Peñasco Independent School District
Peñasco Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Peñasco, New Mexico. It has two schools: an elementary school and a secondary (middle and high) school.
Geoffrey Plant of Taos News described the school district as "rural".[1]
In Taos County the district includes: Peñasco, Chamisal, Picuris Pueblo, Rio Lucio, and Vadito.[2] In Rio Arriba County the district includes a portion of Ojo Sarco.[3]
History
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Lisa Hamilton served as the superintendent in July 2020, when she removed the secondary school principal and gave the principal a different job.[4] In December 2020 school board voted 3 to 2 to remove Hamilton as the superintendent.[5]
In 2022 the district banned tobacco completely from all facilities.[6]
Campuses
The elementary school is to, from spring 2023, receive heating services.[1]
References
- ^ a b Plant, Geoffrey (2022-03-24). "Elementary school still short on heat after windstorm". Taos News. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Taos County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ Cantwell, Doug (2020-06-03). "Peñasco superintendent reassigns high school principal". Taos News. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ Leblanc, Raychel (2020-12-16). "Peñasco school board votes to not renew superintendent's contract". Taos News. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ Plant, Geoffrey (2022-04-29). "Peñasco school district adopts strict tobacco policy". Taos News. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
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