Project: Northwest Unified Schools
Type: Public School
Date: 2012
URL: www.northwestunifiedschools.org
The Northwest Unified Schools is an innovative community school system aimed at changing the culture of low performing public schools in the remote outer islands. They are a collection of 17 schools in the remotest part of Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia; namely, the Pattiw, Pafeng, and Namonweito islands with approximately 1,328 students in elementary, junior high, and a high school.
Vid is an education consultant, web designer, social entrepreneur from Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). He earned his BA in communications from University of Guam, MA in school administration from University of San Francisco, and a Doctor of Education (Ed.D) degree from University of Hawaii at Manoa. Vid lives in Northern California and works at the College of Professional & Global Education at San Jose State University. Previously, he worked at UC Santa Cruz, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Santa Clara University, and Xavier High School in Micronesia.