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N. H. Cole Simons

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4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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I am now moving on to bus iness unit 27042, Buildings, Grounds and Equipment. This allotment funds the salary of the Facilities Ma nager. The remainder of the budget covers the cost of repairs and maintenance of facilities at all educational and administrative sites that fall under the Department of Education. Mr. Chairman, last year, we funded a position for …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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S-E-I-K [sic]. Okay. The other issue, I think I touched on this earlier on the Inquiring Minds Framework. Has the training programme been cascaded down to all of the teachers? I think we addressed this already, so I will pass on. Now we move on to Primary Schools. That is [programme] 1705, line item . . . well, all of …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Right. Primary Schools, on page 146. The total allotment is $30,073,000, down 1 per cent. Mr. Chairman, al l 18 primary schools should have school improvement plans that the parents, guardians, community partners and the general public have access to. Have these three- year deve lopment plans been made available and accessible to the community and the stakeholder s? Again, …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Indeed, I will. So, I am not going to harp much on the trans ition because, at the end of the day, a lot has been said in the public domain about middle schools. And the Minister knows, quite frankly, where most of Bermuda stands on this issue. So, it is just that he has to listen to the community …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Now, I would like to move on to . . . while on middle schools, there is another sens itive issue t hat needs to be addressed. This sensitive issue has to do with a transition from an “aided” mi ddle school to a “maintained” middle school. And why do I raise this issue, Madam Chairman? I raise this issue …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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No, you did not hear. This is not what I am saying.
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Obviously, the Minister is not listening. What I said was that there was an aided school whose property was owned by trustees and was recently purchased by the government. And so, as a consequence, it qualifies as a maintained school. So, my question is, given that it is a new day and that in the past, there were a number …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Okay, just a moment. I will be happy to do that. We were talking about middle schools, and we were talking about . . . if he wants to be specific, I was talking about 27600. Thank you.
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Does he want any more clar ity? [Inaudible interjection]
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Okay. Now, let us move on to Senior Schools. Actually, I do not have much to say about senior schools, so I will pass over that. [Programme] 1709.
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Curriculum Assessment, 1709, page 147. The total allotment was $2.555 mi llion. This cost centre funds the Cambridge Inter national Curriculum, related initiatives, salaries for educational officers for the curriculum and assessment, and the Career Pathways Programme. This depar tment pays an annual fee to Cambridge International for the curriculum and for students to sit the a nnual Checkpoint and …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Just academic. [There were] 198 student awards. My question is this: What percentage of the school population is on scholarships, if we know that ans wer?
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Both scholarships and awards. What percentage of our student population is on scholarships and awards? Because that would determine how much further we have to go if we are tr ying to make it more affordable to more people. I am delighted that we have more students in the dual enrolment programme, 19 students, again, public schools. I think we …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Okay. The other thing that I find interesting is that the College provides financial aid. And they have been doing it for a while. Last year, I think they gave $50,000. I think with all of the grants, scholarships, financial help that is provided by go vernment, and the private sector, what gap exists that will encourage the Bermuda College …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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I know that the College also is an accredited testing and assessment centre. And I think there is a great opportunity for them to increase or boost their revenue, because there is a need for a responsible testing and assessment centre that meets its national criteria. I know that the centre can be used for accounting exams, IoD exams , …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Libraries and Archives. As a custodian of our distant past and our recent history, the Libraries and Arc hives of Bermuda are a key r esource for all Bermudians who wish to gain a better understanding of who they are individually and collec-tively. Indeed, this demonstrates the crucial role that the libraries and archives play in Bermuda’s social fibre. I …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Oh. I know that the Parli ament is going through some changes. And our library system is challenged at this point. And I want to know whether the Parliamentary Library and the Parliamen-tary Archives will be something that could be consi dered for management under the library and its team. I think there is a role for it. And I …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, he is mi sleading the House. [Inaudible interjection] POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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I asked the question. I did not say they were not. I just asked the question, were they getting the support they need in regard to leadership and professional development?
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Yes. I wanted to thank the Minister for his response. The answers have provided great insight as to what is going on. One thing that he raised that caught my attention was the Quality Assurance Of ficer for the pr eschools. I think he indicated that it would cover private schools and the public schools. So, will the Quality Assurance …