Summer school is a go for tomorrow!! High School summer school resumes on July 10 as regularly scheduled. Spread the word.
UPDATE: GDOE has canceled summer school classes today, July 5, 2018. All GDOE 12-month employees report at 1 PM, in line with the rest of GovGuam. Part-time employees do not report to work today.
All summer school classes are canceled today, July 5. All 12-month GDOE employees delay reporting in until 1pm.
Tiyan High School student Lidio Fullo will be representing Guam at the Four Star Leadership program with General Tommy Franks in Oklahoma this summer. Thanks to the Department of Administration, he is also the latest recipient of the GovGuam mileage program, meaning his airfare to attend the program is covered in full. Congratulations Lidio!!
Did you know that robotics can be used to bring the legends of Guam to life? The STEAM team from Astumbo Elementary School represented Guam at the International Society for Technology in Education conference last week, and explained how “Guambotics” can be used to do just that. Watch the video below to hear from the STEAM team and how they are using robotics to drive student engagement and achievement at their school.
Astumbo Elementary School represents Guam at the ISTE conference in Chicago, IL illustrating their school’s use of “Guambotics” in the classroom. The conference caters to over 20,000 people from across the globe. Way to go Home of the Butterflies!!
Meet Muturwan Choay, GWHS graduate and recipient of the National Honor Society scholarship. Way to go Muturwan!
School readiness meetings are underway! Only 54 more days until classes begin 🤓🤗😁
Do you have a child turning 5 years old before July 31st? Don’t forget to register them for kindergarten this summer! Contact your village school today to learn more about the registration process.
GDOE accountant Justin Castro was sworn in today as the Association of Government Accountability Guam Chapter Secretary. He’s pictured with other AGA officers and Senator Joe San Agustin.
Elementary school attendance area changes begin this school year! To learn more, visit the Attendance Area Changes portion of the GDOE website, or contact your child's school directly.
Affected schools include: Upi Elementary School (633-1382/300-4104) D.L. Perez Elementary School (653-0404/653-2177) Machananao Elementary School (635-4381/300-1285) Finegayan Elementary School (632-0361/635-0687) Astumbo Elementary School (635-4363/300-6921) J.M. Guerrero Elementary School (632-1540/300-6089) Maria A. Ulloa Elementary School (300-6742/632-5176) Liguan Elementary School (300-1680) Ordot Chalan Pago Elementary School (477-9645/300-5182) M.U. Lujan Elementary School (789-1535/300-5903)
The superintendent and Guam Education Board members conducted a walk-through of Chief Brodie Elementary School on Monday. The walk through assessed the possible conversion of Chief Brodie ES to a middle school. The proposal would address the need for a central middle school in Guam.
Well done to all the students, teachers and families who represented Guam at the National History Day Competition in Washington DC, especially to our GDOE students! #NationalHistoryDay #GuamDOE
Administrators and teachers from our different high schools and middle schools share their work with Guam Education Board members and representatives from the business community as a culminating activity after a five day training in Career Academies and College and Career Readiness.
Drs. Jay Steele and Michelle Wilcox from the National Career Academies Coalition were the trainers during the week.
Schools will now be working on their school action plans and next steps based on what they have learned.
This training is 100% funded through the Career Pathways project in our US Department of Education Consolidated Grant.
Career Pathway Project Director Frank Leon Guerrero tells us about the Career Academy training that happened this week thanks to funding from the USDOE Consolidated Grant.
The Guam Department of Education wrapped up its one week Career Academy training on Friday. Here is what presenter and Steele Dynamics Executive Director Dr. Michelle Wilcox has to say about the training that was funded by the USDOE Title V-A Consolidated Grant.
Twelve GDOE students received the 2018 Moda Ginos scholarship, which will help these students pay for textbooks during their first year of college. Thank you Moda Ginos for your support of our soon-to-be college freshmen, and congratulations to all our hard-working students!
GDOE valedictorians and salutatorians were presented with a Legislative Certificate on Thursday in recognition of their accomplishments. Thank you senators for recognizing their hard work! Congratulations students!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽