NM House OKs Use Of Land Grant Fund For Early Education
Rep. Moe Maestas
By ROBERT NOTT
SFNM
Tapping revenues for preschool programs from a massive state investment fund has been a Sisyphean task for advocates.
Year after year, lawmakers and others who back the plan have pushed legislation through the House — like a boulder up a hill — only to see it stall in Senate committees led by fiscally conservative Democrats.
House Democrats finally may have a chance to see the measure clear both chambers and reach the desk of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has said she would sign it. A more progressive group of Senate leaders say they favor House Joint Resolution Read More
LAPS Is On Two-Hour Delay Due To Snow
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools is on a two-hour delay this morning due to inclement weather.
All elementary morning half-day in-person programs are canceled. All in-person PreK-12 special education morning classes are canceled as well.
Snow crews have been out since 4 a.m. working to clear walkways and parking lots at the schools.
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UNM-LA On Two-Hour Delay Due To Inclement Weather
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos is on a two-hour delay due to inclement weather.
The two-hour delay includes online and remote operations. Read More
LWV Virtual Lunch With A Leader Noon Tuesday Feb. 16
LWV News:
This month’s League of Women Voters’ community event “Lunch with a Leader” is noon Tuesday, Feb. 16, via zoom. (Next month meeting is on Thursday again.)
Guy has worked in education in New Mexico for the past 29 years. She holds
Local Scout Sasha Carr Creates Birdhouses For PEEC
Local Scout Sasha Carr created birdhouses to donate to the Pajarito Environmental Education Center. These unique birdhouses are for sale in PEEC’s online gift shop now. Courtesy/PEEC
Birdhouses created by local Scout Sasha Carr are for sale in PEEC’s online gift shop. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
When you’re a Scout charged with doing community service, but it’s 2020 and a pandemic, how do you accomplish this?
For local Scout Sasha Carr, the answer was to make birdhouses and donate them to the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) for sale in their online gift shop.
“My father was a very Read More
PED: 32 New Mexico Schools On COVID Watchlist
PED News:
SANTA FE — Thirty-two New Mexico public school buildings appeared on the COVID-19 Watchlist in the week ending Friday, Feb. 12, signifying they had at least two Rapid Responses within a 14-day period.
School Buildings on COVID-19 Watchlist:
ALAMOGORDO
- Alamogordo High
ALBUQUERQUE:
- Cleveland Middle
- Eldorado High
- Manzano High
- Mission Achievement and Success 2.0
- Student Transportation
- Susie Rayos Marmon Elementary
- Sy Jackson Elementary
- Volcano Vista High
ANTHONY
- Gadsden High
ARTESIA
- Artesia Public Schools Warehouse
- Grand Heights Early Childhood
AZTEC
- Aztec High
BELEN
- Central
LAHS Student Council Wins A 1st Place At State!
LAHS Student Council members and their sponsors leaned into learning about leadership this long weekend at their virtual State Student Council conference. Courtesy/LAHS
Student Body Secretary/Treasurer Julianna Baca and Northeast District Vice President. Courtesy/LAHS
LAHS News:
Twenty Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Student Council members and their sponsors leaned into learning about leadership this long weekend at their virtual State Student Council conference.
At Voyage to Leadership!, they spent three days listening to presenters, networking, and getting inspired Read More
LAHS And LAMS Pass COVID-19 Safe Inspections … Moving Step Closer To Returning Older Students Back To Campus
LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Public Schools has moved a step closer to bringing middle and high school students back to campus two days a week beginning March 1.
“We passed our COVID-safe inspection from the Fire Marshall held yesterday at the middle school and high school,” Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus announced Friday.
The Los Alamos School Board voted to adopt the Remote Plus hybrid education model put forward by the District’s staff at its Feb. 9 board meeting. The vote was 4-1, with Board Secretary Dawn Read More
Long-Sought Permanent Funding For Early Childhood Programs Takes Big Step Forward With House Passage
The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. File photo
STATE News:
SANTA FE — A transformational long-term investment in New Mexico’s youngest children won House passage Friday, moving the state one step closer to providing permanent and sustainable funds for early childhood programs.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Cabinet secretaries cheered the House action.
House Joint Resolution 1 – sponsored by Representative Moe Maestas, Javier Martinez, Georgene Louis and Liz Thomson – would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to earmark an additional small portion of the Land Grant Permanent Fund each Read More
LAMS Student Council Hosts Mental Health Fair
LAPS News:
Earlier this month the Los Alamos Middle School Student Council hosted a Mental Health Fair for students, families and community members.
While attendance was small, Student Council recorded all sessions, which are available for viewing here.
Mental Health is the community service theme for the NMASC (New Mexico Association of Student Councils), Read More
Del Norte Credit Union’s LOV Foundation Kicks Off 2021 With Announcement Of Plans To Award $10,000 In Scholarships
DNCU News:
SANTA FE — The Del Norte LOV (Living Our Vision) Foundation, a nonprofit organization and extension of Del Norte Credit Union announces the opening of the 2021-22 scholarship program aimed at awarding $10,000 to local graduation seniors or equivalent.
The program celebrated its 10th anniversary last year and has awarded a combined $94,000 in scholarships funds to over 90 deserving members.
“The DNCU family continues to grow and we are thrilled to see our Foundation continue this tradition of helping and supporting the lives of our youth,” DNCU President/CEO Chuck Valenti said. Read More
Student Artwork On Display At Los Alamos Medical Center
Chamisa Elementary School Art Teacher Renee Mitsunaga worked with Los Alamos Medical Center to bring back ‘Art From the Schools’ to display throughout the first floor at LAMC. Mitsunaga provided art created by students at Chamisa, Mountain and Barranca elementary schools. The art is on display to bring happiness to patients and employees and allow the students’ creativity to be appreciated. Courtesy/LAMC
Art created by students at Chamisa, Mountain and Barranca elementary schools on display to bring happiness to patients and employees at LAMC. Courtesy/LAMC
Art created by students at Read More
LANL: New Virtual Platform Shows Students The Science Behind Everyday Objects
In 2018, Harshini Mukundan’s team at LANL was a finalist for R&D Magazine’s R&D 100 Award for their Universal Bacterial Sensor, a diagnostic tool for doctors to detect any and all infections in minutes. It could be a public-health game-changer in the world’s resource-poor regions. Mukundan also is an AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador, a high-profile role model for young women and girls, and a visionary behind See the Science. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
What makes bread rise? Why does hand sanitizer keep you from getting sick? How does a microwave oven heat your food? These are just a few of the concepts Read More
New Mexico House Unanimously Passes Ban On School Discrimination For Hair Or Religious Headdresses
House Majority Floor Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton
New Mexico House Democrats News:
Santa Fe – Thursday, the New Mexico House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation prohibiting schools’ discrimination or discipline of students based on their use of natural or protective hairstyles, or wearing of cultural or religious headdresses.
Similar to the CROWN Act passed in six other states, House Bill 29: No School Discrimination for Hair is sponsored by House Majority Floor Leader Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D-Albuquerque) and Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D-Albuquerque). Read More
New Mexico Higher Education Department Hires New Director Of Adult Education Amber Gallup Rodriguez
Amber Gallup Rodriguez
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) has announced that Amber Gallup Rodriguez will serve as director of the agency’s Adult Education Division.
The Adult Education Division oversees 24 programs statewide authorized to provide instructional and testing services for New Mexicans seeking to attain a High School Equivalency credential or HSE.
These programs also support New Mexican adults to strengthen core literacy, numeracy, and digital skills, learn English as a Second Language (ESL) and civics, and prepare for college or
PED Seeks Waiver To Pause Spring Student Assessment
Public Education Secretary
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The Public Education Department will request a waiver that would allow schools and districts to skip high-stakes student assessments again this spring, shifting instead to optional testing to benchmark academic achievement and identify any gaps in learning.
The U.S. Department of Education waived the end-of-year assessment requirement for all 50 states last spring amid abrupt school closures and a shift to remote learning. New Mexico will join other states, including Michigan, New York, Oregon and Washington, in asking for a new waiver Read More
LAPS Hosting COVID Vaccine Presentation For Staff Feb. 10
LAPS News:
All LAPS staff are invited to a presentation on “COVID Vaccines and How They Work” starting at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Dr. Sandy Farmer of Pfizer Pharmaceutical will be the featured speaker.
Staff will be sent the Zoom link prior to the presentation.
Farmer’s presentation will focus on:
- how immunity works
- background on and evolution of vaccines
- technology foundation for the top COVID vaccines
- why now for such innovation in vaccines
- how mRNA vaccines work and why is this such a powerful platform
- brief background on Phase 3 vaccine clinical trials and how COVID-19 Phase 3 trials compare
LAHS Students Win 2nd Place In State One Act Competition
Los Alamos High School students Kaisa Drew and Samuel Wolfsberg perform the one act, ‘House Manager’, garnering 2nd place in the State One Act Competition held virtually in January. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Three members of the Los Alamos High School Olions garnered second place in the Sparta division of the 2021 New Mexico Activities Association State High School One-Act Production Competition.
Senior Kaisa Drew and Junior Samuel Wolfsberg performed “House Manager” by Greg Vovos. In this comedy about theatre and life, a house manager has trouble closing up the theatre for the day when a Read More
Senate Bill 171 To Give New Mexico School Boards Authority To Decide When To Reopen Classrooms Stalls In Committee
Sen. Gay Kernan
By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
SFNM
A bill that would give local school boards in New Mexico the authority to decide when students could return to the classroom amid a state-issued public health emergency order stalled Monday in the Senate Education Committee after a 4-4 vote.
But the proposed legislation, which garnered the support of one Democrat on the committee, hasn’t been expelled.
“Let’s just leave it there for a while and see if [committee members] go back and read some of the information that’s been sent,” one of the primary sponsors, Sen. Gay Kernan, R-Hobbs, Read More
LAPS Teachers, Nurse And Librarian Honored With Multiple Nominations For 2020 Community Asset Awards
Los Alamos Middle School math teacher Christina Wadlington nominated for the 2020 Community Asset Awards for always having the ‘show up’ mentality. Courtesy Photo
Los Alamos Middle School Nurse Minsung Chae with her husband and sons. Courtesy photo
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
C’YA
The Los Alamos Middle School does the community proud with multiple nominations for the 2020 Community Asset Awards.
We begin with Christina Wadlington, math teacher, department chair, and student council leader. She was nominated for always having the show up mentality. She is committed to Read More
