Guam § 18201 - Composition of Guam Teacher Corps.

§ 18201. Composition of Guam Teacher Corps.

(a) The Guam Teacher Corps shall consist of students who have

declared their intention to become educators and who are enrolled in the

teacher educational programs at the University of Guam, or if such programs

are not available at the University of Guam, at other accredited institutions

which have been approved by the School of Education and who have been

duly accepted into the Guam Teacher Corps Scholarship Program.

(b) Scholarship and financial assistance may be awarded to eligible

students who meet the following criteria:

(1) are bona fide residents of Guam;

(2) are citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States;

(3) are seniors or graduates of an accredited high school with an

overall grade point average of not less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale;

(4) have been admitted to the University of Guam in accordance to

its admissions policies;

(5) maintain an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better during

the term of assistance under this program;

(6) agree to practice education in a public school funded by the

government of Guam in areas of need upon graduation and certification

to practice on Guam.

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(A) If no vacant teaching positions exist in such public

schools in his or her area(s) of certification, a Teacher Corps

graduate may teach in a private school on Guam towards meeting

their Teacher Corps scholarship repayment obligations. The

Department of Education and the Guam Community College shall

certify that no vacancies in the Teacher Corps graduate’s area(s) of

certification exist prior to allowing private school employment.

(B) The length of commitment of service to Guam shall be

the total number of years that the student has received the

scholarship and financial assistance.

(C) Only teaching service in public schools funded by the

government of Guam and/or Guam private schools licensed by the

government of Guam shall be credited for repayment of the

Teacher Corps scholarship.

(D) (i) Those Teacher Corps graduates who were allowed to

teach in licensed private schools on Guam shall accept

employment with the Department of Education should a

position in their area(s) of certification become available at

the start of each semester until such time that their

scholarship is repaid. The Department of Education and the

Guam Community College shall provide each eligible

graduate a notice of available position at least thirty (30) days

prior to the required date of employment.

(ii) The student further agrees that, in the event of

refusal to fulfill this obligation, the student shall repay the

government of Guam an amount equal to the balance of the

total monthly allowances paid to the student which have not

already been satisfied through service or payment, including

tuition, stipends and the actual cost to the government of

textbooks and supplies.

(iii) Any deferment of repayment through services shall

conform to rules adopted by the School of Education under

the provisions of § 18103(f) of this Chapter; and

(7) have been recommended to the program by:

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(A) an educator, including a teacher/instructor, counselor or

school administrator who worked in an educational institution at

the time the applicant was a student in such educational

institution, and

(B) by any other individual other than a relative who can

attest to the character of the applicant.

2015 NOTE: Subsection designations were added to adhere to the Compiler’s

codification scheme in accordance with the authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606.

This section was originally added by P.L. 21-088:2 (Jan. 27, 1992), entitled “Teacher

Training Council,” which was reenacted as 3 GCA § 9116 by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11,

2012).