Title 17, Education

Textbooks and courses of study in the public schools shall conform to such minimum standards when adopted. All textbooks shall be adopted by the Board for a period of not less than three (3) years. After the COL 2024-12-05 first such adoption has been made, no more than one third…

(a) The Board shall provide for the use in public elementary and secondary schools of Guam without charge. (b) The Board shall provide for use of adopted textbooks to students in private elementary and secondary schools in Guam without charge. Textbooks for use shall be requested…

Pursuant to the authority and power established by §§ 3120(a) and 3118 of Chapter 3, the Board shall provide textbooks adopted by the Board in sufficient quantities so as to assure that each student is assigned a textbook for the use of each student in each subject in which the s…

The Board shall establish a school calendar. SOURCE: GC § 11207, as added by P.L. 13-009 (Apr. 14, 1975). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 23-032:9 (June 28, 1995). 2024 NOTE: Reference to the “District Boards of Education” replaced with “Board” pursuant to P.L. 30-183 (Aug. 25, 20…

The Board shall provide a policy for the part-time limited attendance of non-public school students in public schools for the purpose of exposing said students to specific subjects not generally available in the non-public schools. This Section shall be liberally construed to ach…

(a) [No text] (1) Since it is the responsibility of parents and guardians to provide for and insure the health, education and general well-being of their children, this Section affirms and defines the rights of parents or guardians to decide through their representative, what the…

The Board shall implement an educational program with a curriculum for grades one (1) through twelve (12) that provides for the development of competence and mastery of the basic skills of reading, writing and mathematics. The curriculum shall define in specific and measurable te…

This Section shall be known as the “College and Career Readiness (CCaRe) Act.” COL 2024-12-05 The Guam Education Board (Board) shall develop and implement rigorous and relevant curriculum for: (a) Public elementary and middle schools that integrate the Department of Education req…

No high school diploma or certificate of completion shall be issued by a public high school to any student unless he or she shall have satisfactorily completed either of the curricula described in § 4114.1 of this Title. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 21-132:2 (May 1992). NOTE: Section 3 …

The Board shall develop procedures for systemically evaluating the extent to which all intended outcomes are being achieved. SOURCE: GC § 11221, as added by P.L. 13-101 (Nov. 23, 1975). 2024 NOTE: Reference to the “District Boards of Education” replaced with “Board” pursuant to P…

The Board shall evaluate the efficiency of the instructional program in contributing to the achievement of the basic skills and shall continually revise both outcome statements and instructional procedures on the basis of evaluative data. SOURCE: GC § 11222, as added by P.L. 13-1…

The basic education program shall be implemented in at least one school to be designated by the Board. SOURCE: GC § 11223, as added by P.L. 13-101 (Nov. 23, 1975). 2024 NOTE: Reference to the “District Boards of Education” replaced with “Board” pursuant to P.L. 30-183 (Aug. 25, 2…

It is the policy of Guam that public school students’ access to educational programs should not be restricted by the size or location of the school they attend. Therefore, the Superintendent shall assure that the full approved curriculum is offered at each public school. This ass…

[Repealed.] SOURCE: Added as § 4118 by P.L. 21-114:1 (June 1, 1992). Renumbered by Compiler. Section 2 of P.L. 21-114 placed the effective date for the implementation of the above course as “no later than the school year 1984-1985.” That COL 2024-12-05 same uncodified section als…

(a) The librarians and administrators of the elementary schools shall formulate proposed rules for elementary school libraries, including, but not limited to, fines for lost books, late return of books and other misuses of library resources; management of donations for the purcha…

There is hereby created, separate and apart from other funds of the government of Guam, a non-lapsing, revolving fund known as the Public School Library Resources Fund (Fund). The Fund shall not be commingled with the General Fund and shall be kept in a separate bank account and …

(a) It is the policy of this government that Guam’s public schools be the best and safest possible. To that end, each school is encouraged to instill the highest character and academic excellence in each student in the public school system, in close cooperation with the student’s…

Sections 4122 through 4124 of this Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Service-Learning Act of 2005”. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 28-041:2 (June 3, 2005). COL 2024-12-05

The mission of Service-Learning is to allow each student to gain knowledge of the community’s needs, to expand learning beyond the four walls of the classroom, to provide opportunities for lifelong intellectual and personal growth, and to feel the intrinsic rewards associated wit…

The Department of Education (DOE) is encouraged to offer students in grades kindergarten to twelve (12) an opportunity to engage in courses that include Service-Learning activities. (a) For purposes of this Section, “Service-Learning” means a method of instruction under which stu…

The Guam Education Board shall, by Board policy, adopt internet usage safety standards in the curriculum of each course where internet usage is required or may be used by students for successful completion and mastery of the course subject matter. The standards may include, but n…