Education

Education 101:

In previous articles, we’ve reviewed the very tight control the New Mexico government exerts over K-12 education, in contrast to the approach taken in many other states where local communities have substantially greater control over school funding.  New Mexico’s state government controls 70 percent of the K-12 funding for Los Alamos, with Federal money (22 percent) and Local money (8 percent) making up the difference.

State control is exercised both by the Governor and her Read More

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos School Board will hold a School Board Work Session at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 at the Barranca Elementary School Library.

Agenda items include:

• Transportation Policy,
• Update on school libraries,
• Teacher added value model,
• Legislative briefing, and review of possible School Board legislative platform,
• New Mexico School Board Conference update,
• Whether to keep having special construction meetings, and
• Briefing on Barranca Elementary School.

School Board Members Judy Bjarke-McKenzie, Matt Williams and Kevin Honnell honored National Board Certified Teachers at a reception at Fuller Lodge. From left, Tammy Moore, Stephanie Mitchell, Janet Newton, Joline Keeler, Margaret Ritchie, Carolyn Torres, Maria Thibodeau, Lana Martin, Becky Sims, Jenny Diesburg-Lathrop, Brian Easton, Mary Grace, Alisa Rolfe, Laura Gallimore and Debbie Smith. Courtesy photo

LAPS News:

The New Mexico Network of National Board Certified Teachers announced that Los Alamos Public Schools will be recognized as the recipient of their 2014 Capacity Building Read More

KRSN AM1490 co-owner David Sutton is sworn in to position 5 on the UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board today during a ceremony at the Justice Center by Magistrate Judge Pat Casados. The Advisory Board appointed Sutton Monday to fill the position vacated by John Hofmann who moved out of town. Sutton will serve until the end of the term in 2017. Photo by Nancy Coombs

UNM-LA Executive Director Cedric Page with newly sworn Advisory Board member David Sutton and Magistrate Judge Pat Casados. Photo by Nancy Coombs

David Sutton with his parents and his wife Gillian. Photo by Nancy Coombs

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Lanie Mueller, Barranca Elementary ELL teacher, focuses on individual student needs. During the course of her day, she works with students who speak Spanish, Russian, Japanese or Korean. Courtesy photo

Congratulations to Aspen, Barranca and Mountain elementary schools on being honored as exemplary schools by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The three schools will receive their awards Jan. 30 at the Bilingual Day at the State Legislature.                Read More

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos School Board will hold a Special School Board Meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 in room 149 at Los Alamos Middle School. The public is welcome to attend.

Agenda items include updates and reports on the Aspen Elementary School construction project and the Substantial Completion Report for the Los Alamos Middle School construction project as well as other construction-related issues. Read More

David Sutton. File photo

UNM-LA News:

At its regular meeting Monday night, the UNM-LA Advisory Board appointed David Sutton of KRSN to fill the vacancy left by John Hofmann, who moved to Missouri in December.

Sutton will fill the remaining three years of Hofmann’s four-year term. Read More