Education Minister: New Deputy Principals
Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith announced the appointment of new deputy principals and the reappointment of experienced deputy principals.
A statement from the Ministry said, “These appointments represent a dynamic change that will support high quality teaching and learning by focusing on school leaders as instructional leaders.
“In line with the Ministry’s focus on teaching and learning, and in order to address equity across the system, deputy principals have been selected to work with principals as part of an Administrative Team aligned to ensure that all schools achieve successful student outcomes. The Minister noted that the team concept represents stronger leadership across the system to raise student performance.
“Deputy principal posts are contracted appointments, usually for a period of three years. However, as a result of previous roll-overs of contracts, all deputy principal posts were up for consideration this year.
“This year, the Department of Education introduced a new process in which the deputies were chosen by the Department, with input by Principals. In the past, deputies were chosen by individual Principals.
“The process included a rigourous interview process in front of panels which included principals and Department of Education officials. An approved pool of candidates was then created from which principals of maintained schools then carried out their own interviews. Principals then submitted their recommendations which were reviewed by the Department of Education, who then placed them according to principal requests and system needs.
“School boards of aided schools selected their candidates in line with The Education Act 1996, which provides for aided school staff to be hired by their boards.
The successful candidates and the schools to which they have been appointed are as follows:
| School | Deputy Principal |
| Dalton E. Tucker Primary School | Tajuana Dean |
| East End Primary School | Daltonell Minors |
| Elliot Primary School | Dianne Simmons |
| Francis Patton Primary School | Helen Paynter |
| Gilbert Institute | Suzette Cheeseman |
| Harrington Sound Primary School | Marsha Rollins |
| Heron Bay Primary School | Cindy Lambert |
| Northlands Primary School | Gina Evans |
| Paget Primary School | Sonia Haley |
| Port Royal Primary School | Cindy Weeks |
| Prospect Primary School | Kennelyn Smith |
| Purvis Primary School | Michael Bean |
| Somerset Primary School | Angela Edwards |
| St. David’s Primary School | Julie Foggo |
| St. George’s Preparatory School | Keema Perry |
| Victor Scott Primary School | Stephen Coddington |
| West End Primary School | Tamecia Darrell |
| West Pembroke Primary School | Wendell Smith |
| Clearwater Middle School | Terrilyn Doyle |
| Dellwood Middle School | Tina Duke |
| Sandys Secondary Middle School | Karen Raynor |
| T.N. Tatem Middle School | Chris Swan |
| Whitney Institute | Stacey DeShield |
| CedarBridge Academy | Rosemary MatthewsTimothy SousaAnthony Wade |
| The Berkeley Institute | Keisha DouglasNadia Tuckett RobinsonTiannia Symonds |
Minister Smith said, “The Department of Education has created a professional development framework for these deputy principals over the following year. There is also an expectation and a responsibility on Principals to ensure accountability.
“I trust you will join us in congratulating the new appointments and the reappointment of experienced deputy principals.”
Congratulations especially to Julie Foggo
I’m sure this will get a lot of feed back but even if it was all positive there is one glaring MAJOR FLAW!!!!
How do you support quality change with NOOOOOOOO Male administrators at Berkely Institute? Are you flippin serious!!!!! Did the Ministry forget the Mincy Report, the high rate of males that are incarcerated and in Mirrors, that females run most single homes? Yes there may be male teachers but a male administrator is necessary especially since authority and discipline have practically all been removed from classroom teachers……Come on guys NOOO MALE ADMINISTRATORS at a Senior Mega School. Yes, there are several in the classroom, but with the dicipline and authority which has Someone is not in tune with the social dynamic of Bermuda. Let’s make a correction quickly.
Congratulations to all Deputy Principals!!!!!!!!!!! Do our youth proud.