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Mayor’s Council of Guam adopts resolution honoring GDOE Superintendent Dr. Kenneth Eric Swanson
Summary
The Mayor’s Council of Guam adopted a resolution expressing gratitude to Doctor Kenneth Eric Swanson for leading the Guam Department of Education through recovery and reforms since July 2023; Swanson announced his retirement during the meeting and thanked mayors and communities for their partnership.
The Mayor’s Council of Guam adopted a resolution in December 2025 formally thanking Doctor Kenneth Eric Swanson for his service as superintendent of the Guam Department of Education (GDOE), citing his leadership after typhoon damage, emphasis on school safety, and work to strengthen fiscal oversight and community partnerships. The resolution, read into the record by a council officer and certified by President Jesse Alec and Luis Rivera, directs that copies be transmitted to the Guam Education Policy Board chair and Vincent Avey Borja, chair of the committee on education, libraries and public broadcasting.
Doctor Kenneth Eric Swanson, who the resolution notes has served as GDOE superintendent since July 2023, addressed the council after the adoption. “Nobody can do this alone, but there's nothing more important than raising our children,” he said, thanking mayors and community stakeholders and announcing he will retire when he returns to the mainland United States. Swanson described his work in Guam as collaborative and urged continued community support for school staff.
The resolution and the speaker’s remarks close a chapter in GDOE leadership, with the council asking that formal copies be shared with relevant education oversight bodies. No formal vote tally beyond adoption by unanimous consent was recorded in the minutes.
