SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION - EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING

THE EVALUATION INCLUDED A REVIEW OF RECORDS AND PROCEDURES OF THE PROJECT CONTRACTOR,THE SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION AT SAN DIEGO. THE SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (AID/LA-332) PROVIDED A TEAM OF ADVISORS TO WORK WITH A GROUP OF BRAZILIAN EDUCATORS IN DEVELOPING DETAILED PLANS,PROGRAMS,AND SUBPROJECTS TO IMPROVE FUNDAMENTAL AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. COSTS TOTALLING $1,324,087 HAVE BEEN AUDITED AND ACCEPTED AS PROPER UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT. AUDITORS BRIEFLY REITERATE STATEMENTS FROM A PREVIOUS AUDIT REPORT (6/25/74): 1)THE PROJ HAS CONTRIBUTED TO IMPROVEMENTS IN BRAZIL"S ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE REORGANIZATION OF THE SECRETARIATS OF EDUCATION,DEVELOPMENT OF APPROVED EDUCATION PLANS,AND THE APPEARANCE OF POSITIVE ENROLLMENT TRENDS IN SEVENTEEN STATES. 2)WHILE THE CONTRACTOR DID RECEIVE GOOD RATINGS BY THE MISSION,ITS EFFECTIVENESS WAS LIMITED BY THE LACK OF ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, A LACK OF LANGUAGE EFFICIENCY ON THE PART OF TEAM MEMBERS,AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE LENGTH OF TOURS. 3.ALTHOUGH THE RECIPIENTS OF SHORT AND LONG-TERM TRAINING HAVE MADE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS,THEIR EFFECT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREATER IF THEIR TRAINING HAD TAKEN PLACE EARLIER IN THE PROJECT. AUDITORS CONCLUDE THAT THE PROJECT SEEMS TO BE HEADED IN THE PROPER DIRECTION,AND THAT THE CONTRACTORS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN SATISFACTORY. THIS IS A FINAL AUDIT REPORT.