Diallo Rabain: The real test – better outcomes for Bermuda’s children
In the final part in a series on the proposed Education Authority, education minister Diallo Rabain explains how success will be measured
Over the course of this series, I have explained why Bermuda needs an education authority, what autonomy means, how its Board will be selected, and how the transition will work.
But there is another important question:
What will actually change?
The answer is that this legislation is not simply creating a new board at the top of the education system.
It begins changing how important parts of public education will be governed and delivered.
Bringing decision-making closer to schools
One of the most significant changes is the future governance of our maintained schools.
The legislation sets out a model under which each senior school will have a Board of Governors, while primary schools will be governed through boards representing the western, central and eastern school zones.
The Education Authority Board must develop recommendations for the composition, qualifications, powers and operating arrangements of those boards and consult unions, aided schools, principals, parent-teacher...