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The year 2020 was full of challenges. Rather than curse the darkness and light a candle, the Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) lit a bonfire of opportunity and optimism. With the leadership of our committed and student-focused Board of Education, we adopted a can-do attitude, reinventing learning as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. Joining us were amazing governmental partners, volunteer organizations and district volunteers.
Teachers, school site staff, counselors, nurses, custodians, nutrition workers, principals and assistant principals have done phenomenal work keeping students engaged and progressing. The heart of our work is at the school sites, and district leadership and staff are committed to ensuring that we support teaching and learning every day.
LCU graduate fulfilled career dream with adoption agency
For A-J Media
When Ellis was an infant, she was adopted through a Dallas-based agency called Christian Works for Children.
After graduating from Cedar Hill ISD in 1999 and earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work, Ellis became the director of Adoption Works for Christian Works for Children.
“It was a pretty surreal feeling to be chosen to work as a director of the same adoption agency that my biological mother chose to work with and that my parents applied to adopt from,” Ellis said. “I felt like I was giving back to the community and helping families and children by putting them together. I would have never dreamed as a child that I would get to do that one day. That was a dream that came true.”
(Updated: December 22, 6:02 pm)
The North Central Regional Transit route began last Thursday, making its way through Mora, Holman and Las Vegas. The 810 Mora Route is a partnership between Mora County, Luna Community College, the City of Las Vegas and New Mexico Highlands University and will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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NSF providing critical support in COVID-19 fight
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States is facing one of the greatest challenges of its history. Addressing the wide-ranging impact of the pandemic requires the combined efforts of researchers across numerous scientific disciplines. As the only U.S. federal agency that supports fundamental research across all fields of science and engineering, the U.S. National Science Foundation has been an integral part of the response. The foundation has made more than 1,200 awards totaling over $200M to study multiple aspects of the pandemic. With this support, researchers have gained insight into how the virus spreads, developed improved personal protective measures, and are beginning to address the long-range mental health impact of the pandemic.
NMHU: Student Teachers Succeed In Virtual Education
NMHU News:
LAS VEGAS, N.M. Students teachers from New Mexico Highlands University didn’t let the pandemic and the need for virtual education stop them during the fall semester, 2020, completing their training with excellence as demonstrated by improved K-12 student test scores and receiving teaching job offers.
“Our student teachers stepped up and entered their final semester not quite knowing what to expect, but ready for the challenge,” said Stephen Weatherburn, director of the School of Education Field Experience Office at Highlands. “They did not simply survive their student teaching semester, or just succeed with it, but they excelled.”