Guam Department of Education (GDOE)
Instructional Policies & Procedures
INSTRUCTIONAL PHILOSOPHY
DOE INSTRUCTIONAL PHILOSOPHY
Board
Policy 300:Guam public schools, reflecting the democratic way of life, seek to fulfill the students' educational and occupational needs.
Guiding Principle I
Each student should develop a philosophy of life that includes dignity and direction, thereby enabling him to cope with technological and ideological changes.Therefore, the schools should employ every means available to help make each student more considerate of others and more capable of contributing to his fellow man.
Guiding Principle II
The schools should educate each student to develop human relationships that are relevant in the home, at school, on the job, and in the community.
Guiding Principle III
The schools should seek to instill in each student a sense of civic responsibility to the local community, to the Territorial Government, to the Federal Government and to the world community.
Guiding Principle IV
The schools should assist each student to become a productive citizen, to develop economic independence and to become an efficient consumer.
Guiding Principle V
The schools should provide opportunities for exploring the world of work and for developing career-consciousness in terms of occupations and higher education.As preparation for a life in which employment is a fundamental part, educational opportunities should be provided for students who wish to be trained in job-entry skills prior to entering the labor market.
Guiding Principle VI
The school should be cognizant of the increasing amount of leisure time and should encourage students, through school activities, to use their time in ways that are constructive to themselves and to their society.
Guiding Principle VII
The educational system should encourage and maintain the highest degree of professionalism.This should be reflected by the actions and
attitudes of the Guam Territorial Board of Education, the district administrators, the school administrators, the classroom teachers, the
classified staff and parents.
Guiding Principle VIII
The Government of Guam should provide school plants and sites that provide the bestpossible instructional environment and should direct it toward increasing the quality of educational facilities.A continuous construction program should be maintained that recognizes increased enrollment, technological change, safety and recreational facilities.
Adopted:Board of Education 4/24/73
GDOE The Every Child is Entitled to an Adequate Education Act (PL 28-45)
14 Points for an Adequate Education
1. A certified teacher for every class in a ratio established by relevant collective bargaining agreements;
2. A certified professional administrators;
3. A certified guidance counselors;
4. A certified school health counselors;
5. A certified allied health professionals;
6. An air-conditioned or properly ventilated classrooms in which the sensible air temperature is no greater than 78°F.;
7. A potable water sufficient to provide each student a daily ration of drinking and washing water;
8. A reliable supply of electricity;
9. A proper sanitation to include flushable toilets, clean restrooms, dining areas and classrooms;
10. An adopted and required textbooks and workbooks issued to each public school student for the classes in which he or she is enrolled.
11. The libraries, which meet the standards of the American Association of School Librarians, at each school, operated by certified
librarians;
12. A healthful, safe, sanitary learning environment;
13. At least one hundred eighty (180) instructional days each school year with school years ending no later than thirty(30) days following the end of the calendared school year; and
14. A regular, timely school bus transportation to and from the school.
INSTRUCTIONAL PHILOSOPHY
DOE INSTRUCTIONAL PHILOSOPHY
Board
Policy 300:Guam public schools, reflecting the democratic way of life, seek to fulfill the students' educational and occupational needs.
Guiding Principle I
Each student should develop a philosophy of life that includes dignity and direction, thereby enabling him to cope with technological and ideological changes.Therefore, the schools should employ every means available to help make each student more considerate of others and more capable of contributing to his fellow man.
Guiding Principle II
The schools should educate each student to develop human relationships that are relevant in the home, at school, on the job, and in the community.
Guiding Principle III
The schools should seek to instill in each student a sense of civic responsibility to the local community, to the Territorial Government, to the Federal Government and to the world community.
Guiding Principle IV
The schools should assist each student to become a productive citizen, to develop economic independence and to become an efficient consumer.
Guiding Principle V
The schools should provide opportunities for exploring the world of work and for developing career-consciousness in terms of occupations and higher education.As preparation for a life in which employment is a fundamental part, educational opportunities should be provided for students who wish to be trained in job-entry skills prior to entering the labor market.
Guiding Principle VI
The school should be cognizant of the increasing amount of leisure time and should encourage students, through school activities, to use their time in ways that are constructive to themselves and to their society.
Guiding Principle VII
The educational system should encourage and maintain the highest degree of professionalism.This should be reflected by the actions and
attitudes of the Guam Territorial Board of Education, the district administrators, the school administrators, the classroom teachers, the
classified staff and parents.
Guiding Principle VIII
The Government of Guam should provide school plants and sites that provide the bestpossible instructional environment and should direct it toward increasing the quality of educational facilities.A continuous construction program should be maintained that recognizes increased enrollment, technological change, safety and recreational facilities.
Adopted:Board of Education 4/24/73
GDOE The Every Child is Entitled to an Adequate Education Act (PL 28-45)
14 Points for an Adequate Education
1. A certified teacher for every class in a ratio established by relevant collective bargaining agreements;
2. A certified professional administrators;
3. A certified guidance counselors;
4. A certified school health counselors;
5. A certified allied health professionals;
6. An air-conditioned or properly ventilated classrooms in which the sensible air temperature is no greater than 78°F.;
7. A potable water sufficient to provide each student a daily ration of drinking and washing water;
8. A reliable supply of electricity;
9. A proper sanitation to include flushable toilets, clean restrooms, dining areas and classrooms;
10. An adopted and required textbooks and workbooks issued to each public school student for the classes in which he or she is enrolled.
11. The libraries, which meet the standards of the American Association of School Librarians, at each school, operated by certified
librarians;
12. A healthful, safe, sanitary learning environment;
13. At least one hundred eighty (180) instructional days each school year with school years ending no later than thirty(30) days following the end of the calendared school year; and
14. A regular, timely school bus transportation to and from the school.