Education Across the Territories — U.S. Virgin Islands: Ninety Days to Prove It

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One territory, two districts, and ten thousand four hundred ten students face a ninety-day proof calendar — election certification, an accreditation hearing, a certification amnesty, a government handover, and a February first federal filing — that will show whether a small system can document what it delivers. Sources: - U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Virgin Islands Part B SPP/APR for FFY 2024 and June 2026 determination letter (Needs Assistance, second consecutive year; Specific Conditions; child find / Indicator 18 data; Indicator 11 evaluations): https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/VI-B-SPP-APR-FFY24.pdf - U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Virgin Islands Part C SPP/APR for FFY 2024 (Needs Assistance; 45-day timeline): https://sites.ed.gov/idea/idea-files/2026-spp-apr-and-state-determination-letters-part-c-virgin-islands/vi-c-spp-apr-ffy24/ - Elections System of the Virgin Islands, Territorial Summary, unofficial results, General Election 2026, printed November 5, 2026, 4:30 PM AST (20,880 ballots; Board of Education totals by district): https://vivote.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Detailed-Territorial-Summary-2.pdf — certification scheduled November 13, 2026 per the ESVI 2026 elections calendar; verify at vivote.gov, search "2026 elections calendar." - Virgin Islands Department of Education testimony to the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, Committee on Education and Workforce Development, May 9, 2025 (special education staffing, child count, contracted services, grant history): https://legvi.org/CommitteeMeetings/Education%20and%20Workforce%20Development/2025.05.09%20SPECIAL%20EDUCATION/Testimonies/VIDE%20Testimony%20-%20May%209,%202025.pdf - Legislature of the Virgin Islands, Committee on Education and Workforce Development report, July 14, 2026 (school demolition, reconstruction, redistricting, and special education updates; $3.68 billion FEMA program; Arthur A. Richards opening): https://legvi.org/committeemeetings/Education%20and%20Workforce%20Development/2026.07.07%20Demo-Construct,%20Redistrict-School%20Ready,%20SPED/Committee%20Report/07.14.26%20-EWD%20Committee%20Report.pdf - Office of Disaster Recovery, VIDE, ODR, and MCN Build Mark Historic Milestone with Arthur Richards PreK-8 School, August 2026: https://www.usviodr.com/vide-odr-and-mcn-build-mark-historic-milestone-with-arthur-richards-prek-8-school/ - St. John Tradewinds, Territory Officials, Developer, Mark Start of Lockhart K-8 School Modernization, September 2026: https://stjohntradewinds.com/territory-officials-developer-mark-start-of-lockhart-k-8-school-modernization/ - University of the Virgin Islands, UVI Board Unanimously Approves $92.5 Million Budget, Academic Transformation Plan and Governance Reforms, October 19, 2026 (FY2027 budget; October 12 accreditation response; November 19, 2026 Commission appearance; audit timeline): https://www.uvi.edu/news/2026/26_108_issue.html - Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Public Schools and Executive Branch Government Offices in St. Thomas-St. John District to Close Friday Due to Power Interruptions, October 2026: https://www.vi.gov/public-schools-and-executive-branch-government-offices-in-st-thomas-st-john-district-to-close-friday-due-to-power-interruptions/ - Freedom City Times, USVI Explores Recruitment of Ghanaian Nurses and Teachers to Address Workforce Shortages, October 2026 (October 17 meeting; formal memorandum of understanding scheduled to be signed in Ghana in November 2026; no numbers or terms announced): https://www.freedomcitytimes.com/post/usvi-explores-recruitment-of-ghanaian-nurses-and-teachers-to-address-workforce-shortages - WIDA Consortium, U.S. Virgin Islands member page (testing dates: ordering November 3-23, 2026; test setup opens December 10, 2026; test window January 11-March 11, 2027): https://wida.wisc.edu/about/consortium/vi - Virgin Islands Department of Education, enrollment and testimony documents — verify via vide.vi: Public Schools Enrollment by Gender 2024-2025 (10,410 students); FY2027 budget testimony, July 7, 2026 (graduation 83.9 percent in 2024-25); VIDE News listings retrieved November 8-9, 2026 (no OSEP public notice among current items; adult education subgrant request for proposals; youth finance summit announcement, pre-event item only). Search vide.vi for each title. - Virgin Islands Board of Education, myviboe.com — School Management Accountability Report 2026 and certification amnesty terms (window closes December 31, 2026). Search myviboe.com for each title. - U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Virgin Islands energy profile (average residential electricity price approximately $0.42/kWh in 2025): verify at energy.gov, search "U.S. Virgin Islands energy." - U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, National Science Bowl, U.S. Virgin Islands Middle School Regional page (Team 1 registration deadline November 23, 2026, 11:59 PM local; bowl March 6, 2027): verify at…

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