Opposition Senator, Ruel Reid, is calling for greater professionalism to be applied in the appointment of Boards at Primary and Secondary schools.
Senator Reid was reacting to the findings of the latest National Education Inspectorate, NEI, Report released yesterday.
Among the main findings of the report was that there’s weak leadership in 40 percent of the 129 schools assessed between September 2013 and March 2014.
Senator Reid who’s principal at one of the most prominent schools in the Corporate Area, Jamaica College, says there’s a need for the Ministry of Education to treat the matter of school board appointments with greater professionalism.
Reacting to the findings of the latest NEI report, Senator Reid says weak leadership at schools is ultimately the result of weak Boards.
Senator Reid says the same standard of governance which guarantee a high quality of education at tertiary institutions should be applied at public primary and secondary schools.
The opposition senator says a major component in overhauling the appointment process for school boards must involve the removal of the influence of Members of Parliament.
Ruel Reid, Opposition Senator and Principal of Jamaica College
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