GUAM’S STRAPPED EDUCATION SYSTEM TO CLOSE SCHOOL Government to save $157,000 a year
By Brett Kelman HAGATNA, Guam (Pacific Daily News, July 1, 2011) – Guam's smallest public school won't reopen when summer ends, in an effort to cut costs for the cash-strapped school system, despite opposition from the neighboring community.
F.Q. Sanchez Elementary School, a tiny campus along the coast in Umatac, will be closed and students will shift to nearby Merizo Elementary School, according to a decision made by the Guam Education Board yesterday.
Less than a dozen staff from the school will be transferred to fill vacancies at other campuses, said Department of Education Deputy Superintendent Taling Taitano. Principal Derrick Santos, who has been splitting duties between F.Q. Sanchez and Merizo Martyrs Memorial Elementary, will now focus only on Merizo.
According to an audit released in 2009, the closure of this school is expected to save the school system about $...