← Key Abbreviations

BoD: Board of Directors – An advisory group to both the Principal and the Board of Members. The Board of Directors are given specific duties to carry out, as spelled out in the Board By-laws.

BoM: Board of Members – The highest-ranking authority of Catholic Mission Schools; The Board of Members of Catholic Mission Schools have certain reserved rights such as approving the Mission and philosophy of the schools, and the buying and selling ofproperty.

CMS: Catholic Mission Schools

JICA – Japan International Cooperation Agency – The agency that handles and organizes Japanese volunteers – like a Japanese ‘Peace Corps’.

MOE – Palau Ministry of Education

MOH – Ministry of Health

MSS – Maris Stella School

PEC – Palau Education Conference – a 3-day conference every summer, sponsored by the Ministry of Education. Palau Coral Reef Research Center

ROP – Republic of Palau

SGP – Small Grants Program – Grants given under the United Nations Development Program.

TT – Trust Territory – an abbreviated form of TTPI. TTPI – Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau were part of the TTPI until they became independent nations.

APAP – After-school Physical Activity Program

PIBA – Pacific Island Bilingual Association