As a nucleus for improvisation and innovation Pedagogical Centers create the preconditionsrnfo r the effective implementation of the curriculum and the continuos improvement of thernteaching - learning process. The study was, therefore, designed to assess the effect ofrnPedagogical Centers on the First Cycle Primary Schools in implementing the new curriculum.rnThe study was conducted in 24 schools as sources of information from the four Zones of thernAmhara Region. Within these schools, all teachers of the self -contained class whi ch were J 54rnin number , 24 school principals,24 School Pedagogical Centers' coordinators and 32 Woredarneducation experts were taken as actual sources of information. The information wererncollected through questionnaire, interview, observation and document analysis. The datarnobtained were analyzed mainly using percentage and in some parts, especially for intelviewrnresu lts, a purely qu alitative discussion was employed.rnThe result s of the study indicate that the School Pedagogical Centers have inadequaterninstructional materials relevant to the new curriculum. Teachers, coordinators of the SchoolrnPedagogical Centers seem to have no adequate orientation or training regarding preparationrnand utilization of instructional material s. In this connection, low participation of teachers inrnregarding and utilizing instructional materials in their teaching activity has been found. It wasrnalso revealed that the support provided to the Pedagogical Centers from the school and higherrnmanagement was low. No support was provided to the Centers from the community. Therninterview results had ind icated that there was no technica l, materiaV fin ancial assistance givenrnto the Pedagogical Centers from the Central level in the system. What is important to mentionis that lack of trained manpower, lack of adequate resources, lack of in-service training ofrnteachers and Pedagogical Centers' coordinators and absence of support and clear guidelinesrnfrom the top management were the major serious problems affecting the function ofrnPedagogical Centers.rnIn light of these findings, it is necessary to gIve due attention and make great effort tornstrengthen the School Pedagogical Centers with financia l, materials and trained manpowerrnIn addition, there seems to be a need for providing training to teachers and coordinators ofrnpedagogical Centers on preparing and utilizing of instructional materials as well as on thernother functions of the Pedagogical Centers. That is, continuous and periodical school- basedrntral1l1ng is necessary. Besides, higher educational institutions need to be encouraged tornarrange training programs in order to train specialists who could have expertise 11lrncoordinating the activities of Pedagogical Centers.