Friday, April 22, 2022, on the sidelines of the book festival at the Holy Trinity School of the Episcopal Church (Port-au-Prince), Nesmy Manigat, the Minister of National Education who was present at this celebration, published a circular establishing the Ministerial Commission for School Textbooks and Teaching Materials.

This Commission's main mandate is to develop a national policy for textbooks and teaching materials.

Among the other points of her mandate, she ensures, together with the National Scientific and Curricular Commission (CNSC), that the curriculum and textbooks do not reproduce patterns of social inequality at school. It also ensures the equitable allocation of resources financing the implementation of the national policy on school materials and teaching materials.

Circular creating the ministerial commission for textbooks and teaching materials :

"The Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training, informs the public in general, publishers and authors of textbooks, in particular, of the creation of the Ministerial Commission for textbooks and teaching materials.

Mandate of the Commission :

• Develop a national textbook and teaching materials policy;

• Assess textbooks and learning materials for accreditation;

• Ensure the application of the laws and conventions in force in this area, in particular respect for copyright, and all other ethical standards in their preparation;

• Work together with the private and associative sectors of the book trades with a view to implementing the national policy for school textbooks and teaching materials;

• Define the mandate of each actor in the implementation of the national policy on textbooks and teaching materials;

• Work together with the National Scientific and Curriculum Commission (CNSC) to ensure that textbooks and teaching materials comply with the curriculum;

• Ensure the equitable allocation of resources financing the implementation of the national policy on school materials and materials. didactics (endowment subsidy, loans of textbooks and didactic materials, etc...);

• Ensure together with the CNSC that the curriculum and textbooks do not reproduce patterns of social inequalities in school such as: linguistic, cultural, religious discrimination, discrimination on the basis of disability, gender-based violence. historical distortion or omission, etc...;

• Proposing, in consultation with the National Office for Partnership in Education (ONAPE) and the National Fund for Education (FNE), financing mechanisms for the National Policy on textbooks and teaching materials.

Members of the Commission :

• A representative of the Curriculum and Quality Department (DCQ) who coordinates it;

• A representative of the Office of Preschool Education (BUGEP);

• A representative of the Department of Basic Education (DEF);

• A representative of the Department of Secondary Education (DES);

• A representative of the Training and Development Department (DFP);

• A representative of the National Institute for Professional Training (INFP).

Are added in an advisory capacity :

A representative of the General Directorate of the MENFP;

A representative of the Minister's Office;

A representative of the General Coordination of the Education and Quality Center (CG PEQ).

The Commission has two years to carry out its mandate."

HL/ HaitiLibre