Public School Education Strategic Planning
The Board of Education said they are “pleased to inform the general public of the progress made thus far gathering data and information to support a new vision and strategic plan for public education.”
“During February and March several information sessions were organized to inform key stakeholder groups and the general public of the strategic planning approach undertaken by the Board to ensure transparency, inclusiveness and community engagement,” a spokesperson said.
“In support of the Board’s continued commitment to develop a community-driven strategic plan, the general public is being provided the opportunity to participate and give their feedback by completing an on-line survey; participating in a community conversation and applying to be a member of an Ambassador Design Team.
“The online survey can be found on the Ministry of Education’s website at www.moed.bm. The survey is brief and very easy to follow and is open to the general public, students and all who care about public education and the future of Bermuda students. A total of 1,125 surveys have been completed to-date. The survey will be available to the general public until 30 June, 2017.
“Roughly 60 individuals comprising parents, business persons and partners, teachers, principals and community persons have been trained as facilitators of community conversations. These community conversations have already been held in the Warwick, Pembroke, St. David’s and Sandy’s communities.
“Residents in each of the communities have provided insightful feedback on the state of public education and what could be implemented to improve the delivery of public school education. This evening, a community conversation will be held for the general public in the Smith’s area at the Whitney Institute Middle School at 5:45 pm.
“The next phase of the strategic planning process is unique requiring the formation of an Ambassador Design Team. Individuals are strongly urged to apply to be a member of the Ambassador Design Team if they are good listeners, optimistic about public education, advocates for public education and want the best for public education.
“The Ambassador Design Team will comprise roughly 25 persons and reflect a diverse representation of the Bermuda community, inclusive of students. The role of this team will be to write the strategic plan using all the data collected from the on-line surveys and the community conversations. An electronic application form can be found on-line by visiting the Ministry of Education’s website at www.moed.bm. The application process opened on April 10, 2017 and will close on Friday, April 21, 2017.
“The Board of Education would like to remind the general public that public education is our greatest pathway to ensuring a sustainable and progressive future for Bermuda.
“For regular updates about the strategic planning process during the next four months, visit www.moed.bm.”
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The Public school system was never designed to educate our children.
I have said this for years .
They are teaching our children the wrong stuff, we are not living in the 1800 as some subjects are behind the times and out of date being designed to specifically to down grade children.
Claiming that young people are slipping through the cracks is rubbish and a cop out ,it is not their fault, it is inability of those to train guide and effectively get the massage across.
Too much is placed on play.
Not every young person ability to learn is the same and not every young persons goals are the same either.
Parents need to have a financial and vested interest.
To be blunt the tax payers are not getting value for money.
Head masters are part of the problem they and the teachers need to sit an annual competency exam.
You have only to ride a school bus to see the results.
Very controversial suggestion but we need to get rid of all private schools in Bermuda. All Bermudian and expat children should go to school together. The classroom sizes should be no more than 10 (with the same racial mix as our community – 4 white 6 black). All teachers should be required to have a masters degree in either their field of teaching or in the method of teaching. 100% of gambling profits from any new gaming legislation should go to fund teacher and student education. Anyone wanting to send their child to a private school has to send them overseas. Our community needs to be racially integrated. Right now our school system is the largest reason we remain a divided community. There is no reason all children should not have the same opportunity to education in Bermuda. Public education has ALWAYS been ignored and our society is reaping the results of what we have sown!