DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER

www.gdoe.net
501 Mariner Avenue
Barrigada, Guam 96913
Telephone: (671) 300-1677​•F
​ ax: (671)472-5001
Email: ​ijbbaza@gdoe.net
JON J. P​. ​FERNANDEZ ISA J. B. BAZA
Superintendent of Education Public Information Officer
January 15, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES BEGIN NEXT WEEK

The first day of Guam Department of Education (GDOE) face-to-face classes will take place on
Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Due to the weekly face-to-face schedule, only three schools will begin
face-to-face classes on January 19, to include Vicente Benavente Middle School, F.B. Leon
Guerrero Middle School, and Simon Sanchez High School. All other schools will begin
face-to-face classes on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.

“We are excited to welcome our students back to school,” GDOE Superintendent Jon Fernandez
said. “We have been preparing for many months in collaboration with the Governor’s Office,
Public Health, and the Physicians Advisory Group to ensure that this transition back to face-to-face
classes is as smooth and safe as possible. I want to thank all of our parents, faculty and staff for
their continued hard work and support as we adjust to this new normal.”

Schedules
All schools, with the exception of Vicente Benavente Middle School, F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle
School, and Simon Sanchez High School, will follow the schedule below:

GDOE Weekly Schedule (except VSABMS, FBLGMS & SSHS)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Online Classes Online Classes Face-to-Face Face-to-Face Hard Copy, Food

Classes - Cohort Classes - Cohort Distribution, and
A B Intervention Day

Vicente Benavente Middle School, F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School, and Simon Sanchez High
School are the only schools that will use three face-to-face cohorts. Due to the higher number of
face-to-face cohorts, these schools will follow the different schedule below:

Weekly Schedule for VSABMS, FBLGMS & SSHS

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Online Classes Face-to-Face Face-to-Face Face-to-Face Hard Copy, Food

Classes - Cohort Classes - Cohort Classes - Cohort Distribution, and
A B C Intervention Day
Parents/guardians should contact each school directly for hard copy distribution times.
Parents/guardians should also contact schools directly with any questions regarding face-to-face
registration and schedules.

Safety
Parents are reminded to screen their children for any symptoms of COVID-19 before sending their
children to school. If children are sick, and especially if students have any symptoms of
COVID-19, they should not be sent to school. Students are also reminded to comply with all safety
protocols, to include wearing face coverings, temperature checks upon arrival, physical distancing,
frequent cleaning of common areas and surfaces, and frequent washing of hands.

Hotline Numbers
Parents/guardians may contact their child’s school directly at the following directory:
https://www.gdoe.net/District/Portal/gdoe-school-directory​. The GDOE has also established a
central office support hotline which may be reached at 300-1536 or ​info@gdoe.net​ from Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m..

For busing inquiries, parents may contact the Bus Operations Hotline at 646-3122.

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