Republic of Liberia for the Period JANUARY 1,1982- DECEMBER 31,1982
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Xs P UoZ^if f sï—V vd^\ ANNUAL REPORT OF THE X5'6/,'ofhéqû© MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TO THE PEOPLE'S REDEMPTION COUNCIL OF THE Republic of Liberia For the period JANUARY 1,1982- DECEMBER 31,1982 MONROVIA, LIBERIA Dr. O.E. SAIGBE BOLEY DECEMBER 31,1982 MINISTER OF EDUCATION. R,L. i M-262345/66-M/183 December 29» 1983 Genetlemen; I have the honour most respectfully to submit herewith my Annual Report on the administration and activities of the Ministry of Education covering the period 1 January to 31 December 1982, recounting achievement, identifying problems and recommending or suggesting solutions thereto. It is gratifying to indicate that the performance and accomplishments of this Ministry during the period under review were characterized by a considerate degree of successes which were attained through your relentless and unceasing support. In recognition of this, I take this opportunity on behalf of my Staff, and on my own behalf, to express our sincere thanks and gratitude for this support. We feel confident that with your continued support this Ministry will make greater progress and achieve the goals for which it was established. In The Cause of The People, THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES« ii PREFACE During "the year under review, we are pleased "to report "that; "the facilities and services of the Ministry of Education and its sub- bodies throughout the country have been greatly taxed and exerted so as to provide, with maximum statisfaction, the services enti*usted to us. This demand and our consequent effort to meet and satisfy them have highlighted and made more evident some existing constraints and limitations under which we at the Ministry of Education operate and which as a matter of fact and urgency, need to be reviewed. It is recognized that among the many factors which continue to retard growth and development of our schools are the irrelevance of educational programmes and the quality of the personnel in the school system. In our endeavour to continue to map out means by which our students can receive quality education, the Ministry of Education has, inter alia, revised the curricula of primary and secondary schools, proposed the establishment of a national council^ for Higher Education and made positive strides toward making availa¬ ble low cost textbooks. _ Another old-age issue which is of concern to us is that of in- frestructurai development. While we note that many primary and secondary schools have been built throughout the country in recent years, current programmes of educational expansion have not,kept with the growth in the school age population of thisnation. We, however take comfort in the fact that the 2-year old PRC Government, under the able leadership of C-I-C Samuel K. Doe is fully committed to a vigorous programme' of educational expansion and the provision of equal educational opportunities for every Liberian youth. ! I iii A recent source of complaint during "this period is "the mount— ing cosi of tuition fees at private schools subsidized by govern¬ ment, These fees were mounting so high at all levels that the average Liberian parents were beginning to feel they cannottmaintaín their children at these schools except something is done. Here again, we like to commend government for the timely step it took in this matter, ' Finally, and not the least problematic of these reflectox-y analysis of educational constraints, limitations and trends, was that which tended to defeat government's efforts to develop a core of needed skilled manpower. Indeed, while we noted with interest that our foreign scholarship programme has had a fruitful impact on the development of high calibre manpower, we also observed that there was a large number of irresponsible Liberian youth studying abroad, especially in America, on Government scholarship, who were captivated more by the glitters of alian sophistries rather than a sense of moral obligation and gratitude to government for the opportunity they have been offered. Thus in our attempt to máke this programme meaningful, all such students have been dropped from our scholarship roster. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL i PREFACE ii DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION 1 Division of Personnel 1 Division of Finance — — 5 Division of Buildings & Grounds 7 Division of Transport — — 9 Office of the Legal Counsel — 11 Division of Printing & Publications 13 Division of Scholarships — 15 Dispatch Section 19 Division of Procurement — 20 DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION 21 BUREAU OF GENERAL SUPERVISION 24 Community Schools Program — 24 Division of Adult Education —— — 26 Liberian Language Program —— — — 28 BUR ru OF PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL EDUCATION 29 Division of Media Education — 30 Institute of French Studies — 32 BUREAU OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES 34 'Division of Curriculum Development —— 34 Division of Student Personnel Services —— 36 TABLE OP CONTENTS Page DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT 39 Fourth Education Project Financing 39 Liberian National Commissions for UNESCO — 39 School Mapping Unit 59 Division of Research & Publication 62 Division of Statistics 68 Textbook Unit 70 Division of Educational Facilities — 73 EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS OF LIBERIA 90 DEPARTMENT OF ADHIHIETBiTION Page 1 PERSONNEL In S. order to meet the needs of our rapidly expanding area of economy in the education it is essential to have a qualified oorps of dedicated, administrators and professionals working in à well organized this system, end, we are pleased to report that in this Ministry's continuing efforts to fulfill its mission, it effected several personnel changes and/or shifts with a view to up-grading school supervision, administra¬ tion and offer a greater degree of professional servioes. The changes were as follows» Hon, T» Kudar for Jarry, Deputy Minister of Education Instruction was appointed Eduoation for Deputy Minister of D» Administration, replacing Mr, Walter Richards who was relieved of his portfolio, Dr, Maria Rosalita Roberts, Assistant Eduoation for Minister of Curriculum Development and Student Personnel Servioes was of appointed Eduoation for Deputy Minister Kudar Jarry, Instruction, replacing Hon, T, Mrs, Efcmonia for Tarpeh, Assistant Minister of Planning and Education Development was appointed Assistant Minister of Education for Tidi Instruction replacing Mrs, Speare Stewart who was relieved of her post, and Mr, Henrique Tokpa, Director of ment was Planning and Develop¬ appointed Assistant Minister Research, for Planning and succeeding Mrs. Btmonia Tarpeh, Other changes which inoluded the appointment of Divisional heads and Professionals were* Mr. Yanoy Peters Elah who was for serving as Special School Supplies and Assistant Warehousing was elevated position 0j£ Personnel to the Director, replacing Mrs, Karpeh who resigned; itydea Reeves Page 2 Mr# J# Cr. Gbanyan Matt beoame Director of Scholarshipt replacing lies« Myra Moulton; Mrs# Helen Summerville "beoame Director of national Curriculum; Mr# Charles G# Breeze was named the new Director Teacher Education, replacing Mr# James B# Gowala who was transferred to the position of Special Assistant for School Supplies Warehousing; Mr. Henry G# Barjibo was named Director of Sohool Feeding Programme, replacing Mrs* Muriel Langley; Mr# Herbert Goodlin was appointed Director of the newly created Texfbo&k Huit, while Ms# Morle Brisbane was appointed Aoootxntmifc of the Unit; Mr# Joseph S, Neufville was appointed Deputy Project Director of the' Planning and Implementation Unit (PlU) for Finance Fellowship & Teohnical Assistant, replacing Mr# Valentine Caulker who passed away in 1981, and Mrs# Cecelia Davis-fiallup beoame Projeot Acoountant of the PIU, replacing Mr# Neufville, pyom-iEUT pF TEACHERS During this period, the 287 teachers that graduated from the Teacher Training Institution in December 1981 were employed by the Ministry of Education and placed in schools throughout the Country# The distribu¬ tion of tho teachers were as follows ï # Per Total Per I# SOUTH-WESTERM REGION County A) Montserrado County 35 B) Grand Bassa County 9 51 C) Grand Cape Mount County -1 II* NORTH-CENTRAL REGION A) Bong Cirunty 21 B) Nimba County 45 129 C) Lofa County SSL Î29 Page 3 III. SOUTB-BASTEEH SEGION A) Maryland County 38 "* B) Sino© County 32 IGT C) Grand Gedoh County 37 , Grand Total 287 These teachers wer© graduates from the teacher training1 programme of the following institutions« INSTITUTION NO. OF GRADUATES W.Y.S, Tubman Teacher College, University of Liberia 13 Outtington University College 24 KRTTI I52 , • - ft .... w ZETTI 98 TOTAL 287 It is gratifying to note that 37 of these trained teachers were "University degree holders« The total number of teaohers replaoed this year were 1,159» increase of 525 and 267 when compared with figures in 1980 and 1981 respectively« The "below table provides statistical date of employment pattern: IAULEIX: EMPLOYMENT PATTERN COUNTY REPLACEMENT BE-INSTATEMENT SAL. A3). TOTAL 1. Bong 112 6 8 126 2« Grand Bassa 79 3 8 90 Page 4 "T 68 >4 <k-M:ix Oape-Moaat 65 3 o- 1 131 4 & Gracd Gedsh 128 2 167 5* 4ofa 159 3 5 127 *• Maryland 117 3 7 363 7. Horósserrado 329 15 19 122 a. Simt«, 111 1 10 6? 9. Bixioa 59 6 2 60 i,«6l TOAI 1,159 42 I>axlng fhia period, th© cherished dream of the Divisicm. >© reality vhÃn. it published in Art *$, ^ IfégftgforE of Edu^t^. This "booklet, whioh vas started in 1979, oon- ^ xroleo, procedi, reea**i«r^ It is expected to serve as the guiding prinoipl© of the } ^dnigrtxy-of Bdaoafcioiu Page 5 DIVISION OF FINANCE & BUDGET The year 1982 was very eventful for the Division of Finance and Budget. It ushered in two new systems of program Budgeting and Per¬ sonnel Audit or on-the-spot-paying of employees. Program budgeting, the system by which budget is made according to the various programs is considered with specific tasks to be per¬ formed within a given period. By so doing the effectiveness and goals can be assured in a specific period.