Two educators with over 45 years of combined teaching experience have been appointed as principals of Adrian T Hazell and Valley Primary Schools.
Icilma Itasha Webster and Shirlene Carol Hodge will take up the leadership roles following careers spanning classroom teaching, literacy development and school management.
Webster took up her post this week on Monday, 2 November, while Hodge was appointed principal of Valley Primary School on 14 October.
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Icilma Itasha Webster
Icilma Itasha Webster began her career in early childhood education before moving into the primary sector in 2006 as an uncertificated teacher at Vivien Vanterpool Primary School.
Over the years, she also worked at Valley Primary School and Morris Vanterpool Primary School, taking on responsibilities including literacy coordinator, reading recovery teacher and special educational needs coordinator.
She was appointed deputy principal at Morris Vanterpool in 2024 after acting in the role the previous year. She also served as acting principal during her time there.
Webster holds a teaching certificate and a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education Development and Family Studies from the University of the West Indies.
She founded the James Ronald Webster Early Childhood Development Centre in 2013 and has also lectured at the University of the West Indies Open Campus and Anguilla Community College.
Shirlene Carol Hodge
Shirlene Carol Hodge began teaching in 2000 as an uncertificated teacher at Morris Vanterpool Primary School, where she worked with kindergarten and Grade One pupils.
She has since served at five of Anguilla’s six primary schools, including Adrian T Hazell, Orealia Kelly, Alwyn Allison Richardson and Valley Primary Schools.
Her career has included roles as literacy coordinator, reading recovery teacher, special educational needs coordinator and child safeguarding lead.
She also served as deputy principal at Alwyn Allison Richardson and Orealia Kelly primary schools, taking on acting principal responsibilities when required.
Hodge holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Educational Administration from the University of the West Indies and a Master’s Degree in Education from Walden University. She completed her master’s degree in 2023.
