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Virgin Islands Department of Education

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Virgin Islands Department of Education
Department overview
JurisdictionUnited States Virgin Islands
Headquarters
  • 8262 Crown Bay, Building B, Unit 4-11, St. Thomas, VI 00802
Department executives
  • Dionne Wells-Hedrington
  • Victor Somme
Websitehttps://www.vide.vi/

The Virgin Islands Department of Education is the education agency of the United States Virgin Islands. The agency has its headquarters in St. Thomas.[1]

Education Board members

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Current members of the Virgin Islands Board of Education are listed below. Elections are formally nonpartisan, with the party affiliations below reflecting known political history, candidate self-declaration, or state party support.

District Name Party Start Next Election
At large
Saint John[a]
Abigail Hendricks Cagan Independent January 6, 2025 2028
Saint Croix Winona Hendricks Democratic January 5, 2009 2026
Terrence Joseph Democratic January 7, 2013 2026
Mary Moorhead Independent January 6, 2025 2028
Emmanuella Perez-Cassius, Vice Chair Democratic January 4, 2021 2028
Saint Thomas Kyza Callwood, Chair Democratic January 2, 2017 2028
Judy Gomez Democratic January 3, 2005 2026
Arah Lockhart, Secretary Democratic January 2, 2023 2026
Nandi Sekou Democratic January 4, 2021 2028
  1. ↑ One member is elected by USVI voters at large, but must be a resident of Saint John.

Divisions

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School districts in the USVI: The agency puts its K-12 schools into two school districts:

References

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  1. ↑ "Commissioner Office." Virgin Islands Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2010. "Contact information: Government of the United States Virgin Islands, Department of Education, Office of the Commissioner, 1834 Kongens Gade, St. Thomas, V.I. 0080."
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