Leadership Involvement in Education ReformVidalino Raatior, M.A.Director, Pacific Islander Student CenterUniversity of Hawaii at Hilo

Agenda

Grassroots Leadership

Leadership styles

Why NGO?

Next Steps

Q & A

Why Reform?

1) National Standardized Tests – 17% Chuuk, 33% Pohnpei, 34% Yap, 47% Kosrae

2) JEMCO Resolution 2010

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

Centralized

DOE

Northwest

Faichuk

Mortocks

Namoneas

Centralized

DOE

Northwest

Faichuk

Mortocks

Namoneas

De-Centralized

DOE

Northwest

Faichuk

Mortocks

Namoneas

Northwest Center

NW

Weito

DOEPattiw

Pafeng

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

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

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

Centralized Leadership

Board of Education Director

Chief Elementary

Specialist Specialist Specialist

Chief Elementary

Chief Secondary

Chief Special Ed

Northwest Center Staffing

Advisory Board? Coordinators (3)

Elementary Specialist (3)

Accreditation

Specialist (1)

Admin / Assessment Specialist (1)

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?

Northwest Unified Schools

Pattiw

PafengWeito

Fanapi Center

EDUCATION

•Northwest Unified Schools

•Scholarships

•Teacher Training

•Personnel & Payroll

HEALTH

•Health Clinic

•Health Aid training

DEVELOPMENT

•Fanapi Store

•Fanapi Taxis

• Job Training

www.fanapi.org

Northwest Unified SchoolsOur 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)