This handbook is designed to assist Samoan-speaking parents of students residing in California. It is intended to clarify the operation of schools so parents can better support their children's education. The handbook provides basic information on the educational system and policies in question-and-answer format, addressing topics such as: enrollment; attendance; transportation; curriculum design and requirements; grades; promotions; testing; bilingual education and program design; additional programs and services such as advanced placement, alternative education, continuing, vocational, and adult education, child development, summer school, gifted and talented, and work permits; parent involvement in the schools; and the structure of the public school system. The handbook contains two complete versions, one in Samoan and one in English. (MSE)