Education Ministry to provide more support to privately run Liberty Academy

It has been announced that the Ministry of Education is to provide additional financial and human resource support to the privately run Liberty Academy at Priory.  
  
There is an arrangement between the institution and the Government of Jamaica, where some students with special needs are placed at the school and their fees are paid by the ministry.  
  
The salaries of two special education teachers are also covered by the Government.
  
Education Minister Senator Ruel Reid, who toured the school on Tuesday, said the new partnership is aimed at giving the school additional support to improve the quality of performance and output.
  
Suzanne Williams, Executive Director of Liberty Academy, said the institution has been working with the Education Ministry on an ongoing basis since 2007.  
  
Ms. Williams says the school has a mix of regularly performing and above average students, and also facilitates students with exceptional needs.  
                                             
The institution offers an inclusive programme of education, catering to 260 students from three to 18 years of age.