The Department of Education will hold public hearings regarding the draft of new special education rules, based on the recently released federal regulations in the Individuals with Disabilities Act. Hearings in St. Thomas will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 in the Legislative conference room. In St.Croix the hearings will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20 in the Curriculum Center conference room.
Interested individuals are welcome to address the hearings. Each speaker will be given three minutes during the hearings and a sign in desk will be located at the entrance of each hearing site.
Printed copies of the draft are available for public review at the Virgin Islands Department of Education Curriculum Centers, the St. John Administrator's Office, and the State Office of Special Education, St. Thomas/St. John.
For more information call Carrie Johns at 774-7997, extension 234.
