THE MANAGEMENT of Teachers' Professional Day is still a lingering issue for the Barbados Association of Principals of Public Secondary Schools (BAPPSS).

At its' October 9 annual general meeting, the BAPPSS lamented the fact a whole year had elapsed without a resolution.

"In addition to giving unanimous support to the understanding of the day as expressed by the principal of Alexandra School in 2006, [we are] expressing significant disappointment in the fact that a full year has elapsed without formal and final resolution being brought to bear on the issue of how Teachers' Professional Day is to be managed," the association said in a release.

The day was observed on Friday.

And the Jeff Broomes-headed trade union is eager to get down to work and noted that "a number of challenging and impactful issues" were discussed at the meeting.

In addition to throwing their support "unanimously" behind Garrison Secondary School principal Matthew Farley, who suspended several students after he deemed the length their uniform skirts inappropriate, the principals said "it was accepted that a general rationalisation must be agreed upon to manage the deportment of all schools".

Teacher evaluation was another issue discussed. They noted that while they supported the thrust and high level of consultation through the process, there was "an outstanding difference between BAPPSS and the Ministry of Education as it relates to the absence of a provision for additional staff to facilitate the proper administration of the system".

BAPPSS also looked at Continuos Assessment and giving their support to the project that would be piloted in nine secondary schools: Alexandra, Alleyne, Alma Parris, Deighton Griffith, Ellerslie, Grantley Adams Memorial, Lester Vaughan, Queen's College and The St Michael School.

Chairman of the Barbados Secondary Schools Athletic Championships 2007, Catherine Jordan, was commended for her leadership of the event, and immediate past president Victor Hutchinson was commended for his leadership in the Caribbean Association of Principals of Public Secondary Schools.

Alleyne School principal Erwin Greaves is the new vice-president and Matthew Farley the public relations officer. (DS/PR)