Senate: Education and Workforce Development

Agenda:

The committee has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony from the Department of Labor and the Department of Education.

Block I

9 a.m. to Noon:

Status update from the Virgin Islands Department of Labor on the following: the Unemployment Insurance Program, the State Program, the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program, and the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program

Block II

1 – 5 p.m.

Status update from the Virgin Islands Department of Education on the following:

Update on the First Marking Period

Plans for students return to classrooms

Uplifting of classrooms due to COVID-10 Pandemic

Availability of chrome books and MiFi devices for students

Number of students without devices. How are they receiving appropriate engaging instruction?

Expenditure of federal finds

School Lunch Program