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Namesake School: BP Carbullido Elementary
Established in 1965, the Barrigada Elementary School was renamed the Baltazar P. Carbullido Elementary School, commonly referred to as BP Carbullido Elementary. Guam Public Law 08-82 was enacted on 14 January 1966, to honor the public servant and civic leader.
Agueda Iglesias Johnston
Agueda Iglesias Johnston (1892 – 1977) was an educator, civic leader, patriot and a woman of great internal strength and fortitude. Her commitment to education earned her place in the history books as one of Guam’s foremost educators.
Antonio C. Yamashita
Antonio Carbullido Yamashita (1930 – 1992) was the middle child of thirteen born to Felicita and Raymundo Yamashita. He was born 13 September 1930 in his first home village of Piti. He attended Guam public schools and graduated from George Washington High School in 1951.
Education After WWII
Following World War II, the people of Guam faced not only the looming reconstruction of community structures and homes, but also institutional and cultural change. For Guam’s children some of the most significant transformations affected their daily lives — specifically, what and where students would learn, and who taught them at school.
Nieves M. Flores
In 1985, 96 years after his birth on 5 August 1889, in the capital city of Laoag in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines, Nieves Mariano Flores was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the international fraternity of professional educators, Phi Delta Kappa, for devoting more than 20 years of his life to education.
Private Schooling During the US Naval Era
Since Governor Richard P. Leary, US Navy, issued General Order No. 12 on 22 January 1900—the development of public education in Guam — administrative policy and leadership of the Department of Education was rife with inconsistency and, at times, encouraged student absenteeism. Two primary reasons for this inconsistency were the lack of qualified teachers of English and adequate funding from island coffers and the US Congress.
English and Chamorro Language Policies
As a result of America’s victory in the Spanish-American War, Spain sold Guam to the United States in 1898. Before long, it was determined that the US Navy would administer Guam.
General Order No. 12
Following the Treaty of Paris in 1899 that ended the four-month Spanish-American War, the United States emerged as a colonial nation and Pacific power. American sovereignty over former Spanish territory—the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and portions of Cuba—was internationally accepted despite the on-going debate between isolationists and expansionists that gripped the US Congress.
Education During the US Naval Era
When Captain Richard Leary arrived in Guam in 1899 to initiate American rule under the US Navy, he found a population that was relatively literate. The people had some experience with formal schooling although it was erratic and limited to favored families in Hagåtña.
Other Noted Rectors
The Christianization of the Marianas began under the direction of Jesuit priest Diego Luis de San Vitores in 1668. In addition to evangelization in the Mariana Islands, the priests also held authority over education.