1st public sector monthly gong goes to school head

(CNS): Lyneth Monteith, principal at the John Gray High School was awarded the first ever employee of the month, on Friday, in a new public sector scheme initiated by the deputy governor. Described as a shining example of a hardworking, dedicated civil servant who was awarded this first internal government accolade as a result of consistent, positive, careful and prudent management, the deputy governor stated.  Franz Manderson, who is also the head of the civil service alongside other officials presented the award to Monteith at the school. 

“Ms Monteith has …proven herself to be a committed, caring and fair leader,” Manderson stated. “Ms Monteith’s consistent, positive, careful and prudent management is demonstrated through the steady growth and improvement of theJohn Gray High School and the positive development of the students. I would like to again thank her for demonstrating such a remarkable level of performance and commitment to the Cayman Islands Government, and encourage all Civil Servants to continue to strive for excellence,” he said.

The new accolades are an internal rewards scheme for civil servants, who will be nominated within their departments on a monthly basis. The awards set high standards which are expected from all Cayman Islands civil servants, a release from government stated.

Mary Rodrigues the CO in the education ministry said she was especially pleased that the first candidate for the awards scheme was a school principal. “Ms Monteith is a shining example of a hardworking, dedicated civil servant and she is a true servant leader. I congratulate her on this recognition and thank her for her outstanding contribution to our children and education system,” she added.

Monteith said she was very surprised by the honour of being the first recipient “I am committed to ensuring that my school provides the best educational experience for the students in our care as we prepare them to be tomorrow's leaders,” the head teacher stated.