Montserrat ECD Policy - Government of Montserrat

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Kilarc Powerhouse and SwitchyardProposal for Disposition• Work includes removal of turbines and generators and all associated electrical and mechanicalequipment associated with the powerhouse and abandoning the structure in place.• Turbine pits will be filled with mass concrete or other suitable fill material and capped withconcrete.• All openings will be sealed and the tailrace backfilled to the confluence using local earth materials.• The building will remain in place; the long-term disposition of the structure needs to bedetermined.• The switchyard will be left in place as it is an integral part of the PG&E inter-connectedtransmission system.Cow Creek Development Decommissioning ProposalThe South Cow Creek watershed encompasses approximately 78 square miles (mi 2 ), including 53 mi 2 locatedupstream from the South Cow Creek Diversion Dam. The average annual runoff at the dam is 79,500 ac ft;on average, approximately 37 percent of the annual runoff is diverted to Cow Creek Powerhouse. Theestimated dependable generating capacity of the Cow Creek development is approximately 400 kW, and theestimated average annual energy generated is 12 million kWh.The Cow Creek Development features include:• Mill Creek Diversion Dam;• Mill Creek-South Cow Creek Canal;• South Cow Creek Diversion Dam and Main Canal;• Cow Creek Forebay Dam; and• Cow Creek Forebay, Penstock, and Powerhouse.The Mill Creek–South Cow Creek Canal diverts water from Mill Creek to South Cow Creek. From SouthCow Creek, the water is diverted to the South Cow Creek Main Canal and into Cow Creek Forebay. FromCow Creek Forebay, the water flows through a penstock to Cow Creek Powerhouse. The water is thendischarged from the powerhouse to Hooten Gulch where it flows to South Cow Creek.Mill Creek Diversion – Dam and Canal IntakeProposal for Disposition• Work includes the demolition and removal of materials from the site.• Demolition may require construction of a temporary channel diversion.Cultural Resources Inventory and EvaluationGarcia and Associates (GANDA)Kilarc-Cow Creek Hydroelectric Decommissioning Project 6 March 12, 2009
7. Management, Monitoring and Evaluation MechanismsThe Ministry of Education through the Education Officer with responsibility for EarlyChildhood Development will manage the day to day activities of the sector. There will beclose networking with the Curriculum Officer as well as the Education Officer of Primaryschools. The EO ECD will report to the Director of Education (DOE)Upon establishment of the National Council of Early Childhood Development (NCECD), it willwork in close collaboration with the Montserrat Early Childhood Association (MECA) and theEO ECD. The Council will act as the main advisory body to the Minister who in his capacitycan delegate specific tasks to them as it relates to the sectorThe Education Officer, will have the responsibility for the development of the monitoring andinspection process working in conjunction with the NCECD, and MECA. The Officer will alsoconduct inspection for awarding licenses to the centres, assess the progress of the childrenwithin the centres at least twice a year and produce an annual report to the Minister and theNCECD on the state of the sector.The EO ECD will have the responsibility of advising the Minister of Education on the need forreviews and amendments to the sector whenever the landscape of ECD in Montserrat sorequires.The sector will continue to operate under the various sections of the Act and any otherprotocols of the Government of Montserrat which so refer to the sector.8. Implementation PlanAnnex II contains an indicative schedule for implementing the Policy. The schedule indicatesthat work on all of the proposed strategies could be initiated within a three year period.There is also referencing that collaboration will be needed between various GovernmentDepartment for example the Attorney General’s Office.Successful implementation will also require technical and financial assistance. The Policywill be implemented through the development of Annual Action Plans which will identify theactivities of priorities to be undertaken during the applicable financial year, or as funding issourced. The priority Action Plan for the first year of implementation is detailed in Annex III.It focuses on the necessary legislative changes which would be required to enable acohesive and functional early childhood service as well as the collection of data on allexisting providers along with the education of the general public.9. Year One Priority Action Plan.The priority actions to be implemented during the first year are:1. Amendment to the Education Act2. Approval and dissemination of Policy3. Establishment of a Register of all children born and residing on the island as well asbirths to Montserratian citizens residing overseas4. Orientation of practitioners to Policy implementation and development of theMinimum Standards5. Assessing the number of home based early childhood services and the need forregistration and training15
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