The local-language-medium schools of North Solomons Province are described and evaluated. The Viles Tok Ples Skuls (VTPS) provide education in both the indigenous languages (tok ples) and English as a means of integrating the past with modern development, as is preferred by the local people. The report contains seven chapters. The first gives the history of educational language policy in the North Solomons and the background of the VTPS plan. The second reviews research on similar programs conducted in other parts of the world and evaluates VTPS in the light of its stated overall goals. Chapters 3 through 5 give a formative assessment of aspects of the program's operations: its relationship to the community, issues related to classroom instruction, and the program's administration. Chapter 6 discusses expansion funding and future planning for other schools giving instruction to all language groups, in approximately 20 languages and over 40 dialects. The final chapter summarizes the findings. (MSE)