About MCSS

Education Strengthens a Nation

The Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) provides primary & secondary education to the population of Monrovia metropolitan area, Liberia.The MCSS was established by government in 1964 under the Act to Amend the Education Law to create the Monrovia Consolidated School System. The Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) provides primary & secondary education to the population of Monrovia metropolitan area, Liberia. The MCSS was established by government in 1964 under the Act to Amend the Education Law to create the Monrovia Consolidated School System. MCSS was created by a legislative enactment on December 24, 1964 to ensure proper and effective conduct of schools in Monrovia & its environs in consonance with policies & regulations of the Ministry of Education. Prior to the creation of the (MCSS), schools in Monrovia were individually administered by principals reporting directly to the Ministry of Education. The Memorandum of Understanding & the preliminary step to the establishment of the System was signed on 28, February 1963.

Past Superintendents

Superintendent

Hon. Isaac Saye Lakpor Zawolo

2021/2024

Superintendent

Emmanuel Johnson

1968-1974

Superintendent

Hon. Benjamin Jacobs

2013-2021

Superintendent

Alois D. Monger

1992-1995

Superintendent

Arthur N. Manly

1986-1987

Superintendent

Bertha K. Vawar

1995-1996

Superintendent

G. Emmanuel Rick

1997-2004

Superintendent

Hawa Bropleh

2004-2004

Superintendent

Hester William Catakaw

2004-2007

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Hodo Manston

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Superintendent

Joseph D. Koffa

1979-1985

Superintendent

Matuba I Harding

1974-1976

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Victoria W. Ducan

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Superintendent

Wilmot K Freeman

1985-1986

Hon. Zawolo Five Strategics Goals

Academic Excellence

1.Students should learn for growth 2.Students should learn time management skills 3.Students should get involved in community activities 4.Students should utilize resources 5.Students should prioritize their health 6.Students should create … Read more

Safe, secure, and Enticing Learning Environment

1.Teachers should arrange their classroom for effective and enticing learning 2.Teachers should Layout their classroom for student comfort 3.Teachers should provide the space for student perspective 4.Teachers should create an … Read more

School-Corporate-Community Partnership

1.The CSR of corporate partners should align with the initiatives of Superintdent 2.Corporate partners should enhance their image with our schools and students by engaging in social program 3.Corporate partners' … Read more

About: Sup. 2021/2024 Isaac Saye Lakpor Zawolo

Isaac Saye-Lakpoh Zawolo is the seventeenth Superintendent of the MCSS. He was appointed to the position of Superintendent on November 23, 2021, by H.E. Dr. George M. Weah. Professor Zawolo is an educator, an emancipator, a humanitarian, an engineer, a mathematician, an administrator, and a reformist. He brings to the MCSS over thirty-five years of experience as a teacher and administrator. He was educated at several primary and secondary schools in Liberia before earning a bachelor’s of Science degree in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Liberia in 1987. He also holds both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Civil Engineering. Additionally, Superintendent Zawolo has completed all coursework for a master of secondary education in mathematics. Professor Zawolo began his teaching career at the St. Mark's United Methodist Junior High School in Kakata, Margibi County. He later taught at the Paynesville Community Night School and the University of Liberia in Monrovia, Liberia. He established and served as Coordinator of the Advanced Professional Technical Institute, APTI, in Danane, La Cote D’Ivoire in 1996 - 1998. Before he was appointed Superintendent, Professor Zawolo served as Chairman of the Department of Mathematics at the Arlington Career Center in Arlington, Virginia in the United States of America. He relinquished the position to focus on the management of two schools he established in Liberia. He, until recently, served as an adjunct professor of Mathematics at the Alexandria campus of the Northern Virginia Community College. Professor Zawolo also once served as an Adjunct Professor of Mathematics at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland the United States of America. In 2015, Superintendent Zawolo organized the Foundation for Equity and Excellence in Education in Liberia, FEEL, Inc. FEEL is involved with supporting instructional improvement in Liberia. FEEL Inc. also supports female education.

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