This document discusses education reform efforts in Chuuk State, Micronesia. It outlines goals to improve personnel management, decentralize education services, and improve teacher/principal quality and school quality. It proposes establishing regional education centers in the Northwest region to decentralize services like school supervision, instruction, and training while maintaining centralized functions like budget, payroll, and planning at the state Department of Education. Staffing plans for the proposed Northwest Center include coordinators, specialists, and an advisory board. Next steps proposed include selecting leadership for an NGO to formally establish and govern the Northwest Unified School system.

1. Leadership Involvement in
Education Reform
Vidalino Raatior, M.A.
Director, Pacific Islander Student Center
University of Hawaii at Hilo

2. Agenda
 Grassroots Leadership
 Leadership styles
 Why NGO?
 Next Steps
 Q&A

3. Why Reform?
1) National
Standardized Tests
– 17% Chuuk, 33%
Pohnpei, 34% Yap,
47% Kosrae
2) JEMCO Resolution
2010

4. Chuuk Reform Goals
 Goal 1: Improving Personnel Management
 Goal 2: Decentralizing Education Services
 Goal 3: Improving quality and effectiveness of
teachers and principals
 Goal 4: Improving quality of schools
 Goal 5: Expanding Curricular Offerings

5. Centralized
Northwest
Namoneas DOE Faichuk
Mortocks

6. Centralized
Northwest
Namoneas DOE Faichuk
Mortocks

7. De-Centralized
Northwest
Faichuk
Namoneas
Mortocks DOE

8. Northwest Center
Weito
Pafeng NW
Pattiw DOE

9. Goal 2: Decentralizing
Education Services
 Activity 1: Define & finalize the specific
functions, roles, and support to be
decentralized to onsite schools
 Activity 2: Educate communities & schools on
established monitoring system
 Activity 3: Secure office space for
decentralized offices and living
accommodation for personnel

10. Goal 2: Decentralizing
Education Services
 Activity 4: Mobilize office supplies and needed
equipment to respective Regional Service
Centers
 Activity 5: Develop infrastructure for ensuring
ongoing communication and exchange
between Service Centers and Central office
 Activity 6: Begin operation of the new
Regional Service Centers according to schedule
of implementation

11. De-centralized Centralized
Services
DOE Northwest
Budget & Payroll School supervision
Personnel & Contracts Instructions
Planning & Development Training
Curriculum Data
Training Communications
Certification Special Education
Transportation Administration
Community involvement

12. Centralized Leadership
Board of Education Director
Chief Chief Chief Chief
Elementary Elementary Secondary Special Ed
Specialist Specialist Specialist

13. Northwest Center Staffing
Coordinators
Advisory Board? (3)
Elementary Accreditation Admin /
Specialist (3) Assessment
Specialist (1) Specialist (1)

14. Northwest Leadership
1) Io epwealihi we NW Coordinator?
2) Iaepwefeito me ia an operating budget?
3) Met wiser naiwiislonmwu, lamalam, oreni?
4) Ifaofesepweataweei NW Center me Weno?
5) Ifaofesepweatama NW Center
ngenifonufan?

15. Northwest Unified Schools
Pattiw
Weito Pafeng

16. Fanapi Center
www.fanapi.org
• Northwest Unified Schools
• Scholarships
EDUCATION • Teacher Training
• Personnel & Payroll
• Health Clinic
HEALTH • Health Aid training
• Fanapi Store
DEVELOP
MENT
• Fanapi Taxis
• Job Training

17. Northwest
Unified Schools
Our next steps?
1) Strategic Leadership –
Delegates choose head of
delegation for NGO
Board of Directors (oreni,
rhoput, municipal)
2) Signed Petition – support
for Fanapi NGO &
Northwest Unified
Schools
3) Formalize NGO by-laws,
charter
4) Head of Delegation –
meeting in Weno (July 16-
19, 2012)