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PSS opens LMA facility
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Posted on Jan 07 1999
“All of us are blessed today,” Commissioner of Education Rita H. Inos told the group who witnessed the blessing of the Lina’la-Malawash Academy held yesterday.
The realization of LMA which is scheduled to open next month is indeed a blessing in the midst of a financial crisis.
While the Public School System was busy looking for additional funding to keep its schools open, a government house no. 1257 on Capital Hill was repainted and repaired to house LMA.
By February, some 25 high school students from Hopwood and Marianas High School are to be admitted in this academy for a second chance of a better future.
“Our children will walk through this door and they will get support. It is a temporary relocation for a very good intention,” Inos added.
Early last year, the Family Court discussed with the Board of Education the possibility of founding a school outside the regular school. A trip was made to Guam to tour its Planned Alternative Center for Education.
Before the year was over, a team formed by Inos was getting ready to introduce LMA. Out of the four government houses being identified for PSS use, two was assigned to the academy.
The commissioner had a long list of agencies to thank for which all helped PSS realize this vision for the youth.
“This is a school within our school,” she said.
As a school, LMA takes students for at least one quarter where counseling work is emphasized, according to supervisor Nunu Sanchez. It also offers flexibility on how academic courses are conducted.
