Federal Programs Division
To provide support services to schools in program development,
implementation, improvement and evaluation and to encourage responsive and
innovative approaches to education.
Operating Principle
We believe programs are the heart of school improvement because it
encompasses curriculum, training, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation.
Fiscal Year 05/06 Grants
The Guam Public School System consolidates 14 federal grants into a
single grant entitled “Consolidated Grant to the Insular Areas” and administers
the grant under the No Child Left Behind Act, Title V-A, Innovative Programs. The total grant award for FY 05/06 is
$20,868,872.
GPSS
also administers the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program. The total grant
award for FY 05/06 is $60,000.
Total
number of major programs: 22
Total
number of positions supported with program funds: approximately 275 full-time,
581 part-time and 562 seasonal positions
Total
number of public school students benefiting: approximately 31,000
Total
number of private non-profit school students benefiting: approximately 2,000
Number of participating public schools: 37 (25 elementary schools, 7
middle schools, 4 high schools, 1 alternative school)
Number of participating private non-profit schools: 14 (4 PreK – Kindergarten schools, 7 Kindergarten – 8th
grade schools, 3 high schools)
Division
Services
The division oversees education improvement programs for public
elementary and secondary schools.
The division exercises administrative control of funds and programs. Over 90% of funds flow directly to the
schools and students.
We provide supplemental funds to schools to fulfill their school
improvement plans and ideas. In times when local funds are barely enough to
meet the schools' basic needs, principals turn to the Federal Programs Division
for the resources that will enrich the quality of teaching and learning.
As part of the national education network, the division stays abreast
with state of the art educational research and practice and keeps the school
system up to date.
We guide principals and teachers through a structured process for
planning, implementing and evaluating school improvement programs. This
experience strengthens their management and leadership skills.
We procure the human and material resources essential for the district
and schools to improve academic achievement or the quality of educational
services.
We provide training and professional development to district teachers, to
raise the teaching power of the district.
The division also provides eligible private non-profit schools the
opportunity to receive funds under Title V-A.
For
detailed information on programs, and finances visit the DOE website at www.doe.edu.gu and click on Federal
Programs on the side bar.
The
Federal Programs Division can be contacted by phone: (671) 475-0470, fax: (671)
477-4587, and E-mail: totot@kuentos.guam.net.
Updated on: October
24, 2005
2005-
2006 Programs
1 Alternative
School
2 Class Size
Reduction
3 DEED
4 Direct
Instruction
5 Effective
Schools
6 Success for
All
7 School
Resource Officer
8 Eskeulan Puengi
9 GATE
10 Cooperative
Education Services
11 Integrating
Science and Allied Health
12 Technology
Education
13 High School
Reform
14 LOTE
15 PFC
Outreach
16 Private
Non-Profit Schools
17 Recruitment
& Retention
18 School/Student
Improvement
19 Data Assessment
for All Students
20 Student Information
System Upgrade
21 Summer
School
22 Robert C. Byrd
Scholarship