Guam Redistricting Being Considered Due to Okkodo High School Expansion
Posted On Saturday, May 4, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GUAM Tags: Financing Foundation, GovGuam, Guam Department of Education, Jon Fernandez, Okkodo High School
HAGÅTÑA — The Guam Department of Education may redistrict some students from two high schools to balance enrollment in light of the expansion being done at Okkodo High School.
Construction of the high school expansion project officially began with a groundbreaking ceremony held last week at the school grounds in Dededo.
The ...
Guam Department of Education to Set Up Foundation, Alternative Funding Stream
Posted On Thursday, March 28, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GUAM Tags: funding stream, GDOE, Guam Department of Education, Jon Fernandez
HAGÅTÑA — An alternative funding stream for programs and projects may be provided by an educational foundation that the Guam Department of Education is planning to establish within the next couple of months that would also broaden the partnership between GDOE and the private sector.
GDOE Superintendent Jon Fernandez, addressing the ...
Guam Public Schools Facing an Estimated $5 million increase in power and water costs.
Posted On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GUAM Tags: belt-tightening, Department of Education, Guam Department of Education, Guam public school, Jon Fernandez
HAGATNA, Guam - The Guam public school system is facing an estimated $5 million increase in power and water costs.
According to the Pacific Daily News (http://is.gd/092aDZ ), Department of Education Superintendent Jon Fernandez says the school system faces some serious belt-tightening or will have to get more money.
Fernandez says the ...
Guam DOE Needs to Switch Students From Books to e-Readers
Posted On Wednesday, March 6, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GUAM Tags: Arne Duncan, Guam Department of Education, President Obama
The Guam Department of Education has had chronic problems ensuring that public school students have updated textbooks for classes, and it's well past time to break the cycle.
The school system says it needs about $5 million a year to ensure every student has a textbook for every subject. It only ...
DOE Superintendent Fernandez Elected to Serve on Accreditation Commission for Pacific Region
Posted On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GUAM Tags: Guam Department of Education, K-12 schools, Superintendent Jon Fernandez, Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Guam - Guam Department of Education Superintendent Jon Fernandez was elected on Tuesday to serve as a Commissioner for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Accrediting Commission for Schools.
He is one of the organization’s thirty-two Commissioners and the first ever selected to represent Guam and the Pacific islands.
WASC ...
Guam Department Of Education Needs $2 Million For Merit Bonuses
Posted On Tuesday, February 5, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GUAM Tags: GDOE’s legal counsel, Guam Community College, Guam Department of Education, high-risk status, merit bonuses, University of Guam
HAGÅTÑA — After placing $2 million for merit bonuses in its fiscal year 2014 budget, the Guam Department of Education is in a quandary over the lack of funds to support the allocation.
In addition, GDOE still has to determine the number of employees eligible to receive the merit bonuses.
“All these ...
Healthy Eating Habits Start At Home
Posted On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GUAM Tags: Guam Department of Education, positive habits, refrigerator
Parents who are looking for ways to pick up positive habits for their families and homes might want to start by looking in the refrigerator.
With about 38 percent of children in Guam Department of Education schools being overweight, according to agency reports, nutritionists are encouraging parents to take the lead ...
