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<div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 45px; PADDING-LEFT: 18px" align="justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">Chamorro language teachers pleaded their case during last night's meeting of the Guam Education Policy Board regarding certification requirements. Former school board member Rosa Palomo says that back in the 1970s since there wasn't a degree program and that lawmakers essentially grandfathered Chamorro teachers into the system through legislation. However all of that changed in the late-90s when the law was updated so that they were required to be fully certified.
<br><br>Said Palomo, "If they are saying that the principals are the school leaders then the principals are responsible for making sure that all of the teachers are certified - that all of the teachers follow the professional protocol." The board did adopt a policy last night with an amendment to allow temporary certification of Chamorro teachers.
<br><br>Also during the meeting, chief planner Wil Castro delivered a follow-up report on the fourteen points of the Every Child is Entitled to An Adequate Public Education Act where he did admit air conditioning in multiple schools still is posing problems.
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