Pacific Daily News Published 7:17 p.m. UTC Jun 18, 2018 A formal assessment of Chief Brodie Memorial Elementary School's proposed conversion into a central middle school has started, and any such conversion would happen as early as school year 2019-2020. Education officials, representatives of parent-teacher associations, and Tamuning Mayor Louise Rivera on Monday participated in a walk-through of the campus as part of the assessment. More: Chief Brodie could be converted into Guam DOE central middle school More: Board OKs Guam DOE attendance area changes, directs planning for new middle school The community will know by Sept. 30 whether the recommendation will be to convert the school, keep the status quo, or other options, Education Superintendent Jon Fernandez said. From 300 to 600 students The plan is to turn Chief Brodie, which has about 300 elementary school students every year, into a central middle school for about 600 students. The increased … [Read more...] about Assessment of Chief Brodie’s conversion to middle school starts
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Chief Brodie could be converted into Guam DOE central middle school
Haidee V Eugenio [email protected] Published 11:59 p.m. UTC May 27, 2018 Chief Brodie Memorial Elementary School in Tamuning could be converted into a new central middle school depending on the outcome of a feasibility assessment, Superintendent Jon Fernandez said. The official request for the Guam Education Board to explore the possibility of creating a central middle school at Chief Brodie came from the Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Municipal Planning Council, the superintendent said. This also falls in line with a three-phased implementation of changes in attendance areas approved by the education board on May 22. The approved plans include a potential for a new middle school in the central part of the island and the reassignment of middle school attendance areas as early as school year 2019-2020. READ MORE: Changes in attendance areas for elementary schools will start at the start of school year 2018-2019 this August, while the implementation … [Read more...] about Chief Brodie could be converted into Guam DOE central middle school
Board OKs Guam DOE attendance area changes, directs planning for new middle school
Haidee V Eugenio [email protected] Published 11:25 p.m. UTC May 22, 2018 The Guam Education Board on Tuesday night approved the phased-in implementation of changes in attendance areas, starting with elementary schools when school year 2018-2019 begins in August. This is to help ensure hundreds of students will be enrolled in the campus nearest to where they live, as well as to maximize school resources. READ MORE: A potential for a new central middle school, as well as implementation of reassignment, could happen as early as school year 2019-2020. 2-year delay for high schools The board approved a two-year delay in change of attendance areas for high schools, with implementation scheduled for school year 2020-2021. Board Resolution 2018-09 was adopted by a vote of 6 to 0 during a meeting at the Guam Department of Education headquarters in Tiyan. There are about 26 reassignments affecting elementary schools. For example, Upi Elementary School … [Read more...] about Board OKs Guam DOE attendance area changes, directs planning for new middle school
Parkland Middle School student hit, killed after leaving campus during walkout
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Parkland Middle School student hit, killed after leaving campus during walkout A Parkland Middle School sixth-grader who left campus during the National Student Walkout was killed when he was struck by a vehicle Friday morning. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs USA Today Network Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times Published 9:21 p.m. ChT April 21, 2018 CLOSE El Paso police spokesman Sgt. Robert Gomez talks about the death of a student who left school during the walkout. Daniel Borunda/El Paso Times CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE EL PASO — A Parkland Middle School sixth-grader who … [Read more...] about Parkland Middle School student hit, killed after leaving campus during walkout
Middle school students send their robots off to work
By TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER Northeast Middle School hosted the Middle School Robotics Challenge on Thursday, April 12. All four middle school locations had teams of about 15 students. The “AutoBots”, representing Chippens Hill Middle School, were supervised by Sarah Brown, Rodney Ellsworth, and Robert McConnell. The “S.W.A.T. Team”, representing Greene-Hills, was supervised by Adam Sample. West Bristol’s “WAR – Wolves and Robots,” were supervised by Rocco Martino. And, Northeast’s “TSA Technology Student Alliance,” were supervised by Vince Jennetta and David Luchina. The overall teams were divided into groups of three to five students, and those smaller groups worked to take on each challenge. The overall challenge consisted of three rounds of three areas of competition. Each round was timed, giving students 20 minutes to evaluate their task, program and reprogram their robots accordingly, and then to … [Read more...] about Middle school students send their robots off to work