Intelligence Projection — Live Zyqual integration pending

Regional Intelligence

7 Education Regions · Jamaica National Teacher Appraisal

2 Strong3 Watch2 UrgentProjected Intelligence View
2
Strong Regions
Region 4, Region 6
3
Watch Regions
Region 1, Region 3, Region 5
2
Urgent Regions
Region 2, Region 7

Region 2 — St. Catherine & St. Thomas

Urgent3 urgent schools
Parishes: St. Catherine, St. Thomas
70.1%
Completion
3.2/5
Avg Score
108
Active Schools
2,910
Teachers
2,040
Appraisals Done
14
Not Yet Active
Strengths
  • ✓Curriculum coverage rates
  • ✓Teacher attendance consistency
  • ✓School leadership engagement
Development Areas
  • ▲Data-informed teaching practice
  • ▲Formative assessment techniques
  • ▲Student wellbeing integration
Recommended Actions
  • 1.Urgent EO review — 18 schools at red risk, 3 require JTC intervention
  • 2.Accelerate appraisal completion; target 80% by end of term
  • 3.Formative assessment CPD cluster for 40+ primary teachers

Region 7 — Portland & St. Thomas

Urgent6 urgent schools
Parishes: Portland, St. Thomas
67.9%
Completion
3.1/5
Avg Score
124
Active Schools
3,210
Teachers
2,180
Appraisals Done
17
Not Yet Active
Strengths
  • ✓Foundational literacy focus
  • ✓Community trust and engagement
  • ✓Principal commitment to improvement
Development Areas
  • ▲Appraisal process quality
  • ▲Instructional coaching capacity
  • ▲Resource access and equity
Recommended Actions
  • 1.Emergency EO deployment — 22 schools below 40% completion
  • 2.JTC regional briefing required — risk indicators above national threshold
  • 3.Allocate additional instructional coaching resources immediately

Region 1 — Kingston & St. Andrew

Watch2 urgent schools
Parishes: Kingston, St. Andrew
77.5%
Completion
3.4/5
Avg Score
131
Active Schools
3,840
Teachers
2,976
Appraisals Done
17
Not Yet Active
Strengths
  • ✓Classroom management consistency
  • ✓Assessment literacy
  • ✓Urban resource utilisation
Development Areas
  • ▲Differentiated instruction
  • ▲Professional development participation
  • ▲Parental engagement strategies
Recommended Actions
  • 1.Deploy EO-led differentiated instruction workshops across 24 secondary schools
  • 2.Increase CPD completion tracking — current lag 22%
  • 3.Target 14 schools with appraisal completion below 50%

Region 3 — Clarendon & Manchester

Watch
Parishes: Clarendon, Manchester
78%
Completion
3.5/5
Avg Score
104
Active Schools
2,680
Teachers
2,090
Appraisals Done
14
Not Yet Active
Strengths
  • ✓Instructional planning quality
  • ✓School-based CPD culture
  • ✓Principal appraisal leadership
Development Areas
  • ▲Technology integration in instruction
  • ▲Higher-order questioning techniques
  • ▲Cross-curricular project design
Recommended Actions
  • 1.Launch technology integration support programme — 20 pilot schools
  • 2.EO coaching series on higher-order questioning across 15 secondary schools
  • 3.Celebrate and share Clarendon CPD model nationally

Region 5 — Hanover, St. James & Trelawny

Watch1 urgent schools
Parishes: Hanover, St. James, Trelawny
74.8%
Completion
3.3/5
Avg Score
97
Active Schools
2,540
Teachers
1,900
Appraisals Done
15
Not Yet Active
Strengths
  • ✓Classroom observation consistency
  • ✓Subject content mastery
  • ✓Physical education & arts integration
Development Areas
  • ▲Literacy instruction across subjects
  • ▲Evidence-based grading practices
  • ▲Inclusive education implementation
Recommended Actions
  • 1.Targeted literacy-across-curriculum programme — 30 schools
  • 2.Inclusive education training — special needs integration focus
  • 3.Evidence-based grading workshop series with 25 secondary teachers

Region 4 — St. Elizabeth & Westmoreland

Strong
Parishes: St. Elizabeth, Westmoreland
83.3%
Completion
3.7/5
Avg Score
91
Active Schools
2,210
Teachers
1,840
Appraisals Done
13
Not Yet Active
Strengths
  • ✓Teacher-student relationship quality
  • ✓Appraisal process fidelity
  • ✓Community-school partnerships
Development Areas
  • ▲Digital literacy instruction
  • ▲STEM pedagogy depth
  • ▲Advanced instructional coaching
Recommended Actions
  • 1.Position as JTC model region for appraisal best practice
  • 2.Introduce STEM pedagogical deepening for 12 secondary schools
  • 3.Document and publish community-school partnership model

Region 6 — St. Ann & St. Mary

Strong
Parishes: St. Ann, St. Mary
88.1%
Completion
3.8/5
Avg Score
88
Active Schools
2,180
Teachers
1,920
Appraisals Done
10
Not Yet Active
Strengths
  • ✓Observation score consistency
  • ✓Professional learning community culture
  • ✓Student engagement strategies
Development Areas
  • ▲Data-driven decision making
  • ▲Advanced curriculum differentiation
  • ▲Teacher retention strategies
Recommended Actions
  • 1.Expand PLC model to neighbouring regions — share best practices
  • 2.Data-driven decision making CPD for principals and EOs
  • 3.Develop teacher retention framework with JTC — pilot in St. Ann