SILVER CITY, N.M. – Four outstanding educators were selected to be included in the Western New Mexico University School of Education Hall of Fame and inducted during a virtual ceremony this spring. The 2020-2021 WNMU School of Education Hall of Fame inductees are Monica Ortiz Baca, Cindy Murphy Lee, Leland D. Miller and Mr. Darwin K. Bleak.
Baca is a three-time graduate of WNMU. She earned a bachelor’s in elementary education in 1983, a master’s in counseling in 1996, and a master’s in interdisciplinary studies in 1998. WNMU recognized Baca for her 38 years of dedication to teaching elementary and special education and for service to her community of Chandler, Arizona, where she both lives and teachers. Her nomination read, “Mrs. Baca provides a safe and supportive place for her students, a place of refuge from the storms of life.”
Cobre Schools Kindergarten Pre-Registration
May 7 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cobre Consolidated School District is holding their annual Kindergarten Pre-Registration event for students NEW to Cobre Schools for the 2021-22 school year. The event is scheduled for Friday, May 7th from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at Bayard Elementary, Central Elementary, Hurley Elementary, and San Lorenzo Elementary. Children registering need to be 5 years old by 11:59 P.M. August 31st to qualify for school. Documents needed include and official state birth certificate, updated immunization records, and proof of residency in the form of a water or electric bill. Bring your child for screening. For more information, contact Susie Marin, Family Engagement/Early Childhood Coordinator at 575-537-4040 or email smarin@cobre.k12.nm.us.
SILVER CITY – Grant County s school districts will be returning to full reentry in the coming weeks. Full reentry means that any student who wants to return to class can do so five days a week. Students who choose to remain online may do so.
SCS has been mostly in hybrid learning since September, while CCSD has remained completely online since the start of the pandemic.
In-person learning
Silver already prepared for full reentry
SCS s Associate Superintendent Curtis Clough confirmed that the district will be transitioning to full reentry on April 6, after the district s holiday on Monday, April 5, the day after Easter.
By Robert Nott, Santa Fe New Mexican |
February 10, 2021
Despite investments of hundreds of millions of dollars, access to broadband services has remained out of reach for many New Mexicans in rural and impoverished areas.
And the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated that problem, especially when it comes to public school students trying to learn remotely.
That’s the message members of the House Transportation, Public Works and Capital Improvements Committee heard from a number of lawmakers, experts and members of the public during a Tuesday hearing on the issue.
“We don’t need to talk about the need, we need to talk about the how how are we going to do this?” said Rep. Natalie Figueroa, D-Albuquerque.