Renee Charleswell, Ph.D., director of the Virgin Islands Department of Education’s State Office of Special Education (SOSE), wishes to inform the public that copies of the Division’s FFY 2017 IDEA Part B Federal Grant Application are available for public review in both Virgin Islands school districts over the next 60 days.  Comments will be accepted up to 30 days after the close of the public review period, and may be submitted to the SOSE Director via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or dropped off at the office between April 10 and May 10, 2017.

Copies of the grant application, containing a tentative state budget, may be obtained from the State and District Offices of Special Education, the superintendent of schools offices, the office of the Commissioner of Education in both districts, and the University of the Virgin Islands campuses.  A copy may also be found at VIDE website, www.vide.vi under the Special Education Division.

For more information, contact Dr. Charleswell at the SOSE office at (340) 776-5802.    

Open for Review:

  2017Grant Application Interactive Spreadsheet.pdf 

  PartB-app2017-final.doc-FILLED.pdf