Parental and Community Engagement
- Parent and Community Engagement
- Anonymous Compliance Line
- VIDE Guidance on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Activity in Schools
- VIDE Alerts-Parental Engagement
- Parental Resources
- Here's What To Expect!!
Parent and Community Engagement
The Office of Parent and Community Engagement and Positive School Climate, under the general direction of the Commissioner, is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to enhance parental and community involvement in all schools, territory wide; while overseeing the creation and execution of policies and programs aimed at fostering a positive school climate through Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS).
The term "Parents" used throughout this site also includes legal guardians, grandparents raising a grandchild, and other appointed family members.
DID YOU KNOW?
- Schools with strong family engagement and parental involvement are more likely to improve student learning outcomes.
- Parental involvement also leads to reduced absenteeism and promotes better behavior among children.
- Studies have proven that as students miss classes, their academic performance declines. The children being absent can also lead to them dropping out of school.
- Parental engagement leads to increased student achievement and improved parent and teacher satisfaction.
Anonymous Compliance Line
Help is available for you!
There's no need to suffer in silence when you can call the ANOYNMOUS COMPLIANCE LINE!!
The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) Compliance Line is an anonymous helpline through an outside company that is staffed by trained professionals for students, employees, or anyone to any wrongdoing or concern to include: theft, child abuse, bullying, campus threats, fraud etc.
The line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, safely, and confidentially. Call or text the word report to 1-800-403-2461 or visit videcomplianceline.com. You can remain anonymous. If you know something, say something.
VIDE Guidance on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Activity in Schools
The Rights of Immigrant Students
The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) is committed to providing a safe and inclusive learning environment for all students. In alignment with the memorandum issued by Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on January 29, 2025, VIDE has provided specific guidance for its employees regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
To ensure parents, guardians, and students are informed, VIDE has developed a Public Service Announcement (PSA) video and informational flyers in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole outlining key policies and protections for students and school personnel. These resources reaffirm that the primary responsibility of school personnel remains the education and protection of all students.
We encourage parents and guardians to review the flyers and PSA video to stay informed. VIDE remains dedicated to fostering a supportive school environment for every student. We stand with our families and will continue to ensure that our schools remain a place of learning, safety, and opportunity for all.
VIDE ICE Procedural Safeguards English
VIDE Alerts-Parental Engagement
Stay Connected, Stay Informed: Sign Up for VIDE Alerts and PowerSchool Today!
Designed with you in mind, this platform ensures that important updates reach you when they matter most. Registering is quick and easy: simply visit www.vide.vi/stayconnected and sign up today!
In addition to VIDE Alerts, parents and guardians are encouraged to sign up for PowerSchool, a crucial platform that connects you to your child’s academic progress.
Through PowerSchool, you can access real-time student grade updates, assignment scores, attendance records, class schedules, school bulletins and announcements.
VIDE acknowledges concerns raised regarding the security of PowerSchool and assures stakeholders that these concerns have been addressed when brought to our attention. While there have been isolated instances of input errors, the Department has taken swift action to safeguard student data and remains vigilant in ensuring information security.
Additionally, VIDE remains transparent in providing updates regarding the December 2024 nationwide PowerSchool data breach, which occurred off-site at PowerSchool’s facilities. No action by the Department or individual schools contributed to this breach. VIDE continues to receive updates from PowerSchool and will keep all stakeholders informed as new information becomes available.
Don’t delay! Stay informed and connected! Sign up for VIDE Alerts today by visit www.vide.vi/stayconnected and ensure you’re registered for PowerSchool to stay engaged in your child’s academic journey.
Together, we are transforming today’s learners into tomorrow’s leaders!
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