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American Samoa Government - PR001-07222026
Posted: July 22, 2026
Governor Pulaali'i Welcomes National Governors Association Team to American Samoa for Data Dashboard Policy Academy site Visit
FAGATOGO, American Samoa - Governor Pulaaliʻi Nikolao Pula welcomed representatives from the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices to American Samoa for a two-day site visit and working session as part of the Territory's participation in the Policy Academy to Advance Data Dashboards Measuring Student and System Success.
American Samoa is one of only seven states and territories selected nationwide to participate in the 18-month initiative, which supports governors in developing a data dashboard that measures student and system success through meaningful, actionable data.
The visiting delegation included representatives from the National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices, including Seth Gerson, K-12 Policy Director, and Devon Nir, K-12 Education Senior Policy Analyst, along with Ann Duffy, Principal Consultant with Education First, the initiative's technical assistance provider.
Participating agencies included the Governor's Office, American Samoa Department of Education, American Samoa Community College, Department of Commerce, Department of Health, Samoan Language Commission, and the Workforce Development Board. The initiative is coordinated through the Governor's Office, with Executive Advisor for Education Lorena Seu serving as the Territory's Policy Academy project lead.
The site visit focused on advancing a centralized data dashboard, which will bring together information across government agencies to support informed decision-making and provide a more comprehensive understanding of student and system success. During the working sessions, participants identified priorities for measuring progress, strengthened collaboration across agencies, and established next steps for developing the Territory's dashboard.
American Samoa's participation in the Policy Academy reflects the administration's commitment to strengthening collaboration across government agencies and using meaningful data to improve outcomes for students, families, and communities
Fa'afeiloa'i e le Afioga Kovana le Aumalaga Asiasi a le National Governors Association i Amerika Samoa mo se Asiasiga i Nofoaga o Fa’amatalaga
Fagatogo, Amerika Samoa - Na maua le avanoa e feiloa’i atu ai le Afioga a le Kovana Pulaalii Nikolao Pula, i se aumalaga a sui o le National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practice i Amerika Samoa. O lenei asiasiga e lua Aso le umi, ma o le ala o le auai mai i le Teritori ona o le Policy Academy e fa’atatau i le atina’eina o faiga fa’aonaponei, e fa’aalia ai fa’amatalaga (Data Dashboards) e fuafuaina mo le manuia o tamaiti aoga ma le faiga fa’aa’oa’oga atoa.
O le filifilia ai o Amerika Samoa, e atoa ai le fitu i le aotelega o setete ma teritori, o le a auai atu i lea fa’amoemoe mo le 18 masina le umi. O le ala lea o le lagolagoina e le Kovana o le atina’eina o fa’amaumauga e fa’atatau i manuia lautele mo tamaiti aoga ma le polokalama i ni fa’amaumauga ‘anoa e mafai ona fa’atinoina.
O lenei asiasiga na fa’atinoina mo le fa’alauteleina o ni fa’amaumauga tutotonu, lea o le a aumaia fa’amatalaga mo ofisa o le malo, e mafai ai ona faia fa’aiuga. E tu’uina atu foi ni fa’amalamalamaga sili atu ona ‘atoatoa mo tamaiti aoga ma le polokalma. Na fa’aailoa e i latou na auai atu le sauniga, mea e tatau ona ave i ai le fa’amuamua, auā se va’ai mamao, fa’amalosia le galulue fa’atasi i totonu o ofisa, fa’ataoto la’asaga mo le atina’eina o le dashboard a le Teritori.
O le aumalaga na asiasi mai, e aofia ai sui o le “Center for Best Practices a le National Governors Association” o Seth Gerson, Fa’atonu o le Faiga Fa’avae mo A’oa’oga (K-12) ma Devon Nir, o le Tomai Fa’apitoa Sinia i Su’esu’ega o Faiga Fa’avae mo A’oa’oga (K–12) fa’atasi ai ma Ann Duffy, o le Faufautua Autu a le Education First, o le fa’alapotopotoga e tu’uina atu le lagolago fa’apitoa fa’atekonolosi mo lenei polokalama.
Na auai atu i ai le Ofisa o le Kovana, Matagaluega o A’oga Amerika Samoa, le Kolisi Tu’ufa’atasi o Amerika Samoa (ASCC), le Matagaluega o Pisinisi ma Fefa’ataua’iga, le Matagaluega Soifua Maloloina, Komisi o le Gagana Samoa, ma le Komiti Fa’afoe mo le Atina’eina o le Aufaigaluega (Workforce Development Board). O lo’o tu’ufa’atasia lenei fa’amoemoe e le Ofisa o le Kovana, o le Susuga Lorena Seu, le Faufautua Fa’apitoa o A’oa’oga, ma taʻitaʻi o le polōketi o le “Policy Academy” a le Teritori.
A’o fa’agasolo aso e lua o lenei fa’amoemoe, sa maitauina ai va’aiga tutusa mo le manuia o tamaiti a’oga ma le polokalama, o tāua e ao ona fa’amaumau ma la’asaga mo le ta’ita’ia lelei o galuega fa’atino. Na taualuga le asiasiga i le fa’ataoto ai o se fa’afanua o le fuafuaina o la’asaga o le fa’atinoga autu, o se fa’avae e fa’asaoina ai fa’amatalaga i totonu o ofisa, o le galulue fa’atasi mo le fausiaina o se fa’amaumauga tutotonu e lagolago ai le faia o fa’aiuga e fua i luga o fa’amatalaga i le Teritori.
O lo’o atagia i le auai o Amerika Samoa, o se la’asaga lelei mo le fa’amalosi ai o le galulue fa’atasi ai le vā o Matagaluega ma Ofisa o le Mālō, ma fa’aaogaina o fa’amatalaga ‘anoa e aoga mo le alualu atili ai i luma o tamaiti a’oga, aiga, ma afioaga.
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