Education team is unveiled

The new executive management team of the Ministry of Education. Pictured in the front row; from left are: Sharon Poitier, Marcellus Taylor, Minister of Education Jeff Lloyd, Donovan Turnquest and Serethea Clarke. (Back row, from left) Julian Anderson, Eulease Beneby, Isla Deane and Reginald Saunders.

As of Thursday, January 25, 2018

MINISTER of Education Jeffrey Lloyd on Friday announced the appointment of, and introduced to the Ministry of Education's staff, a new executive team at the Ministry and Department of Education.

The department is now led by Marcellus Taylor, acting director. His new team comprises: Eulease Beneby, acting deputy director, school management and registration; Sharon Poitier, acting deputy director, curriculum; and Julian Anderson, acting deputy director, technology and innovation.

The ministry's new team remains headed by Permanent Secretary Donnella Bodie, who is now joined by: Reginald Saunders, under secretary, general administration and the scholarship and educational loan division; Serethea Clarke, acting under secretary, human resources and examination & assessment; Isla Deane, deputy permanent secretary, general administration; Donovan Turnquest, acting deputy permanent secretary, general administration and understudy for the physical plant division; and Joan Darling, financial controller.

Education reform is high on the list of priorities enunciated by Prime Minister Hubert Minnis.

stillwaters 6 years, 3 months ago

Still just a lot of old heads........sigh

ThisIsOurs 6 years, 3 months ago

When we get to the "pernt" where we assess people beyond their physical manifestation, young, old, male, female, fat, skinny, ugly, pretty, white, black, tall, short, and we start assessing them for what they produce...by their fruits... Then and only then will we start to progress as a nation.

stillwaters 6 years, 3 months ago

Young men will have visions of the future, but old men will just dream dreams.

sheeprunner12 6 years, 3 months ago

Moses was eighty years old when he led the Israelites out of Egypt ...... he had been a prince and a refugee/shepherd for forty years each ......... Experience in leadership counts as well.

stillwaters 6 years, 2 months ago

Moses never saw the promised land. It's this same generation that has led the educational system into mediocrity, so why still have them in charge? Maybe it's time to do what a lot of American public schools are doing,implementing programs used by international schools, where skills are developed, note rote learning.

ThisIsOurs 6 years, 2 months ago

Transform yourself by the renewing of your mind. Innovation and progress are not an age thing, they're a mind thing. As a man thinketh so is he. Not getting spiritual, those are actually secular concepts. If we keep shipping off "old people" to the retirement home at 50, we throw away half of our collective potential.

sheeprunner12 6 years, 2 months ago

OK ..... I get your point ...... but who trained Joshua in the desert to conquer the Promised Land?????? Moses messed up and was fired by God .......... Experience still counts, my friend. Who do you think trained the present team what is there now??? ....... Iris Pinder and Lionel Sands

sheeprunner12 6 years, 3 months ago

The Minister of Education must present a PLAN on how to reform education in The Bahamas ...... and it MUST include both public and private schooling ....... the present two-tiered system based on family name, income, colour, religion,and social status has to be eradicated from this country ....... You cannot expect this country to move forward when 75% of the students are running the race with one arm and one leg tied behind their backs........ And without a Teachers' Service Commission, the profession is doomed.

sheeprunner12 6 years, 2 months ago

Soooooo, how many ordinary Bahamians can pay $3,000 school fees every term?????? ........... That is a simple form of elitism based on income. Why not provide an elite public school with no fees, just based on merit????

hrysippus 6 years, 3 months ago

Sheeps, are you suggesting getting rid of private education in this country? Not a good idea, it can be seen as elitist but it works well to turn out educated students. Our educational problem is largely due to the standard of child being produced and the diet those children are raised on. Lets ban junk food, sugar, sodas and candies, red meat and see this country transform. You are quite literally what you eat.

sheeprunner12 6 years, 3 months ago

Works well for who????????? .......... Get real ......... there is too much elitism and entitlement in private schooling ....... Who do you think owes the Government $150 million for educational loans????????

There are excellent children in many public schools. The public primary schools are very good ....... but the "scholarships" drain from public junior high schools render the senior high schools almost redundant in Nassau, Freeport and Abaco.

Aegeaon 6 years, 2 months ago

I wouldn't count removing private schools, because the public high schools are mainly a kill-zone for children. Either it's sex or brawls that can kill someone unlucky enough to run across them. There's really no elitism in private anymore, and those excellent children should consider moving to those schools to get more out of their potential.

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