We will make efforts to get the National School Nutrition Policy approved and implemented, to train our cooks in preparation of more nutritious meals, we will provide menu planning support and menu monitoring through the use of digital technology. We will increase the use of locally grown produce in our cooked meals and we will increase support to schools for their school gardening projects, pulling on our parents and local community support

The conduct of audits of the hand-held metal detectors that were provided to all high schools. Guided by the findings of the audits, a programme of replacement of defective devices is being undertaken. A similar audit is being done for the 27 high schools that were provided with a walkthrough metal detectors. Another nine (9) are being installed in selected schools.

Procurement for construction services will also be undertaken within the financial year for nine (9) major infrastructure projects (Papine High, Port Antonio High, Denham Town High, Nain High, New Forrest High, Belair High, Aberdeen High, Stony Hill Technical High 40 and Boundbrook Primary).

We will begin construction on nine (9) major infrastructure projects (Cedric Titus High, Bridgeport High, Holmwood Technical, Exchange All Age, Westwood High, Albert Town High, Newell High, Mount St. Joseph High and Dias Infant School) and fencing and electrical upgrades of several schools across the island.

We will complete work on four (4) major infrastructure projects being carried over from the 2021/22 financial year (Black River High, Kingston College and wastewater projects for Black River High and Papine High.

Launching a series called “What Should My Child Know and Do.” This allows parents to track how their children are doing.

The Standard 2 Training Programme was developed by the ECC and through HEART Trust NSTA will be offered to early childhood practitioners in 2022/2023 school year.

Under the Primary Textbook Programme, the Ministry will be providing educational resources in the amount of approximately $1.2 Billion to students at the primary level to include, electronic resources such as apps and e-books.

The Ministry’s Rural Transportation Programme for PATH and other needy students, to improve its Rural Transportation Programme to impact over 7,500 PATH and needy students from 250 primary and high schools, across thirteen parishes at a cost of $380 million for this fiscal year.

The Ministry will continue to work with the UWI Mona Campus School of Education to develop a Post Graduate Certificate Programme for the in-service training of teachers. The cost for implementation of the Primary Specialist Teacher Model for the 2022/2023 Financial Year is $378,000,000.

In 2022/23, we will work to reduce absenteeism by at least a half of the current rate.

The efforts we are making this year, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Security, to reach 97,000 parents, to do risk assessments and get our most at-risk parents the appropriate parenting programme and support are in recognition that if we don’t change how our mothers, our fathers, and our care givers handle our young children, we will be constantly running after the problem instead of being ahead of it.

Some schools will be getting CCTV surveillance system to improve school safety and security.

We will continue providing televised learning as another of our extended learning opportunities, to enhance the learning experience in the classroom…the channels will broadcast daily for 24 hours and repeat on weekends.

We will continue providing lesson plans to reduce the administrative demands on our teachers.