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February 10 2026
From Pathways to promise
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From left: Arnaldo Allen, principal of New Forest High School; Dontae Daley, grade-nine student, and Dontae’s mom Tricia Carter.
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Dontae Daley, who has made a remarkable turnaround from struggling student to academic superstar.
Fourteen-year-old Dontae Daley has defied the odds, moving from reading at grade-one level to becoming one of the top performers in his third-form class at New Forest High School – a transformation that educators say highlights the value of early intervention, parental support, and the Ministry of Education’s Pathway Programme. Quiet and reserved by nature, Dontae entered high school reading far below his grade level. Through targeted literacy support and sustained encouragement, he has steadily rebuilt his academic confidence.
