Hundreds, if not thousands, of government of Guam employees soon will begin cleaning up and making repairs at 14 public schools that need help in order to pass public health inspections and reopen. Some agencies have been helping some of the schools through the summer, but the government-wide effort only came together over the past week, after Governor Lou Leon Guerrero ordered a School Opening Readiness Team to harness the executive branch’s resources and make a “whole of government” effort.
The agencies are waiting for the Guam Department of Education to procure and provide the materials and supplies for the readiness effort. According to education superintendent Erik Swanson, his agency has rolled out several purchase orders and requisitions, and those supplies and materials should be in hand shortly.
Also, “On Monday, Guam Power Authority will be given a list of schools needing electrical work,” governor”s spokeswoman Krystal Paco-San Agustin confirmed.
The following schools will be helped by the following government agencies:
Finegayan and Upi Elementary Schools
Department of Military Affairs
DL Perez Elementary School
Guam Waterworks Authority
Machananao Elementary School
Guam Memorial Hospital, Bureau of Women’s Affairs, Office of Technology, Office of Homelessness and Poverty Prevention, Community Defense Liaison Office, and Serve Guam Commission
Chief Brodie Elementary School
Guam Airport, Governor’s Office, Developmental Disabilities Council, and Guam Recovery Office
Benavente Middle School
Guam Police Department, Department of Administration, Guam Public Library System, and Civil Service Commission
Inalahan Elementary School
Bureau of Statistics and Plans, Guam Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Revenue and Taxation
Price Elementary School
Department of Agriculture, Department of Corrections, and Department of Youth Affairs
George Washington High School
University of Guam, PBS, and Department of Labor
J.Q. San Miguel Elementary School
Department of Parks and Recreation, Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, and Department of Land Management
P.C. Lujan Elementary School
Contractors Licensing Board, Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense, Guam Housing Corporation, and Marianas Regional Fusion Center
Okkodo High School
Department of Public Works, Department of Chamorro Affairs, Guam Economic Development Authority, Guam Regional Transit Authority, and Council of the Arts and Humanities Agency
Southern High School
Guam Fire Department, GHURA, Customs and Quarantine Agency, and Guam Energy Office
Jose Rios Middle School
Port Authority, Guam Veterans Affairs Office, and DISID
