U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature

07/09/2026

Happy Labor Day! Today, we celebrate the hard work, dedication, and contributions of the workers who keep our Virgin Islands moving forward. Wishing everyone a safe and restful holiday!

03/09/2026

ST. JOHN, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Committee on Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks, chaired by Senator At-Large Angel L. Bolques, Jr., convened a community town hall at the Cleone H. Creque Legislative Annex on St. John to provide residents with critical information on hurricane preparedness and emergency response.

03/09/2026

09-03-2026 Committee on Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports and Parks Town Hall meeting

03/09/2026

02/09/2026

The Committee on Education and Workforce Development, led by Senator Kurt A. Vialet met in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room. Lawmakers received status updates regarding the 2026-2027 school redistricting efforts, school readiness initiatives, and school maintenance plans.

02/09/2026

Block I – Status update regarding summer maintenance and preventative
maintenance plans for the 2026-2027 academic year
Invited Testifier(s):
• Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ed.D., Commissioner
Virgin Islands Department of Education
• Craig Benjamin, Executive Director
Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance
• Leontyne Jones, President
American Federation of Teachers – St. Thomas/St. John, Local
1825
• Tamieka Phillipus, President
American Federation of Teachers – St. Croix, Local 1826

Block II – Status update regarding territory-wide school redistricting
efforts, the opening of new schools, and school readiness for the 2026-
2027 academic year
Invited Testifier(s):
• Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ed.D., Commissioner
Virgin Islands Department of Education
• Leontyne Jones, President
American Federation of Teachers – St. Thomas/St. John, Local 1825
• Tamieka Phillipus, President
American Federation of Teachers – St. Croix, Local 1826

02/09/2026

Block I – Status update regarding summer maintenance and preventative
maintenance plans for the 2026-2027 academic year
Invited Testifier(s):
• Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ed.D., Commissioner
Virgin Islands Department of Education
• Craig Benjamin, Executive Director
Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance
• Leontyne Jones, President
American Federation of Teachers – St. Thomas/St. John, Local
1825
• Tamieka Phillipus, President
American Federation of Teachers – St. Croix, Local 1826

Block II – Status update regarding territory-wide school redistricting efforts, the opening of new schools, and school readiness for the 2026-2027 academic year
Invited Testifier(s):
• Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ed.D., Commissioner
Virgin Islands Department of Education
• Leontyne Jones, President
American Federation of Teachers – St. Thomas/St. John, Local 1825
• Tamieka Phillipus, President
American Federation of Teachers – St. Croix, Local 1826

02/09/2026

The Committee on Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports and Parks will host a town hall meeting in the Cleone H. Creque Legislative Annex on St. John on Thursday, September 3, 2026, from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M., to coordinate and conduct a community town hall focused on hurricane preparedness and emergency response.

01/09/2026

The Committee on Education and Workforce Development has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room on St. Croix to receive status updates regarding the 2026-2027 school redistricting efforts, school readiness initiatives, and school maintenance plans.

BLOCK I
Status update regarding summer maintenance and preventative maintenance plans for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Invited Testifier(s):
Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ed.D., Commissioner, VI Department of Education
Craig Benjamin, Executive Director, Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance
Leontyne Jones, President, American Federation of Teachers – St. Thomas/St. John, Local 1825
Tamieka Phillipus, President, American Federation of Teachers – St. Croix, Local 1826

BLOCK II
Status update regarding territory-wide school redistricting efforts, the opening of new schools, and school readiness for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Invited Testifier(s):
Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ed.D., Commissioner, VI Department of Education
Leontyne Jones, President, American Federation of Teachers – St. Thomas/St. John, Local 1

31/08/2026