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of the year, therefore, concerned the reorganization of the entire
Department of Education. The Division of Curriculum and Instruc-
tion (formerly called the Division of Educational Programs), was
expanded and strengthened and an educator who specialized in cur-
riculum and instruction was recruited as Deputy Commissioner to
head up the division. Secondly, all business and nonprofessional
auxiliary services in the Department were consolidated into a new
Division of Business and Auxiliary Services. A Virgin Islander was
appointed Deputy Commissioner to head the division.
 The reorganization resulted in classification of duties and responsi-
bilities, consolidation and coordination of related activities, hence
strengthening departmental operations.

 Divisional Report of Activities

A. Division of Curriculum and Instruction
 The Division of Curriculum and Instruction is concerned primarily
 with planning curriculum and administering the educational program
 in all schools in the Virgin Islands. As an auxiliary function, the
 division is also responsible for research and experiments in education,
 for pupil personnel services, for school library services, and for all
 other activities having to do with or related to the instructional
 program.
 The division was completely reorganized and strengthened during
 the year by the addition of five new key subdivisions and especially
 by the establishment of five key professional administrative positions.
 At the beginning of the year, the division was staffed at the head-
 quarters level by only two elementary supervisors, one kindergarten
 supervisor, two art supervisors and one music supervisor. By the end
 of the year, the division consisted of a Deputy Commissioner for Cur-
 riculum and Instruction, who headed the division, and five program
 directors as follows: one Director of Elementary Education; one Di-
 rector of Secondary, Vocational and Adult Education; one Director
 of Pupil Personnel Services; one Director of School Library Services
 and Instructional Materials; and one Director of Educational
 Research and Statistics.
 The supervisory staff was strengthened by the addition of a super-
 visor of science for the system, a primary school supervisor for St.
 Croix, and an education officer for St. John. These additions raised
 the supervisory staff to nine.
 The educational program had for the first time a strong head-
 quarters staff working exclusively on matters of education-planning,