Commitment Scorecard
Commitment Listing
There are a total of 354 Commitments currently in the database. We are displaying up to 15 at a time.
Reach 97,000 parents to do risk assessments and delivery parenting programme
Some schools will be getting CCTV surveillance system to improve school safety and security.
Actions Taken
Parenting education training reached 25,419 parents; 146 received counselling and psychosocial support.
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Provide 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.
Actions Taken
Installed CCTV surveillance systems in 6 high schools.
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Continue to provide televised learning
We will continue providing lesson plans to reduce the administrative demands on our teachers.
Actions Taken
Televised learning continued on ReadyTv and PBCJ.
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Continue to provide lesson plans to teachers
As part of the learning recovery, we will continue our efforts at capacity building training for teachers in teaching the National Standards Curriculum with a special focus on strengthening the curriculum implementation teams at the school level.
Actions Taken
892 Lessons Plans now available.
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Continue capacity building training for teachers in teaching the National Standards Curriculum (NSC)
Approximately $6.7 Billion was approved under the School Feeding Programme for the Financial Year 2022/2023. A total of 130,376 beneficiaries are to benefit under the PATH Programme.
Actions Taken
Conducted 165 NSC workshops and 37 Common Planning Time sessions.
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Implement the Yard-to-Yard Find the Child Initiative to finding all out students
Yard-to-Yard Find the Child Initiative: we commit to finding all out students. Our Deans of Discipline and our Guidance Officers will specifically redouble their efforts.
Actions Taken
Implementation stalled; unaccounted students drop from 18,349 to 2,729 without intervention.
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Reduce absenteeism by at least a half of the current rate
In 2022/23, we will work to reduce absenteeism by at least a half of the current rate.
Actions Taken
Annual absenteeism decreased from 25% to 15%
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Enact regulations to govern Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)
Actions Taken
The regulations were not passed in FY 2022/23.
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Amend the forest Act
Actions Taken
The amendment was not passed in FY2022/23.
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Pursue Climate Change Policy
Actions Taken
Finalised the Climate Change Policy Framework..
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Complete the Emissions Policy
Actions Taken
Finalized Policy Framework in 2022/23.
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Amend the Wildlife Protection Act
Actions Taken
The amendment was not passed in FY2022/23.
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Develop a Watersheds Policy for Jamaica
Actions Taken
Tabled Green Paper in March 2023. Submission of White Paper to Cabinet ongoing.
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Enact omnibus Protected Areas legislation
Actions Taken
Enactment not done.
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Develop a new Protected Areas Policy to replace the 1997 Protected Areas Policy for Jamaica
Actions Taken
Developed the draft policy; Submission of Green Paper to cabinet ongoing.
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