Eighteen residents of the U.S.-affiliated Pacific have been selected to attend the 2007 Pacific Library Training Institute (PLTI) in Guam. The PLTI, funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and organized by Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), will take place from July 16–August 3, 2007, at the University of Guam.
By providing professional development to this group, all of whom are preprofessional staff working in school libraries in their home jurisdictions, the PLTI seeks to improve library services across the region. Following is a list of attendees: Ruth Apulu and Mata Tiligo from American Samoa; Elipi Betwell and Kieko Kanemoto from Chuuk; Patricia Aguon-Cruz and Elizabeth Lizama from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Elizabeth Brown and Julia Lord from Guam; Romeo Aliksa and Kiosy Renton from Kosrae; Carmina Lihpai and Cartina Aisek from Pohnpei; Elisen John and Lola Schutz from the Republic of the Marshall Islands; Frienda Wasisang and Ilong Ngitong from the Republic of Palau; and Erica Ruwepin and Helen Salap from Yap.
PREL is an independent, nonprofit 501 (c)(3) corporation that works in partnership with the Pacific educational community to provide quality programs and products developed to promote educational excellence, including professional development and educational materials. In addition, PREL administers the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Pacific, 1 of 10 Regional Educational Laboratories funded through the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education. With a commitment to ensuring that all students have an equal opportunity to develop a strong academic foundation, regardless of circumstances or geographic location, PREL serves the U.S.-affiliated Pacific islands, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap), Guam, Hawai‘i, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI).
For additional information about this media release or PREL and its work please contact Jackie Burniske, Executive Director, Center for Information, Communications, and Technology by telephone at (808) 441-1300 or by email at burniskj@prel.org.
(Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008)