Title 17 — Education
55 chapters · 799 sections in this title.
17 GCA § 4101 English Language Required
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All courses of study shall be taught in the English language, except courses in Chamorro and foreign languages. SOURCE: GC § 11200, as amended by P.L. 14-053 (July 16, 1977). COL 2024-12-05
17 GCA § 4102 Race, Color, Creed
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No instruction shall be given, texts used, nor entertainment permitted in or about the schools, which in any way casts a derogatory reflection upon any person in Guam because of his race, color or creed. SOURCE: GC § 11201.
17 GCA § 4103 Freedom of Religion
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The Board shall adopt no policy intended to encourage or abridge the freedom of religion guaranteed to the people by the Constitution and the Organic Act. This Section shall not be construed to prohibit the keeping within the public schools of the Bible and other sectarian materi…
17 GCA § 4104 Standards for Curriculum and Textbook Adoption
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In order to ensure that the students of Guam’s public and private schools receive adequate textbooks according to their varying scholastic abilities, the following curriculum and textbook adoption standards are prescribed: (a) The Board adopt policies on the curricular needs of t…
17 GCA § 4105 Same: Conformity
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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…
17 GCA § 4106 Free Use of Textbooks
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(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…
17 GCA § 4106.1 Sufficient Textbooks and Supplies
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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…
17 GCA § 4107 Lost and Damaged Textbooks
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 11126, as added by P.L. 16-085 (May 7, 1982), effective Oct. 1, 1982. Repealed by P.L. 23-128:IV:12 (Dec. 12, 1996). Added by P.L. 27-029:IV:9(b) (Sept. 19, 2003). Repealed by P.L. 36-071:25 (Dec. 27, 2021).
17 GCA § 4108 Mandatory Course in Organic Act
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 11206. Repealed by P.L. 23-032:5 (June 28, 1995).
17 GCA § 4109 Mandatory Course on Drug Abuse
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 11207, as added by P.L. 14-108 (Mar. 1, 1978). Repealed by P.L. 23-032:6 (June 28, 1995).
17 GCA § 4110 Economic Education
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 11208, as added by P.L. 16-076 (Mar. 31, 1982). Repealed by P.L. 23-032:7 (June 28, 1995).
17 GCA § 4111 School Year; Length of
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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…
17 GCA § 4112 Non-public School Students, Part-time Limited Attendance
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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…
17 GCA § 4113 Curriculum, Testing, Pupil Records, Rights of Parents and Guardians
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(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…
17 GCA § 4114 Basic Education
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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…
17 GCA § 4114.1 College and Career Readiness (CCaRe) Act
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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…
17 GCA § 4114.2 Requirement
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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 …
17 GCA § 4115 Same: Evaluation
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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…
17 GCA § 4116 Same: Same
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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…
17 GCA § 4117 Implementation
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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…
17 GCA § 4118 Full Approved Curriculum
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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…
17 GCA § 4119 Family Living-Parenting Education
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[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…
17 GCA § 4120 School Libraries
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(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…
17 GCA § 4120.1 Public School Library Resources Fund
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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 …
17 GCA § 4121 Character Education
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(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…
17 GCA § 4122 Title
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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
17 GCA § 4123 Mission
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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…
17 GCA § 4124 Service-Learning Guidelines
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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…
17 GCA § 4125 Internet Safety in Course Curricula
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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…