstanding Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) on July 1, 1987, but who had an outstanding FFEL on July 1, 1993 will qualify for deferment of loan repayment under the Federal Stafford Program anytime within the life of the respective loan(s). It also enables Federal Perkins Loan borrowers who are full time teachers in the areas of mathematics, science, foreign languages, bilingual education or any other field of expertise where the Department determines there is a shortage of highly qualified teachers, to qualify for cancellation of up to 100% of their loan; and further enables scholars to qualify for the reduction of teaching obligation under the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program," she added. The HR Director said that while the Department has been aggressively working toward the certification of all of its teachers, a requirement of the No Child Left behind Act (NCLB), it is not necessary for a teacher to be certified or licensed to receive cancellation benefits. Brown said, "The Department must consider you to be a full time professional for the purposes of salary, tenure, and retirement benefits. You may receive teacher cancellation for services performed in a private academy if the private academy has established its nonprofit status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and if the academy is providing elementary and/or secondary education according to state law," she added. To obtain a teaching deferment, teachers must submit a deferment form to their lender for each school year of teaching service. Teachers should contact the Division of Human Resources to get the form certified. Teachers are reminded that they must reapply each school year for a targeted teaching deferment. For more information about teaching deferments for the FFEL Program consult the promissory note or contact the lender or guarantor holding the loan. Direct Loan borrowers should contact the Direct Loan Servicing Center at 1-800-848-0979. The following areas were approved and designated by the Federal Government as Teacher Shortage Areas for the US Virgin Islands for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 School Years: Bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL), Computer Science, Elementary Education, English, Foreign Languages, Librarians, Mathematics (7-12), Music, School Nurse, Social Studies, Science, Special Education, and Therapists to include Occupational, Physical and Speech. Mrs. Brown said, "This continues to e a positive program for us at eh Department as the implications will have a great impact on teacher recruitment and retention activities. Veteran teachers and new teachers will be able to realize these benefits for each year that they are employed by the Virgin Islands Department of Education."
EDUCATION TO FUND COST OF COURSES FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown in conjunction with the English Language Acquisition Program Director, Elsa I. Ramirez, advises the St.Croix public school paraprofessionals that the Department will pay 100% of tuition costs and associated fees for two (2) three (3) credit courses at the “Universidad del Turabo” for a total of six (6) credits. Two highly qualified faculty members, in the area of Teaching English as a Second Language, will travel to St. Croix to offer the courses at the John H. Woodson Jr. High School. The participants will be given special admission for receiving these 6 undergraduate credits and will obtain a grade for each. The timeline for these classes are June 18 – 29, 2007. Due to the limited number of available slots, interested individuals are asked to act quickly. To enroll, bilingual or other paraprofessionals interested in the field, are asked to visit the Division of Human Resource Office, at the Curriculum Center, between Monday, June 4, 2004 and Friday, June 8, 2004 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. No phone sign-up will be allowed. For more information contact the HR offices at 778-1600, extensions 7546 or 7538 or the State Office of ELA at 778-8470. May 12, 2007 EDUCATION ANNOUNCES MAY AND JUNE 2007 PARAPRO ASSESSMENT INTERNET-BASED TESTING FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, announced the new dates for the ParaPro Assessment Internet-based Testing (iBT). The Assessment will be administered on May 22nd and 30th, and on June 12th and 19th 2007 in the St. Croix district and on May 16th, 17th, 22nd 31st and on June 14th and 21 2007 in the St. Thomas district. The examination will be administered at the Curriculum Center in either district. Eighteen slots twenty (18) slots will be available for each date. The cost of the exam is $40 to be payable in Money Order due at the time of registration. The exam fee is non-refundable (examinees who are unable to sit the exam following the registration are subject to an additional fee of $10 to reschedule). The Department will pay for fifty (50) current paraprofessionals who do not currently meet the highly qualified status in each district to take the exam on either of the above dates. Space will be available on a first come first serve basis. Interested paraprofessionals or paraprofessional applicants must visit the Division of Human Resources on St. Croix at the Curriculum Center between the hours of 8 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to sign up for the examination on the above date and for other study materials. No telephone sign-ups will be allowed. Individuals will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. Interested persons can contact the Division of Human Resources on St. Croix at 778-1600 Ext. 7546 or 7538 and on St. Thomas at 774-0100 Ext. 8226 for more information.
May 3, 2007 Courses for Teachers, Paraprofessionals, and Support Staff at UVI Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, advises the territory’s public school teachers, paraprofessionals and support staff (to include administrators) that the Department will pay 100% of tuition cost and associated fees for one (3 credit) course at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). All of the courses offered to paraprofessionals will be at the undergraduate level, while courses offered to teachers and other non-teaching staff can be either at the graduate or undergraduate level. Paraprofessionals must enroll in education courses or other courses leading to an education degree while other non-teaching staff must enroll in a course related to duties they perform at the department. Because the number of available courses is limited, interested individuals are asked to act quickly as the selections will be made on a first come, first serve basis. Persons are reminded that course textbooks are the responsibility of the individual and reimbursement to the Department will be required in the event they fail a course. Interested persons must visit the Department’s Curriculum Center on St. Croix and Division of Human Resource Office on St. Thomas between Thursday, May 3, 2007 and Friday, May 11, 2007 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. NO PHONE SIGN-UPS WILL BE ALLOWED. For more information contact the HR offices at 778-1600, extension 7546 or 7538; or 774-0100, extension 8039 or 8052. November 24, 2006 Courses for Teachers, Paraprofessionals, and Support Staff at UVI Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, advises the territory’s public school teachers, paraprofessionals and support staff (to include administrators) that the Department will pay 100% of tuition cost and associated fees for one (1) course at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). All of the courses offered to paraprofessionals will be at the undergraduate level, while courses offered to teachers and other non-teaching staff can be either at the graduate or undergraduate level. Paraprofessionals must enroll in education courses or other courses leading to an education degree while other non-teaching staff must enroll in a course related to duties they perform at the department. Because the number of available courses is limited, interested individuals are asked to act quickly as the selections will be made on a first come, first serve basis. Persons are reminded that course textbooks are the responsibility of the individual and reimbursement to the Department will be required in the event they fail a course. Interested persons must visit the Department’s Curriculum Center on St. Croix and Division of Human Resource Office on St. Thomas between Monday, November 27, 2006 and Friday, December 1, 2006 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. NO PHONE SIGN-UPS WILL BE ALLOWED. For more information contact the HR offices at 778-1600, extension 7546 or 7538; or 774-0100, extension 8039 or 8052.
August 11, 2006 Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, advises the territory’s public school paraprofessionals and support staff (to include administrators) that the Department will pay 100% of tuition cost and associated fees for one (1) course at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). All of the courses offered to paraprofessionals will be at the undergraduate level, while courses offered to other non-teaching staff can be either at the graduate or undergraduate level. Paraprofessionals must enroll in education courses or other courses leading to an education degree while other non-teaching staff must enroll in a course related to duties they perform at the department. Because the number of available courses is limited, interested individuals are asked to act quickly as the selections will be made on a first come, first serve basis. Persons are reminded that course textbooks are the responsibility of the individual teacher and reimbursement to the Department will be required in the event they fail a course. Interested persons must visit the Division of Human Resource Offices between Friday, August 11, 2006 and Tuesday, August 15, 2006 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. NO PHONE SIGN-UPS WILL BE ALLOWED. For more information contact the HR offices at 773-1095, extension 356, 358, 362; or 774-0100, extension 3077 or 3039.
August 3, 2006 Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, advises the territory’s public school teachers that the Department will pay 100% of tuition cost and associated fees for one (1) course at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). To qualify, current non-certified teachers should need no more than two (2) courses to meet the Virgin Islands Board of Education’s (VIBE) certification requirements and have no outstanding obligations with the Department. Teachers who do not meet these criteria will be placed on a waiting list and will be offered this opportunity based on availability. Because the number of available courses is limited, interested individuals are asked to act quickly as the selections will be made on a first come, first serve basis. Participating teachers are reminded that course textbooks are the responsibility of the individual teacher and reimbursement to the Department will be required in the event they fail a course. Interested persons must visit the Division of Human Resource Offices between Monday, August 7, 2006 and Friday, August 11, 2006 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. NO PHONE SIGN-UPS WILL BE ALLOWED. For more information contact the HR offices at 773-1095, extension 356, 358, 362; or 774-0100, extension 3077. July 7, 2006 July Parapro iBT Test Dates Announced Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, announced the new dates for the ParaPro Assessment Internet-based Testing (iBT). The Assessment will be administered on Tuesday July 18th, 2006 on St. Croix and on Tuesday July 11th and Tuesday July 25, 2006 on St. Thomas. The examination will be administered at the Curriculum Center in both districts. Twelve (12) slots are available in St. Thomas and fifteen (15) in St. Croix on those dates. The cost of the exam is $40 to be payable in Money Order due at the time of registration. The exam fee is non-refundable (examinees who are unable to sit the exam following the registration are subject to an additional fee of $10 to reschedule). Space will be available on a first come first serve basis. Interested paraprofessionals or paraprofessional applicants must visit the Division of Human Resources between the hours of 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in either district to sign up for the examination on the above dates and for other study materials. No telephone sign-ups will be allowed. Individuals will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. Interested persons can contact the Division of Human Resources on St. Croix at 773-1095 Ext. 356, 358 or 362 and on St. Thomas at 774-0100 ext. 3077 or 3039 for more information.
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5-4-06 Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, advises the territory’s public school teachers and support staff personnel that the Department will pay 100% of tuition cost and associated fees for one (1) course at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) or up to $468.00 for an undergraduate course and $963.00 for a graduate course at an accredited online university during the 2006 Summer semester. To qualify, current non-certified teachers should need no more than two (2) courses to meet the Virgin Islands Board of Education’s (VIBE) certification requirements and have no outstanding obligations with the Department. Teachers who do not meet these criteria will be placed on a waiting list and will be offered this opportunity based on availability. Brown said, “The Department will also pay 100% tuition and associated fees for paraprofessionals and other support staff including administrators. All of the courses offered to paraprofessionals will be at the undergraduate level, while courses offered to other non-teaching staff can be either at the undergraduate or graduate level. Individuals may choose to enroll at UVI or accredited online universities, however the amount paid for online courses will be the same as prescribed for teachers. Paraprofessionals must enroll in education courses or other courses which lead to a degree in Education, while other non-teaching staff must enroll in a course related to duties they perform at the department.” Because the number of available courses is limited, interested individuals are asked to act quickly as the selections will be made on a first come, first serve basis. Representatives of UVI will be on site at the Division of Human Resources to register teachers and other personnel in the courses that they have selected. Participating teachers and support personnel are reminded that course textbooks are the responsibility of the individual teacher and reimbursement to the Department will be required in the event they fail a course. Interested persons must visit the Division of Human Resource Offices between Monday, May 8, 2005 and Friday, May 10, 2006 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. NO PHONE SIGN-UPS WILL BE ALLOWED. For more information contact the HR offices at 773-1095, extension 356, 358, 362; or 774-0100, extension 3077.
3-28-06 VIDE HUMAN RESOURCES RECEIVES TEACHER SHORTAGE AREAS DESIGNATIONS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Department of Education, Division of Human Resources has received approval for its designated teacher shortage area proposal. This means that new and current teachers are now eligible for certain federal student loan deferment and cancellation retroactive to the 2004-2005 School Year. A teacher who had no outstanding Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loan on July 1, 1987 but who had an outstanding FFEL Program loan on July 1, 1993 will qualify for deferment of loan repayment under the Federal Stafford Program anytime within the life of the teacher's loan(s); Also, it enables Federal Perkins Loan borrowers who are full time teachers of mathematics, science, foreign languages, bilingual education or any other field of expertise where the Department determines there is a shortage of qualified teachers to qualify for cancellation of up to 100% of their loan; and it further enables scholars to qualify for the reduction of teaching obligation under the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program. It’s not necessary for you to be certified or licensed to receive cancellation benefits. However, the Department must consider you to be a full-time professional for the purposes of salary, tenure, and retirement benefits. You may receive teacher cancellation for services performed in a private academy if the private academy has established its nonprofit status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and if the academy is providing elementary and/or secondary education according to state law. To obtain a teaching deferment, you must submit a deferment form to your lender for each school year of teaching service. Teachers should contact the Division of Human Resources to get the form certified. Please remember that you must reapply each school year for a targeted teaching deferment. For more information about teaching deferments for the FFEL Program, you should consult your promissory note, and contact the lender or guarantor holding your loan, or the Division of Human Resources. Direct Loan borrowers should contact the Direct Loan Servicing Center at 1-800-848-0979. You qualify for cancellation (discharge) of up to 100 percent of a Federal Perkins Loan if you have served full time in a public or nonprofit elementary or secondary school system as a teacher in the following fields determined by the Department to have a shortage of qualified teachers: The following are the areas were approved and designated by the Federal Government as Teacher Shortage Areas for the US Virgin Islands:
2004-05 and 2005-06 School Year Bilingual/English as a Second Language Computer Science Elementary Education English Foreign Languages Librarians Mathematics (7-12) Music School Nurse School Psychologists Science Special Education Therapists (OT, PT, ST) Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, states that this is great news and will have a great impact on teacher recruitment and retention activities in the Department. Existing teachers as well as new teachers will be able to realize these benefits for each year that they are employed by the Virgin Islands Department of Education.
1-18-06 EDUCATION ANNOUNCES JANUARY PARAPRO ASSESSMENT INTERNET-BASED TESTING FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, announced that the Department will offer the ParaPro Assessment Internet-based Testing (iBT) on Monday January 30, 2006 on St. Croix and on Tuesday January 31, 2006 on St. Thomas. The examination will be administered at the Curriculum Centers in both districts. Fifteen (15) slots are available on St. Croix and Twelve (12) on St. Thomas. Paraprofessionals currently employed by the Department of Education who signed up for the examination fee scholarship may call the Division of Human Resources to register for the Exam. Other individuals interested in taking the examination may register with the Division of Human Resources. The cost of the exam is $40 payable in check or Money Order at the time of registration. The exam fee is non-refundable, however a $10 fee will be charged in the event an examinee has to reschedule the exam. Space will be available on a first come first serve basis. Paraprofessionals entering the system before July of 2001 must obtain two (2) years of college, sixty (60) college credits, an associates degree or a Virgin Islands passing score on the ParaPro Assessment by the end of the 2005-2006 school year, while paraprofessionals hired after July of 2001 will have to meet one of the four (4) requirements, prior to being hired, to be deemed highly qualified as defined by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 as amended. The scores on the exam range from 420 to 480. Effective July 1, 2005 the passing score for the Virgin Islands is 466. The exam will be offered both in the pencil and paper (P&P) format and internet-Based Test (iBT) format for the upcoming 2005-2006 school year. The P&P test will be offered six (6) times per year, beginning with the first one on September 17, 2005. The iBT will be scheduled monthly by the Department throughout the 2005-2006 school year, while the P&P will be offered at the University of the Virgin Islands. The Department also has study guides and internet-based online tutorials for Paraprofessionals employed with the Department. These study guides are available to help prepare paraprofessionals for the exam. Only Current Department Paraprofessionals may borrow the study guide or gain access to the online tutorials. Interested paraprofessionals may visit the Division of Human Resources between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in both districts to sign up for the examination on the above dates and for other study materials. No telephone sign-ups will be allowed. Individuals will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. Interested persons can contact the Division of Human Resources on St. Croix at 773-1095 Ext. 356, 358 or 362 and on St. Thomas at 774-0100 Ext. 3077 or 3039 for more information.
12-29-05 Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, advises the territory’s public school teachers that the Department will pay 100% of tuition cost and associated fees and course related books for one (1) course at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) or up to $468.00 for an undergraduate course and $963.00 for a graduate course at an accredited online university to be taken during the upcoming Spring 2006 semester. To qualify, current non-certified teachers should need no more than two (2) courses to meet the Virgin Islands Board of Education’s (VIBE) certification requirements and have no outstanding obligations with the Department. Teachers who do not meet these criteria will be placed on a waiting list and will be offered this opportunity based on availability. The Department will also pay 100% tuition and associated fees for paraprofessionals and other support staff (to include administrators). All of the courses offered to paraprofessionals will be at the undergraduate level, while courses offered to other non-teaching staff can be either at the graduate or undergraduate level. Individuals may choose to enroll at UVI or other accredited online universities, however the amount paid for online courses will be the same as prescribed for teacher. Paraprofessionals must enroll in education courses or other courses leading to an education degree while other non-teaching staff must enroll in a course related to duties they perform at the department. Because the number of available courses is limited, interested individuals are therefore asked to sign up as soon as possible to secure a spot. Individuals will be required to reimburse the Department in the event that they fail a course. Interested persons must visit the Division of Human Resources Wednesday December 28, 2005 – Tuesday January 10, 2006 between the hours of 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to sign-up, except on holidays and administrative time off, when the office will be closed. No telephone sign-ups will be allowed. Individuals who meet the above requirements will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. Interested persons can contact the Division of Human Resources on St. Croix at 773-1095 Ext. 356, 358 or 362 and on St. Thomas at 774-0100 Ext. 3077, 3226 or 3039 for more information.
12-15-05 Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, announced that the Department will offer the ParaPro Assessment Internet-based Testing (iBT) on Tuesday December 20, 2005 on St. Croix and on Wednesday December 21, 2005 on St. Thomas. The examination will be administered at the Curriculum Centers in both districts. Fifteen (15) slots are available on St. Croix and Twelve (12) on St. Thomas. Paraprofessionals currently employed by the Department of Education who signed up for the examination fee scholarship may call the Division of Human Resources to register for the Exam. Other individuals interested in taking the examination may register with the Division of Human Resources. The cost of the exam is $40 payable in check or Money Order at the time of registration. The exam fee is non-refundable, however a $10 fee will be charged in the event an examinee has to reschedule the exam. Space will be available on a first come first serve basis. Paraprofessionals entering the system before July of 2001 must obtain two (2) years of college, sixty (60) college credits, an associates degree or a Virgin Islands passing score on the ParaPro Assessment by the end of the 2005-2006 school year, while paraprofessionals hired after July of 2001 will have to meet one of the four (4) requirements, prior to being hired, to be deemed highly qualified as defined by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 as amended. The scores on the exam range from 420 to 480. Effective July 1, 2005 the passing score for the Virgin Islands is 466. The exam will be offered both in the pencil and paper (P&P) format and internet-Based Test (iBT) format for the upcoming 2005-2006 school year. The P&P test will be offered six (6) times per year, beginning with the first one on September 17, 2005. The iBT will be scheduled monthly by the Department throughout the 2005-2006 school year, while the P&P will be offered at the University of the Virgin Islands. The Department also has study guides and internet-based online tutorials for Paraprofessionals employed with the Department. These study guides are available to help prepare paraprofessionals for the exam. Only Current Department Paraprofessionals may borrow the study guide or gain access to the online tutorials. Interested paraprofessionals may visit the Division of Human Resources between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in both districts to sign up for the examination on the above dates and for other study materials. No telephone sign-ups will be allowed. Individuals will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. Interested persons can contact the Division of Human Resources on St. Croix at 773-1095 Ext. 356, 358 or 362 and on St. Thomas at 774-0100 Ext. 3077 or 3039 for more information. 10-12-05 October Parapro iBT Test Dates Announced Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, announced the new dates for the ParaPro Assessment Internet-based Testing (iBT). The Assessment will be administered on Monday October 24th, 2005 on St. Croix and on Wednesday October 26th on St. Thomas. The examination will be administered at the Curriculum Center in both districts. Twelve (12) slots are available in St. Thomas and fifteen (15) in St. Croix on those dates. The cost of the exam is $40 to be payable in Money Order due at the time of registration. The exam fee is non-refundable (examinees who are unable to sit the exam following the registration are subject to an additional fee of $10 to reschedule. Space will be available on a first come first serve basis. Interested paraprofessionals or paraprofessional applicants must visit the Division of Human Resources between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in both districts to sign up for the examination on the above dates and for other study materials. No telephone sign-ups will be allowed. Individuals will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. Interested persons can contact the Division of Human Resources on St. Croix at 773-1095 Ext. 356, 358 or 362 and on St. Thomas at 774-0100 ext. 3077 or 3039 for more information.
Posted 9-6-05 Education Human Resources Office Not Accepting Applications for Support Staff Positions Education Human Resource Director Alscess Lewis-Brown advises the general public that the office has imposed a moratorium on applications for support staff positions during the month of September, effective Tuesday September 6, 2005. During this brief moratorium, the HR office will be updating its databases and focusing their efforts toward filling critical teaching and professional staff positions. However, if you have submitted an application for a support staff position prior to the moratorium, it will be reviewed and you will be contacted either by telephone or mail regarding your application. The HR office will resume accepting applications on October 3, 2005. September Parapro iBT Test Dates Announced Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, announced the new dates for the ParaPro Assessment Internet-based Testing (iBT). The Assessment will be administered on Monday September 26th, 2005 on St. Croix and on Tuesday September 27th on St. Thomas. The examination will be administered at the Curriculum Center in both districts. Twelve (12) slots are available in St. Thomas and fifteen (15) in St. Croix on those dates. The cost of the exam is $40 to be payable in Money Order. Space will be available on a first come first serve basis. Interested paraprofessionals or paraprofessional applicants must visit the Division of Human Resources between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in both districts to sign up for the examination on the above dates and for other study materials. No telephone sign-ups will be allowed. Individuals will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. Interested persons can contact the Division of Human Resources on St. Croix at 773-1095 Ext. 356, 358 or 362 and on St. Thomas at 774-0100 ext. 3077 or 3039 for more information.
Posted 7-29-05
EDUCATION TO FUND COST OF COURSES TOWARD TEACHER CERTIFICATION
Posted 7-26-05 August Parapro iBT Test Dates Announced------ETS Parapro and Praxis Paper-and-Pencil Test Dates also Announced Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, announced the new dates for the ParaPro Assessment Internet-based Testing (iBT). The Assessment will be administered on Friday August 19th, 2005 on St. Croix and on Tuesday August 23rd on St. Thomas. The examination will be administered at the Curriculum Center in both districts. Twelve (12) slots are available in St. Thomas and fifteen (15) in St. Croix on those dates. The cost of the exam is $40 to be payable in Money Order. Space will be available on a first come first serve basis. Interested paraprofessionals must visit the Division of Human Resources between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in both districts to sign up for the examination on the above dates and for other study materials. No telephone sign-ups will be allowed. Individuals will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. Interested persons can contact the Division of Human Resources on St. Croix at 773-1095 Ext. 356, 358 or 362 and on St. Thomas at 774-0100 ext. 3077 or 3039 for more information. Education Testing Services also announced the test schedule for the paper-and-pencil versions of both the Parapro Assessment and the Praxis I test for the next year. Both exams will take place on the same dates: 9-17-05 11-19-05 1-7-06 3-4-06 4-29-06 6-10-06 8-5-06 Tests are administered at the University of the Virgin Islands. For more information, click here to visit the ETS website. Interested persons can register online or pick up registration booklets and study materials at the Division of Human Resources.
Posted 6-8-05 Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, announced that the Department will offer the ParaPro Assessment Internet-based Testing (iBT) on Wednesday July 6 and Tuesday July 19, 2005 on St. Thomas and on Friday July 8 and Monday July 18, 2005 on St. Croix. The examination will be administered at the Curriculum Center in both districts. Twelve (12) slots are available in St. Thomas and twenty (20) in St. Croix per examination date. Paraprofessionals currently employed with the Department of Education who signed up for the examination fee scholarship may call the Division of Human Resources to register for the July Exams. Other individuals interested in taking the examination may register with the Division of Human Resources. The cost of the exam is $40 to be payable in Money Order. Space will be available on a first come first serve basis. Paraprofessionals entering the system before July of 2001 must obtain two (2) years of college, sixty (60) college credits, an associates degree or a Virgin Islands passing score on the ParaPro Assessment by the end of the 2005-2006 school year, while paraprofessionals hired after July of 2001 will have to meet one of the four (4) requirements, prior to being hired, to be deemed highly qualified as defined by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 as amended. The scores on the exam range from 420 to 480. Effective July 1, 2005 the passing score for the Virgin Islands is 466. The exam will be offered both in the pencil and paper (P&P) format and internet-Based Test (iBT) format for the upcoming 2005-2006 school year. The P&P test will be offered six (6) times per year beginning with the first one on September 17, 2005. The iBT will be scheduled by the Department. The Department also has study guides and internet-based online tutorials for Paraprofessionals employed with the Department. These study guides are available to help prepare paraprofessionals for the exam. Only Current Department Paraprofessionals may borrow the study guide or gain access to the online tutorials. Interested paraprofessionals may visit the Division of Human Resources between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in both districts to sign up for the examination on the above dates and for other study materials. No telephone sign-ups will be allowed. Individuals will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. Interested persons can contact the Division of Human Resources on St. Croix at 773-1095 Ext. 356, 358 or 362 and on St. Thomas at 774-0100 ext. 3077 or 3039 for more information. Posted 5-3-05 Study guides for the Praxis I examination and the ParaPro Assessment are available to borrow at the Department’s Division of Human Resources. Teachers who need to take the Praxis I exam may borrow a Praxis I study guide to use until they take the exam. Paraprofessionals who need to take the ParaPro Assessment may borrow a study guide and practice test booklet until they take the exam. Other available resources include: Plato online tutorials for Praxis I; Educators Math Prep, airing on the government access channel (channel 6 on St. Croix and channel 10 on St. Thomas) on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7pm to 8pm; and limited space for the payment of the ParaPro Assessment. Both teachers and paraprofessionals can benefit from the Educators Math Prep. The ParaPro online tutorials will soon be available. The Department will inform paraprofessionals when it is available. The Department encourages teachers and paraprofessionals to take full advantage of the available resources. Interested persons can contact the Division of Human Resources on St. Croix at 773-1095 Ext. 356, 358 or 362 and on St. Thomas at 774-0100 Ext. 3077 for more information.
Posted 4-25-05 DOE VALIDATES ETS PARAPRO EXAMINATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL PARAPROFESSIONALS The Virgin Islands Department of Education has validated the Educational Testing Service’s (ETS) ParaPro Examination for territory’s public school paraprofessionals, says Education Human Resource Director, Alscess Lewis Brown. “What that means,” said Brown, “is that teachers, paraprofessionals with college experience and paraprofessionals with a basic high school education participated in a standard setting study hosted by ETS and were asked to make comments which resulted in setting the standards of the examination.” Brown added that “Instructional paraprofessionals who entered the system prior to July 2001 are now required to attain two (2) years of college, 60 college credits, an associates degree or a passing score on the ParaPro examination by the end of the 2005-2006 school year. Instructional paraprofessionals hired after July 2001, as a result of the department’s compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 as amended, will have to meet one (1) of the four (4) requirements as defined by NCLB before being hired." Effective July 1, 2005, the exam will be offered in pencil and paper (P&P) Format and internet-Based Test (iTB) format. “It is our hope that ETS will make the exam available by July 1, 2005 and our intent to have the iTB available by the same date,” Brown added. The cost of the exam is $40.00. The Department will pay for 50 paraprofessionals in each district to take the exam in either format. The ParaPro examination scores range from 420-480. The passing score for the Virgin Islands has been set at 466. To assist interested persons, the Department will provide online tutorials and other resources to help prepare paraprofessionals for the exam. For more information contact the HR offices at 773-1095, extension 356, 358, 362; or 774-0100, extension 3077. 3-30-05 EDUCATION TO FUND COST OF COURSES TOWARD TEACHER CERTIFICATION Education Human Resources Director, Alscess Lewis-Brown, advises the territory’s public school teachers that sixty (60) teachers in each district will receive 75% of tuition cost and fees for one (1) course at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) or up to $363.00 for an undergraduate course and $700.50 for a graduate course at an accredited online university to be taken during the upcoming Summer 2005 Semester. To qualify, the individual teacher should need no more than two (2) courses to meet the Virgin Islands Board of Education’s (VIBE) certification requirements and have no outstanding obligations with the Department. Teachers who do not meet these criteria will be placed on a waiting list and will be offered this opportunity due to availability. Of the sixty (60) courses being offered in each district, the Department will allow for twenty (20) of them to be a three (3) credit graduate level course. All course textbooks, however, are the responsibility of each teacher. The Department will also offer forty-nine (49) paraprofessionals and seventy-five (75) other non-teaching staff in each district the opportunity to enroll in a three (3) credit course. All of the paraprofessional offerings will be at the undergraduate level, while twenty (20) of the seventy-five (75) courses being offered to other non-teaching staff will be on the graduate level. Individuals may choose to enroll at UVI or other accredited online universities. However, no more than $438.00 and no more than $888.00 will be awarded for undergraduate and graduate courses respectively. Paraprofessionals must enroll in education courses or other courses leading to an education degree while other non-teaching staff must enroll in a course related to duties they perform at the department. Individuals will be required to reimburse the Department in the event that they fail a course. The deadline to sign up is Friday April 8, 2005. Interested persons must visit the Division of Human Resources between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on St. Croix and between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on St. Thomas. No telephone sign-ups will be allowed. Individuals will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. Interested persons can contact the Division of Human Resources on St. Croix at 773-1095 Ext. 356, 358 or 362 and on St. Thomas at 774-0100 Ext. 3077 for more information.
2-4-05 Education to offer Praxis Tutorials on WTJX-Channel 12 The Virgin Islands Department of Education will offer six (6) weeks of Mathematics tutorials for teachers who need to take the Praxis I Teacher Proficiency Examination, says Alscess Lewis-Brown, Human Resources Director. The tutorials will air LIVE on WTJX-Channel 12 on Tuesdays and Fridays from 5pm to 6pm beginning Tuesday, February 8, 2005 and ending Friday March 18, 2005. Teachers who need to take the mathematics section of the Praxis I exam are encouraged to tune in to this live interactive program in preparation of the exam. Brown said that resource materials for the examination may be borrowed from the Division of Human Resources under the condition that they are returned for further use by others. Brown added, "This is also a great opportunity for students, other educators, department personnel, parents and community persons to hone their mathematical skills." For more information, contact the Division of Human Resources at 773-1095, extensions 356, 358 or 362.
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