The
Archdiocesan Commission for Education is primarily
responsible for all matters relating to Catholic
Education in the Catholic and Government Schools
in Trinidad and Tobago. The Episcopal Delegate for
Education is the spokesperson for Archdiocesan Catholic
Education, liaises with the Archbishop and maintains
a close working relationship with the Catholic Education
Board of Management (Primary), The Association of
Principals of Catholic Schools and the Association
of Catholic Education.
The Episcopal Delegate also liaises with the Ministry
of Education with respect to grants for Government
Assisted Primary Schools and oversees Religious Education
in all Catholic Schools and Government Schools where
Catholic Religious Education is taught.
About The Episcopal Delegate
 Hazel
Reis (nee Rodrigues) is a past principal of St Joseph’s
Convent St Joseph and Episcopal Delegate for the
Archdiocesan Commission for Education. Mrs Reis began
her teaching career at the age of nineteen at St
Joseph’s Convent St Joseph and remained there
until her retirement as principal in February 2003.
Mrs
Reis holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics
from the University off the West Indies, a Teacher’s
Diploma and a Diploma in Education. She was a member
of the Secondary School Teachers Association of Trinidad
and Tobago (STATT) from 1962-1982 and from 1993-2003
was a member of the Association of Principals of
Public Secondary Schools. Mrs Reis has been a cabinet
appointed member on both the Concordat Committee
as well as the Textbook Evaluation Committee.
From 1962 to 2003 Mrs
Reis has participated in several professional development
courses and has attended Caribbean Association
for Principals of Secondary Schools (CAPSS) conferences
on education in Jamaica, Belize and Barbados. A
competent teacher and principal, Mrs Reis has been
instrumental in promoting effective team management
and motivation strategies for both staff and students.
The mother of four has been a devoted teacher and
mentor to the students of St Joseph’s Convent,
St Joseph over the years.
In her portfolio as Episcopal Delegate For Education,
she brings her passion for teaching, her knowledge
of the issues, which face schools today, and her
years of experience in the field of Education.
Contact Information
At present the Office of the Episcopal Delegate
for Education is located at:
Catholic Centre
31 Independence Square
Port-of-Spain
Tel: 868- 623-4602
Fax: 868-623-5139
E-mail: hazelreis@yahoo.com
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