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Governor Camacho to Attend 2009 Educational Symposium |
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June 12, 2009
Governor Felix P. Camacho is scheduled to attend the 2009 Governors Educational Symposium in Cary, North Carolina. The annual symposium, hosted by the Hunt Institute and the National Governors Association for Best Practices, focuses on standards and assessment; longitudinal data systems; teacher effectiveness; and turnaround support for failing schools – all of which are detailed priorities in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). Mary Okada, president of the Guam Community College and Marcos Fong, member of the University of Guam Board of Regents, will also attend the symposium.
This two-day conference will offer valuable information from the U.S Department of Education on how to maximize funds from the ARRA and will update on education reform. Experts from various universities and educational backgrounds will discuss with stateside and territorial governments how to implement systems that will assist in applying for competitive grants that will improve student performance.
“The symposium offers our local government valuable information on how to make progress in our island’s public schools,” said Governor Camacho. “Education remains a priority of this administration, and I look forward to hearing how the implementation of system-wide strategies will help our students excel.”
The Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices have been working on a state-led effort for the development and adoption of a common core of standards to support low performance in schools.
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