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2 GDOE high schools featured on NOAA website

Guam Pacific Daily News 24 Dec 2025
GDOE recognized the longstanding efforts of JFK teacher Carolyn Haruo and Sanchez teacher Melanie Blas, whose commitment to environmental education has earned national attention ... GDOE said.
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Guam educators, lawmakers call for urgent GDOE reforms amid teacher shortages

Guam Pacific Daily News 20 Dec 2025
Guam Department of Education outgoing superintendent Erik Swanson, center, attends a legislative roundtable on education at GDOE’s Tiyan headquarters on Dec ... Retired GDOE employee Doris Bukikosa explained retaliation fears.
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‘Nobody can do this alone': Mayors recognize outgoing GDOE superintendent

Guam Pacific Daily News 05 Dec 2025
By Julianne Hernandez Pacific Daily News. Julianne Hernandez. Author email ... Vincent A. V ... Swanson told the council that the people working inside GDOE will keep the district stable throughout the transition ... Mayors recognize outgoing GDOE superintendent.
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GDOE spending plan $38M short for fiscal 2026, forces maintenance funding cuts, hiring freeze

Guam Pacific Daily News 01 Dec 2025
Senators approved a GDOE budget of $266 million for fiscal 2026. That’s a status-quo budget, but about $40 million less than what GDOE asked for to cover gaps from pandemic-era federal funds drying up.
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Closed LBJ Elementary campus in Tamuning could be GDOE CHamoru immersion program site

Guam Pacific Daily News 27 Nov 2025
Jimmy Teria, head of the GDOE CHamoru Studies and Special Projects Division, told the board that the Fañeyåkan program now has 58 students and is growing ... GDOE has the capacity for 40,000 students, but currently has just around 23,000 enrolled.
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GDOE short 159 aides for special education students

Guam Pacific Daily News 22 Nov 2025
GDOE Program coordinator Judy Roberto speaking before senators on Nov ... Senator Chris Barnett speak to GDOE officials on Nov ... The court also ordered GDOE to submit biweekly status updates on the elevator’s condition.
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Judge considers potential conflict in GDOE case, legal parties have 10 days to respond

Guam Pacific Daily News 19 Nov 2025
The 2021 lawsuit, listing GDOE, Guam Education Board and the education superintendent as defendants, was filed by the parents of a 7-year-old student who suffered a serious leg injury at M.U.
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GDOE: No cafeteria closures despite staffing, vendor transition concerns

Guam Pacific Daily News 19 Nov 2025
None of the GDOE cafeterias are at risk of closure based on Public Health feedback. GDOE has its best practice which is the minimum at each cafeteria,” Borja told the Pacific Daily News ... GDOE is in charge of the operations.
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Businesses Make a Difference: PD Hemlani Foundation donates to GDOE Special Ed

Guam Pacific Daily News 12 Nov 2025
Pacific Daily News Nov 12, 2025 5 hrs ago 0. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email. The P.D. Hemlani Foundation donates 10 units of 11th Gen A16 iPads and protective cases to the Guam Department of Education's Special Education Department. Courtesy of P.D.
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GDOE seeks public input for fiscal year 2027 budget

Guam Pacific Daily News 08 Nov 2025
GDOE FY 2027 Budget Stakeholder Survey QR code ... "GDOE values the voices of all its stakeholders and encourages participation in the survey link before the deadline of Tuesday, Nov ... success, GDOE said.
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GDOE's appeal delays hearing on $600K attorney’s fees in mold case

Guam Pacific Daily News 31 Oct 2025
A hearing on a $600,000 attorney’s fee in a landmark mold lawsuit against the Guam Department of Education was continued Thursday after GDOE filed a motion to suspend proceedings while appealing a ruling that confirmed mold at Agueda I.
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Superintendent: Most students, parents feel GDOE schools are safe

Guam Pacific Daily News 31 Oct 2025
... deputy superintendentKenneth Perez, former GDOE deputy superintendentJoe Sanchez, GDOE deputy superintendent for Curriculum and Instructional ImprovementFormer legislative Speaker Judith Won Pat.
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GDOE OKs school calendars: Here are start dates for SY 2026-2027 to SY 2029-2030

Guam Pacific Daily News 28 Oct 2025
GDOE said to minimize financial disruption, the start date of each school year will gradually shift starting with School Year 2026-2027 beginning on Aug ... These days are not paid workdays for teachers, GDOE said.
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UPDATED GDOE, GPD: Student in viral photo was holding toy gun, apprehended

Guam Pacific Daily News 17 Oct 2025
By Julianne Hernandez Pacific Daily News. Julianne Hernandez. Author email. Oct 17, 2025 16 hrs ago 0. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email. A Guam Police Department patrol vehicle. PDN file photo ... Friday ... More from this section ... CCU Chairman Santos ... Save ... ....
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3 of 5 education superintendent candidates share plans for GDOE

Guam Pacific Daily News 14 Oct 2025
Guam Department of Education Deputy Superintendent Barbara Adamos, second from right, responds to a question on the hiring and retention of certified education professionals within GDOE, during a press conference on Oct.
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