Hawaii's Foundation Program Assessment and Improvement System (FPAIS) is the Department of Education's comprehensive system for managing the curriculum. The improvement component of this system involves participation of work groups at state, district, and school levels. This document describes the responsibilities, the location in the administrative structure, and the composition of work groups at each level. The document further identifies the procedures involved in development, implementation, and evaluation of plans initiated at state, district, and school levels for improvement of the Foundation Program. Appendixes chart Hawaii's reading assessment and improvement process, describe coordination of the FPAIS with the Department of Education's Project Management System, and explain Hawaii's use of the planning, programming, budgeting system. (Author/PGD)