SCHOOL HISTORY
F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School (FBLG) is located in Yigo, one of Guam’s northernmost villages. It is one of seven public middle schools on Guam. Originally built as an elementary school in 1976, FBLG was converted to a middle school in 1982. FBLG is renowned as the first public middle school on Guam to have received a full six-year accreditation term in July, 1998 and continued to uphold high standards of excellence to have received another six-year term in June 2017.
FULL ACCREDITATION STUDY
F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School is unique in that it shares part of its campus, the cafeteria, with Simon A. Sanchez High School. This close proximity allows for an intimate relationship between the two schools. As a major feeder school to Simon Sanchez High School, F.B.L.G. Middle School’s close proximity helps in fostering open communication and smooth student transition from middle to high school. Likewise, there are three major elementary schools that feed into F.B.L.G.: Upi Elementary School, Daniel L. Perez Elementary School, and Machananao Elementary School. Other students from Finegayan Elementary School and Maria A. Ulloa Elementary School also enroll at F.B.L.G. because of the districting requirements. The school also serves two large low socio-economic areas – the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Area (GHURA) #505 and #506, as well as numerous residential subdivisions and housing developments.
The growing community of Yigo depends on the school for the education of its children, community services, and shelter in times of natural disasters.
As of August 10, 2022, F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School is the academic learning ground for 1,080 students, making it the second largest middle school on island. The school emphasizes the middle school concept of education involving Interdisciplinary Team Teaching and Advisor/Advisee Program. After enrolling, students are placed into an interdisciplinary academic team based on their Reading and Language Arts placement. Each grade level has three teams. Remedial Reading and Language Arts classes, Special Education, and English as a Second Language classes include multi-grade classes.
The growing community of Yigo depends on the school for the education of its children, community services, and shelter in times of natural disasters.
As of August 10, 2022, F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School is the academic learning ground for 1,080 students, making it the second largest middle school on island. The school emphasizes the middle school concept of education involving Interdisciplinary Team Teaching and Advisor/Advisee Program. After enrolling, students are placed into an interdisciplinary academic team based on their Reading and Language Arts placement. Each grade level has three teams. Remedial Reading and Language Arts classes, Special Education, and English as a Second Language classes include multi-grade classes.
SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY
At FB Leon Guerrero Middle School each student is a unique individual with intricate knowledge, understanding, ability, attitude, and potential. FB Leon Guerrero Middle School believes that each student has inalienable rights and responsibilities to self and society.
The school will provide an environment that is conducive to learning and that enables the maturing adolescent to acquire knowledge, experience problem solving techniques, enhance their creativity, and develop good moral values. The school intends to fulfill the educational needs and interests of the students it serves and to provide the proper guidance needed to become a model citizen who is both a central figure and an interacting entity of the community.
The school embraces the concept of serving as a bridge between the elementary and high school with a major curriculum emphasis on teaching the essential skills children need to master in order to successfully transition into high school.
The school will provide an environment that is conducive to learning and that enables the maturing adolescent to acquire knowledge, experience problem solving techniques, enhance their creativity, and develop good moral values. The school intends to fulfill the educational needs and interests of the students it serves and to provide the proper guidance needed to become a model citizen who is both a central figure and an interacting entity of the community.
The school embraces the concept of serving as a bridge between the elementary and high school with a major curriculum emphasis on teaching the essential skills children need to master in order to successfully transition into high school.
SCHOOL SPIRIT
What is school spirit? School spirit refers to emotional support for one’s school. It means being loyal and upholding the academic and extracurricular activity standards to the highest possible level. School spirit can be broken down into three categories:
- Courtesy - toward teachers, fellow students and other officials of the school
- Pride - in everything our school strives to accomplish and has already accomplished
- Sportsmanship - the ability to play fair as well as win and lose gracefully
SCHOOL GOALS
- To provide a safe and appropriate learning environment
- To develop responsible citizens who are active community participants
- To increase students’ academic achievements by maximizing quality instructional time
- To increase parent-community partnerships and satisfaction
- To provide a multicultural educational curriculum
- To ensure fiscal accountability at the school level
- To maintain office practices that is thorough and efficient
CORE BELIEFS
People come first at FB Leon Guerrero Middle School. Treating others as we want to be treated drives daily activities and enters into each decision both in and out of the classroom.
In summary, these are our core beliefs. Our policies, procedures, actions, and decisions will be based on our mission and these beliefs. Doing what is right for our students is our primary goal. We can never lose sight of why we are all here.
- Students can learn and be successful. Student improvement in each and every area will be the measure of our success.
- Teaching is hard, honorable, valuable, and worthwhile work.
- A successful education is viewed as a journey and not a destination. The process of learning should be viewed as enjoyable, challenging, and fulfilling.
- Success involves risk of failure. Failing creates opportunities for growth. Each of us has the responsibility to provide support and encouragement to risk takers and to recognize that failing does not make one a failure.
- The students, faculty, staff, parents, and volunteers come from a community of learners with individual needs and individual differences. All of us can learn from each other. We are our own best resource.
- Providing an atmosphere that is safe and nurturing is a key element to a successful school. Students need to display appropriate behavior that helps them to be successful in all areas of school life. All faculty and staff of FB Leon Guerrero Middle School will serve as a role model for students.
- Teaching should be directed at the higher levels of thinking that require students to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information. Teaching how to manipulate information is more important than teaching how to memorize.
- A divergent curriculum ensures that students are assisted and not sorted. Providing opportunities and removing obstacles are essential because we cannot afford to eliminate students.
- The curriculum is shaped by student needs. Students are not shaped to fit the curriculum.
- The curriculum is a means to an end and not an end unto itself.
- The curriculum must be planned over time, and it must change when there is a need to change. The old way may not be the best way.
- Evaluation is an ongoing process that indicates where students need to improve. We help students meet the curricular standards – not verify that they have not.
- All students must be prepared to live in a world in which the ideals of democracy, tolerance for difference, multi awareness, and the need for global interdependence are essential.
- Feeling a sense of pride is important to us all. We must strive to obtain, nurture, and foster it in every FB Leon Guerrero Middle School student.
- The FB Leon Guerrero Middle School facility belongs to all of us and so does the responsibility of keeping it clean, safe, and inviting.
- Everyone who contributes to FB Leon Guerrero Middle School (including custodians, cafeteria staff, school aides, office staff, teachers, and administrators) works together towards a common goal that brings about a healthy environment.
- Decisions that concern FB Leon Guerrero Middle School will be made through a collaborative process that involves students, teachers, parents, administrators, support staff, and others.
- Clubs and organizations are viewed as intra-curricular. Each program plays an important role in the overall education of our students. At times, the needs of one program may temporarily overshadow the needs of another in order to best meet the needs of students.
- FB Leon Guerrero Middle School is part of the community. We have a responsibility to respect the community. We are a resource to the community and the community is a resource to us.
- The success of FB Leon Guerrero Middle School in accomplishing the primary task of educating young people is measured by the collective successes of each student. When our students are unsuccessful, we have been unsuccessful. Learning and teaching are not separate entities. The assessment of one is an assessment of the other.
In summary, these are our core beliefs. Our policies, procedures, actions, and decisions will be based on our mission and these beliefs. Doing what is right for our students is our primary goal. We can never lose sight of why we are all here.
SY 2021-2022 Handbooks |
Budget Brochure 2022 |
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GDOE Covid19 Handbook_2020.pdf |
School Report Card
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School Action Plan
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FBLG Mid-Cycle Accreditation Report 2FEB20.pdf |
FBLG Self Study Report SY16-17.pdf |