welcome

Our children are our priority. We, in the Office of Curriculum and Instruction,  believe that today's students must be prepared, unlike any generation before, to think critically and analytically while acting with innovation and creativity. Children entering schools today will engage in careers that may not have been invented yet but will become obsolete within their lifetime. Also, the truth is that students' health status and academic achievement are deeply connected. 

We, in the CNMI Public School System, is taking a deeper review and refocusing education on all factors for successful learning, including physical health and social-emotional competencies. We, in the Office of Curriculum and Instruction (OCI), want and hope for successful learners who are knowledgeable, emotionally and physically healthy, motivated, civically active, artistically engaged, prepared for economic self-sufficiency, and ready for the world beyond formal schooling. We in OCI, are calling for a simple change that will have radical implications: "Put our children at the center of decision-making and allocate and align the resources in support of the WHOLE CHILD, STUDENTS FIRST!

Truly yours.

Jackie Quitugua, M.Ed.

Senior Director, Office of Curriculum and Instruction