Born the 8th of 10 children to the late H. Milton Nixon and M.
Irene Nixon on the island of Eleuthera during the mid-1950s, a
young Jean Nixon, exposed to the hardships poverty could yield,
always had big dreams of a better future. Attending the Palmetto
Point Primary School followed by both the Rock Sound High
School and Governor’s Harbour High School, she excelled in
both sports and academics, with high hopes of one day attending
university to pursue a career as a doctor.
She showed great promise toward fulfilling that future success
and was awarded Head Girl of Governor’s Harbour High School
where she met with the late Sir. Milo Butler, the 1st Governor
General of The Bahamas, for this honor.
In 1975, with reality in tow, young Jean, short on funds, migrated to the Capital city, Nassau to pursue
a Certificate in Education with the then College of The Bahamas. She later attained a Teaching
Certificate in 1980 and Public Service appointment in 1981, while teaching full-time at Yellow Elder
Elementary School, getting married, and beginning a family.
Her pursuit for knowledge never yielded, and a now Mrs. Rolle went on to obtain an Associate in Arts
Degree in Education in 1983. This was followed by a Bachelor of Science Degree with a
concentration in General Education from Nova Southeastern University in 1996, whilst teaching at
C.I. Gibson Secondary School. She amassed numerous certificates and attended Ministry of
Education workshops to remain current in an ever-changing Educational environment.
Jean Rolle, has contributed greatly to the field of Education over the years in diverse ways and has
taught at all levels in Education. She has assisted in marking and supervision of marking for both the
Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE)
in Social Sciences exams.
Rolle has also held positions including Head of Department and Subject Coordinator for History for
over 20 years at C.I. Gibson and C.H. Reeves Secondary Schools, collectively.
Even at church, as a Methodist Member, Mrs. Rolle has had a hand as a Conference Representative
responsible for setting and marking the exams for the Grade 3 Level Scripture Examination for the
Sunday School Curriculum of Methodist Churches in The Caribbean & The Americas (MCCA)
Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Islands Conference. She has also served as the Age Level Editor for
children “5 years & Under” curriculum content at the MCCA District Level for the same Scripture
Examinations. Mrs. Rolle assisted with BJC Social Studies volunteer-tutoring, youth organization
“CHAMPS”, and served as Scripture Reader. She currently serves as Communion Steward and Usher
at Rhodes’ Memorial Methodist Church.