U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education

	U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education
	; ; ;
	General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Term limits:	None
	Structure
Length of term:	Four years
Authority:	U.S. Virgin Islands Code Title 3, Chapter 7
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder(s)
	Kyza Callwood, Judy Gomez, Winona Hendricks, Abigail Hendricks Cagan, Terrence Joseph, Arah Lockhart, Mary Moorhead, Emmanuella Perez-Cassius, Nandi Sekou
	Elections
Next election:	November 3, 2026
Last election:	November 5, 2024
	Other U.S. Virgin Islands Executive Offices
	Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands; Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections

The U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education is an independent territorial government agency of the United States Virgin Islands, responsible for providing financial aid for students, certifying teachers and other education professionals, and governing education policies and standards of public schools in the U.S. Virgin Islands.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Current officeholders

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education At-large, St. John District	Abigail Hendricks Cagan	Independent	January 6, 2025
U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District	Winona Hendricks	Democratic	January 5, 2009
U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District	Terrence Joseph	Democratic	January 7, 2013
U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District	Mary Moorhead	Independent	January 6, 2025
U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District	Emmanuella Perez-Cassius	Democratic	January 4, 2021
U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District	Kyza Callwood	Democratic	January 2, 2017
U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District	Judy Gomez	Democratic	January 3, 2005
U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District	Arah Lockhart	Democratic	January 2, 2023
U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District	Nandi Sekou	Democratic	January 4, 2021

Authority

The U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education's authority and jurisdiction are established in U.S. Virgin Islands Code Title 3, Chapter 7.^[3]

(a) The Virgin Islands Board of Education, referred to as the “Board” in the remainder of this section is established as an independent agency.

Qualifications

Candidates for the nine elected members of the board must be:^[4]

A U.S. citizen.
At least 21 years old.
A resident of the U.S. Virgin Islands for at least three years immediately preceding the date of the election.

Elections

The board is composed of nine voting members. Each member serves a staggered four-year term beginning on the first Monday of January following the election. Board members are elected by voters in partisan elections in the two legislative districts: four in St. Croix elected by the qualified electors of St. Croix, four in St. Thomas elected by the qualified electors of St. Thomas, and one member to be elected at large by the qualified electors of the Virgin Islands, provided that the candidate is a resident of St. John.^[3]^[4]^[5]

2024

See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education election, 2024

At-large, St. John

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education At-large, St. John District

Abigail Hendricks Cagan won election in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education At-large, St. John District on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Abigail Hendricks Cagan (Independent) (Write-in)	4.5	17
	Other/Write-in votes	95.5	361

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 378
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St. Croix

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District (2 seats)

Mary Moorhead and incumbent Emmanuella Perez-Cassius defeated Terrell Alexandre in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mary Moorhead (Independent)	38.9	3,013
✔	Emmanuella Perez-Cassius (D)	36.0	2,790
	Terrell Alexandre (D)	24.4	1,891
	Other/Write-in votes	0.7	55

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,749
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Emmanuella Perez-Cassius and Terrell Alexandre advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District.

St. Thomas

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District (2 seats)

Incumbent Kyza Callwood and incumbent Nandi Sekou defeated Sophia del Rosario in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kyza Callwood (D)	44.9	3,576
✔		Nandi Sekou (D)	39.6	3,155
		Sophia del Rosario (R)	14.5	1,157
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	76

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,964
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District (2 seats)

Incumbent Kyza Callwood and incumbent Nandi Sekou defeated Bruce Flamon in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District on August 3, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kyza Callwood	43.7	320
✔		Nandi Sekou	40.9	300
	Submit photo	Bruce Flamon	14.7	108
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	5

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 733
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Sophia del Rosario advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District.

2022

See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education election, 2022

St. Croix District

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District (2 seats)

Incumbent Terrence Joseph and incumbent Winona Hendricks defeated Mary Moorhead in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Terrence Joseph (D)	36.4	4,121
✔	Submit photo	Winona Hendricks (D)	32.4	3,665
		Mary Moorhead (Independent Citizen Movement)	30.5	3,453
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	70

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,309
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District (2 seats)

Incumbent Winona Hendricks and incumbent Terrence Joseph defeated Denis Lynch II in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District on August 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Winona Hendricks	34.6	1,235
✔	Submit photo	Terrence Joseph	33.1	1,184
	Submit photo	Denis Lynch II	31.9	1,141
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	12

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,572
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St. Thomas District

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District (2 seats)

Incumbent Judy Gomez and Arah Lockhart defeated Michael Charles in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Judy Gomez (D)	53.4	6,433
✔		Arah Lockhart (D)	35.8	4,308
	Submit photo	Michael Charles (R)	10.3	1,247
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	62

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,050
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District (2 seats)

Incumbent Judy Gomez and Arah Lockhart defeated Leonard Richardson in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District on August 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Judy Gomez	48.2	2,057
✔		Arah Lockhart	31.4	1,343
	Submit photo	Leonard Richardson	19.9	852
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	20

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,272
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Randolph Bennett (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Charles advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District.