FY 05 MRP:"ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL

UNCLAS AMMAN 006754 SIPDIS ECA/PE/V/M (MBENSON, AMOYLAN, DTHOMPSON); NEA/PPD (DBENZE); NEA/ELA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OEXC SCUL JO SUBJECT: FY 05 MRP:"ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION ISSUES," FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 18, 2005 - PROGRAM EVALUATION ¶1. FOLLOWING IS THE EVDB EVALUATION OF SUBJECT PROGRAM: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : THE FOLLOWING DATA IS IN A FIXED FORMAT WHICH ENABLES : AUTOMATED PROCESSING IN WASHINGTON AND SHOULD NOT BE : EDITED EXCEPT BY MEANS OF THE POST-EVDB SOFTWARE. EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB VERSION: 3.0.7 POST-EMAIL: ALDADAWM@STATE.GOV TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS AMMAN TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2887 EXPORT-TYPE: PROJECT EVALUATION START PROJECT-EVAL-REC: POST-PROJ-ID: 186 ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VM-2005-0014 PROJ-NAME: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL ISSUES - JORDAN CPTHEME: MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING START MEMO IMPACT: MS. KHITAM AL-HOFAH AL-UTAIBI BENEFITED GREATLY FROM HER PROGRAM. SHE APPRECIATED THE DISCUSSION IN WASHINGTON, DC ON FEDERALISM AND DECENTRALIZATION. IN PARTICULAR, SHE THOUGHT JORDANIAN EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITIES OF DECENTRALIZING JORDAN'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT THE PROGRAM DID NOT COVER MUCH ON UTILIZING INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL IN EDUCATION. IN PARTICULAR, THE SCHEDULED VISITS IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH APPLE COMPUTER AND INTEL WERE CANCELED. SHE HOPES THAT ANY FUTURE BILATERAL COLLABORATION OR MEETINGS ON EDUCATION CAN COVER THIS TOPIC. SHE IS VERY KEEN TO FOLLOW-UP WITH THE U.S. ON JOINT EDUCATION COLLABORATION. HER SPECIFIC IDEAS INCLUDE: 1) MUTUAL MEETINGS, VISITS, AND COOPERATION BETWEEN U.S. AND JORDANIAN AGENCIES THAT INCLUDE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRIVATE COMPANIES. 2) INVITING AMERICAN OFFICIALS FOR LECTURES OR MEETINGS IN JORDAN, OR HOLDING MEETINGS THROUGH VIDEO-CONFERENCES. 3) THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION IN JORDAN SHOULD CLOSELY STUDY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA (ONE OF THE PLACES VISITED IN THE PROGRAM) AND ITS EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE OF THE SIMILARITIES WITH JORDAN IN TERMS OF SIZE OF POPULATION, TEACHING STAFF, AND STUDENTS. END MEMO IMPACT: START MEMO AUDIENCE-REACHED: MS. KHITAM AL-HOFAH AL-UTAIBI IS THE HEAD OF DIVISION OF THE "EDUCATION REFORM FOR THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY" COMPONENT II AT THE OFFICE OF TECHNICAL AFFAIRS OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. SHE IS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND MOTIVATED AND IS VERY INTERESTED IN FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES WITH THE U.S. IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR. END MEMO AUDIENCE-REACHED: ECA-PROGRAM-OFFICE-RATING: 0 START MEMO ECA-PROG-OFFICE-COMMENT: END MEMO ECA-PROG-OFFICE-COMMENT: PROGRAM-AGENCY-RATING: 0 START MEMO PROG-AGENCY-COMMENT: END MEMO PROG-AGENCY-COMMENT: END PROJECT-EVAL-REC: HENZEL#