Las Cruces – Las Cruces Public Schools will be collaborating with the New Mexico Department of Health and the New Mexico Office of Emergency Management to host a virtual COVID-19 parent forum for LCPS families on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The virtual forum will cover topics such as what to do during infectious periods for symptomatic and asymptomatic confirmed cases, general quarantine protocol, current infection rates for Doña Ana County, information about COVID-19 testing, registration for COVID-19 vaccinations, and school safety protocol when a case is confirmed at any school site.
Presenters will include:
Beatriz Vela, SW Regional Director Nursing Services
Las Cruces Public Schools asks for feedback on renaming administration building in honor of Karen Trujillo
From Staff Reports
Trujillo died Feb. 25 after she was struck by a vehicle while walking her dogs.
On March 16, the LCPS Board of Education asked interim Superintendent Ralph Ramos to appoint a committee to consider renaming the district s administration building. Ramos appointed eight members to the committee: Alvaro Rivera. Bobby Stout, Connie Stewart, Deanna Wilkinson, Gabe Jacquez, Samantha Lewis, Samuel Hernandez and Stephen Jeffries.
The district, in an effort to get public input, developed a survey, which will be emailed to staff and parents of school children. Community members are also encouraged to fill out the survey, which will be available in English and Spanish on the district website. Find the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZF9GYLL.
Beloved Las Cruces teacher loses life to COVID-19 Share Updated: 3:37 PM MST Feb 16, 2021 Share Updated: 3:37 PM MST Feb 16, 2021 Las Cruces Public Schools officials announced on Monday that a Mesa Middle School teacher died due to the coronavirus.Forty-two-year-old Elizabeth Placencio was hospitalized for nearly a month with the disease before losing her life to it.Placencio was a film and broadcast teacher at the middle school since 2010 and was an elementary school teacher before that.According to officials, Placencio dedicated more than two decades of her life to teaching.“Liz was part of my core team that helped open the doors at Mesa,” recalled Gabe Jacquez, Deputy Superintendent of Operations at LCPS. “She had an amazing impact on our students and the programs at Mesa, and built the media program from scratch at our school. She will be missed in the hearts of many.” Placencios is the fifth employee in the district to lose their life to COVID
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