“We are not just sitting here cursing the darkness, we are here trying to light a candle

and take up the challenge. We are the ones who work and live with the students, day after day, and year after year.”- Dr. Dennis Kelly, Principal, Charlie Smith Comprehensive High School, Arnette

Gardens, Kingston

Thirteen Years to Go…

• Better management of learning institutions• Public campaign on accessibility of education• Encourage private sector, churches and

Diaspora to adopt schools

“We are in a culture generally in the Caribbean where people don’t seem to understand that

teachers need to be highly trained and certified so like doctors they can diagnose the different

issues with the children and treat them.” -Ruel Reid, Principal, Jamaica College, Kingston

• Licensing of teachers (ensuring students are taught by qualified persons)

• Offer incentives based on authentic teacher performance

• Career guidance• Incorporation of technology in teaching• Special- Education teachers• Introduction of Cooperative learning

• Retrofitting of classrooms to accommodate disabled children

• Making system parent friendly• Formation of PTA’s and parental support units

“There is a buy-in of Vision2030 at the representational level but not in a general

sense”- Mr. R. Lumsden, Director, PIOJ

• More widespread public campaign appealing to various stakeholders

• School audits• Targeting uneducated adults as well• Enhancement of inner-city schools rather than

building new ones• Integration (Inner-city students being exposed

to different environments to encourage them to excel)