Catholic board open to dialogue on school reopening
File photo: Maria Regina Grade School. Photo by Ayanna Kinsale
President of the Catholic School Board Sharon Mangroo described a meeting with the Ministry of Education on Monday to discuss the reopening of schools in September as fruitful and said the board is open to dialogue with the ministry.
In a brief phone interview with Newsday on Wednesday, she said the meeting with Minister of Education Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly and Minister in the Ministry of Education Lisa Morris-Julian was “cordial, as usual.”
She said, like other education stakeholders that attended the meeting, the board indicated the time that they had to review the document was short and as such more in-depth responses would have to be given at a later date.
TTUTA, Ministry of Education meet after initial consultation boycott
Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly -
After the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) President Antonia Tekah-De Freitas expressed her disappointment in the ministry, De Freitas met with Minister of Education Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly and Minister in the Ministry of Education Lisa Morris-Julian on Tuesday as previously planned.
In a statement, Gadsby-Dolly said De Freitas indicated in the meeting that the union would require more time to deliberate on the draft guidelines for the reopening of schools in September.
“This would allow the union to meet with their members and make detailed recommendations for the operations of schools when physical reopening takes places,” said the statement.
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Ministry discusses September schools reopening with stakeholders
Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly
The Ministry of Education hosted a meeting on Monday with various education stakeholders to discuss a draft of the reopening guidelines for the academic year 2021/2022.
In a statement, the ministry said Minister of Education Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly and minister in the ministry Lisa Morris-Julien met with several stakeholders.
In attendance were the Private Special Schools Association; the Private Secondary Schools Association; the Association of Principals of Assisted Secondary Schools; Association of Denominational Boards; Private Primary Schools Association; National Parent Teacher Association; the Association of Principals of Public Secondary Schools; and the Secretary of Education, Innovation and Energy, Tobago House of Assembly.
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