Think Children! 1976 Annual Report, Department of Education, American Samoa.

Overview & Synopsis

This report first details how American Samoa's public schools are organized. The public school system consists of early childhood education (ECE), elementary education, secondary education, and special education. In the 1975-76 school year, ECE operated 145 village centers. In addition to these centers, five year-old children from village and home centers were transported into an ECE training center on a rotating basis to experience more sophisticated learning activities and to profit from field experience. Twenty-six consolidated schools in the islands of Tutuila, Aunu'u, Ta'u Olosega, and Ofu were in operation during FY76. Special education operated two classroom centers in addition to three other classes operated in three consolidated schools in the Bay area. In summarizing the educational activities of American Samoa for 1975-76, the report focuses on the following areas: those who need education, the organization of schools, costs of education, goals of education, other services such as instructional development, library services, and financial aid, and statistical information relating to the profiles of the department of education and its instructional personnel, and to income of the department of education. (Author/JM)