The Public School System faces inclement weather in 2011/12 school year. Efforts to counteract the budget shortfall expected from the CNMI government is an impact that will be felt across the board.
Public Education will be hindered in its operations, but as our education leaders, the Board Of Education Members along with Commissioner, Dr. Rita A. Sablan, commented on the impact this will have in classroom learning.
The CNMI, second to the lowest in average spending per child for education significantly challenges the system to improve education for our children. Read more on the issue out today, August 29, 2011.
Despite budgetary concerns and the impact it causes, PSS maintains its professionalism to ensuring its people remain top educators in the region. The summer did not go by without preparing educators for the changes in education and learning techniques to be applied in the school year. Students First captures these training applications for community stakeholders.
ARRA projects completed for this school year. The improvements made by these funds greatly improved the school systems needs to accommodate our growing number of children. From the same period last year, the number of enrolled public school students increased by 3-5%, thus, the needed renovations on each school will create a better learning ambiance for our children.
Kudos to PSS, BOE and COE for continuing to lead education as its first priority! Students First!