The Chuuk Department of Education (CDOE) is currently recruiting college graduates for over 50 teaching positions in public elementary and secondary schools across each of Chuuk Stateʻs five regions. A team from CDOE will be in Honolulu (June 22 - 25, 2016) and Guam (June 26 - 30, 2016) to meet with … [Read more...]
Multilingualism Policy Approved in Hawaii
On February 16, 2016 the Hawai’i State Board of Education unanimously adopted BOE policy 105.14, Multilingualism for Equitable Education. With this new policy, the Hawaii Department of Education has joined many states in the US that honor the positive impact of multilingualism on student … [Read more...]
Xavier Entrance Exam in Hilo, HI
The Entrance Exam for Xavier High School is scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM at UH Hilo's Pacific Islander Student Center (Campus Center 307). The exam is open to 8th - 12th graders who are interested in attending the college preparatory school whose alumni … [Read more...]
Chuuk DOE is Hiring
The Chuuk Department of Education (CDOE) is recruiting for two positions at the central office. Per CDOE's stated policy, a potential applicant needs to be a "qualified and motivated FSM citizen who works well under pressure and is willing to take personal leadership for his/her professional … [Read more...]
New Board of Education Signals Hope for Chuuk’s Kids
In an unprecedented move to restore educational reform efforts, Governor Johnson Elimo has fired the entire Chuuk Board of Education (CBOE) and replaced them with new members to oversee public education in Chuuk State. This radical action was much needed after the CBOE fired the Executive … [Read more...]
Chuuk DOE Needs a Leader, Not a Director
Educational reform in Chuuk has been suffering from a leadership problem. Simply put: we have had too many directors and too few leaders. Directors have failed and we easily blame them. Now we need leaders who will empower us all to participate in educational reform efforts so that if it fails then … [Read more...]
Bank of Guam Offers $10,000 in College Scholarships
HAGÅTÑA, Guam (BoG/Media Division) — Bank of Guam is pleased to announce that applications are now available for its 2015 IFIT Scholarship Program, which makes $2,000 available to five (5) graduating high school seniors to attend a U.S. accredited four year college or university. The scholarship … [Read more...]
In Memoriam: Noah Ruben
We are saddened by the tragic news from Chuuk that Acting Director of Education, Mr. Noah Ruben, tragically passed away last night apparently from a heart attack. Formerly the Principal of Berea Christian School, Mr. Ruben had been serving as the Deputy Director of Education since April 2010. He … [Read more...]
Chuuk Education Board Fired DOE Director
The Chuuk Board of Education (CBOE) has terminated Gardenia Aisek Macayaon as the Executive Director of the Chuuk Department of Education (CDOE) and appointed the Deputy Director Noah Ruben as Acting Director. In a letter dated December 9, 2014, Mr. Johannes Berdon, Chairman of the CBOE, ended the … [Read more...]
Chuuk High School Navigating Success
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_eKrTJnFzM#t=378 Sia fokkun ingeiti (kudos) Chuuk High School's Typhoons for giving us the only hope in our State's public education reform efforts when all else seems failing. While the Chuuk Board of Education (CBOE) and the Chuuk Department of Education (CDOE) … [Read more...]