Final Los Alamos Public School Board Update For 2020
Participants in the School Board Zoom meeting were able to post comments under each strategic plan focus area using Jamboard, a resource used by LAPS teachers.
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public School Board met Dec. 8 for its final board meeting of 2020.
President Ellen Ben-Naim opened the meeting with a moment of silence for the schools and families who have lost loved ones or have family in the hospital due to COVID-19 and those struggling to recover.
Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus then recognized President Ben-Naim for serving two years as school board president, saying, “On behalf of LAPS, Read More
School Board Prepares For Upcoming Legislative Session
From bottom left, LAPS Board President Ellen Ben-Naim, Sen. Leo Jaramillo, Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus, Rep. Christine Chandler and Sen. Bobby Gonzales during Tuesday’s school board meeting. Photo by Bonnie Gordon/ladailypost.com
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
During its Dec. 8 meeting, the Los Alamos School Board heard presentations from state legislators on the upcoming legislative session that begins in January.
This meeting was the last before the Board elects new officers.
Sen. Leo Jaramillo represents District 5, which includes the Los Read More
PED Presents Near-Flat $3.3B Budget Request For Schools
PED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) is requesting a near-flat $3.3 billion budget for public schools in the next fiscal year while rolling out plans to increase the share going to schools with the greatest need.
“Equity is at the heart of this budget request,” Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart said. “We’re getting additional money to the kids who need it most while giving districts the flexibility to determine at a local level what their students need.”
Stewart presented the Public School Support budget request to the Legislative Finance Committee Wednesday. Read More
White Rock Learning Center Seeks Community Volunteers
Inside the White Rock Learning Center at 15 Grand Canyon. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Outside the White Rock Learning Center at 15 Grand Canyon. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
COMMUNITY News:
Are you looking for a way to help out your community during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Do you need volunteer hours, a college or professional resume builder, or letters of recommendation?
Do you have some free time during the day between classes or before/after work? Or could you work from somewhere besides your kitchen table?
Online school is putting a strain on parents who cannot work Read More
LAPS: How To Rent Sullivan Field Parking Lot
SFCC Presents Film Premiere Of ‘Earth Angels’ Dec. 16
The SFCC ‘Earth Angels’ Film Premiere is 5 p.m., Dec. 16 on the SFCC YouTube Channel. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) invites the community to the online film premiere of Earth Angels, a film by filmmaker Dr. Michael Keslin, about the advanced technologies that can help address the sustainability and future of the water, food and energy nexus worldwide.
The film highlights the technologies and programs that respond to the global need for food and clean energy while striving to protect the earth’s resources.
The film will premiere 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16. on SFCC’s Read More
LAPS Foundation: A School Day In This COVID Life
Eli and Emma Farley in online school. Courtesy/LAPS Foundation
Eli and Emma Farley with little sister Elena. Courtesy/LAPS Foundation
By Jenny McCumber
Executive Director
Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation
Do you ever wonder what a school day is actually like in Los Alamos this year? The following is the first of three articles describing the school experience from different perspectives, brought to you by Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation.
Meet the Farley family, part of our White Rock community. Cory and Stephanie have three children, Eli (4th grade), Emma (kindergarten) and Elena, Read More
Luján: 2020 Congressional App Challenge Winners
CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), the U.S. House Assistant Speaker, announced that Christopher Mendoza, Zachariah Burch, and Joshua Mari Tamarra, all students from New Mexico’s Third Congressional District, are the winners of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge.
Mendoza, Burch, and Mari Tamarra’s app, “Solar Age,” helps homeowners estimate their annual electricity usage and cost. The usage generated is compared with the annual production of energy from a photovoltaic system to help estimate the cost of a system along with how many years it would Read More
Los Alamos Public Schools Seeking Substitutes
LAPS: Update On Small Group Instruction
Los Alamos Public Schools bus. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
With a focus on safety and student well-being, the Los Alamos School Board paused Hybrid Learning in elementary schools until Jan. 18, 2021.
Students will be learning remotely during December and the first few weeks in January. This will allow parents to follow the changing health orders from the Governor and give LAPS the opportunity to recruit more substitute teachers.
Since LAPS has already implemented a Hybrid Learning model approved by the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED), Los Alamos does not have to be “green” on Read More
Bradbury Science Museum Teen Advisory Board Hosts Online Trivia Night Tuesday Dec. 8
LAPS: Peaceful Parenting Through The Holidays
LAPS News:
Are you looking for a safe space to share challenges? Find support and validation? Pick up skills that will build your resilience and help you to get through the holiday season?
Drop into one of the “Peaceful Parenting Through the Holidays” sessions for tips and support during this time of heightened stress.
When: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (ending Friday, Dec. 18)
Times: Noon-1 p.m. and 4-5 p.m.
“Peaceful Parenting Through the Holidays” is based on Dr. Laura Markham’s book, Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids, a relationship and research-based parenting model.
Markham’s book teaches Read More
Homeschoolers Play Soccer During Tuesday PE Class
Playing soccer during PE class Tuesday are homeschoolers Lynnea Jones, 10, and her brother Colton, 8, as Liberty watches from the doorway of their home on North Mesa. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center Schedule: Dec. 6-10
PAC 8 News:
During the COVID-19 global pandemic, PAC 8 Community Media Center is available by appointment for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing and pick-up and drop-off of videos and other items.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for Dec. 6 through Dec. 10:
Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020
- 6 a.m. — FSTV
- 5 p.m. — The Prophetic Word
- 5:30 p.m. — Key to the Kingdom
- 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Senior Center – “Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stay Balanced”
- 7 p.m. — United Church
- 8 p.m. — La Verdad Internacional
- 8:30 p.m. — Script
UNM-LA Announces Scholarship Recipients For 2020
Emily Jones, Ed Grilly and Julie Grilly Scholarship. Courtesy photo
UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico – Los Alamos (UNM-LA) announces the Scholarship Award recipients for Fall 2020.
The scholarship recipients represent 12 high schools throughout New Mexico.
Recipients are from Los Alamos High School and Pojoaque High School as well as Escalante High School in Northern New Mexico and Carlsbad High School in Southern New Mexico.
In addition to these recent graduate high school students, UNM-LA has presented awards to students of all ages from Los Alamos, Peñasco, Tierra Amarilla, Read More
PED: 59 New Mexico Public Schools On COVID-19 Watchlist
PED News:
SANTA FE – Fifty-nine New Mexico public school buildings appeared on the COVID-19 Watchlist in the week ending today, Dec. 4, signifying they had at least two Rapid Responses within a 14-day period.
Schools on Watchlist include:
ALBUQUERQUE
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Chaparral Elementary
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Christine Duncan Heritage
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Cibola High
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Jimmy Carter Middle
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La Cueva High
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Madison Middle
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Mission Avenue Elementary
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Robert F. Kennedy Charter
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Sandia High
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Tierra Adentro
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Zia Elementary
ANTHONY
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Gadsden Middle School
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Gadsden Independent School District Physical Plant
CARLSBAD
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Monterrey Elementary
CHAPARRAL
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Chaparrel
LAHS Olions Present One Acts 7 P.M. Today And Saturday
LAHS News:
It’s not too late to purchase tickets for this weekend’s One Acts performed by members of the Los Alamos High School Olions as part of Winterfest Weekend.
Performances will be live streamed at 7 p.m. today and 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets may be purchased at https://www.onthestage.com/show/los-alamos-high-school/winter-showcase-82349.and a confirmation email will be returned with the stream link, which will go live right at 7 p.m., so if the link doesn’t arrive, hit refresh and it should pop up.
Here is what viewers get to see over a fun-filled hour:
- One Act written by Class
Yale’s Harlan Krumholz, MD, And Johns Hopkins’ Marty Makary, MD Discuss Largest-To-Date COVID Mortality Study
View video here of Marty Makary, MD, MPH, of Johns Hopkins University speaking with Harlan Krumholz, MD, of Yale University on latest COVID-19 study. Courtesy/MedPage Today
By GREG LAUB
Director
Video, MedPage Today
- With vaccines coming but in limited supply, sorting out priority becomes the priority
Following news that the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine achieved “more than 90%” efficacy in an interim analysis, the world is starting to focus on the limited initial supplies of COVID vaccines.
A new medRxiv preprint looks at more than 500,000 Medicare beneficiaries to Read More
LAPS: Clarification On Status Of Los Alamos Schools
From the Office of the Superintendent:
It is a challenge keeping up with all the Health Order changes. The following is a clarification of the status of Los Alamos Public Schools, which has been added to the county’s latest community update:
Since Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) has already implemented a Hybrid Learning model approved by the Public Education Department, Los Alamos does not have to be “green” on the New Mexico Department of Health map before Los Alamos schools transition back to Hybrid Learning.
The LAPS Board is closely monitoring COVID infection rates and will make data-driven Read More
Northern New Mexico College Establishes Free Daily COVID-19 Testing Site 10 a.m. To 2 p.m. Seven Days A Week
NNMC News:
Española — Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) announces free daily COVID-19 testing at the Ben Lujan Library parking area on its Española campus.
Testing is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. seven days a week.
Those wanting to test must ENTER at the N. RAILROAD AVENUE entrance to the NNMC campus:
- Stay inside car and follow directions from testing personnel to library parking lot testing site; and
- After testing, exit campus via Paseo de Oñate.
The test is a simple, painless, self-collected saliva test. You will first cough several times (to keep the volunteers safe, cough into your sleeve) and then Read More
