Credit Las Cruces Public School District: Interim Superintendent Ralph Ramos
LAS CRUCES - The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education has selected two finalists to fill the permanent superintendent position. The candidates are Ralph Ramos, who is currently the interim superintendent, and Dr. Oscar Rico from the Canutillo Independent School District.
The two will be part of a facilitated forum Wednesday, May 26 at 6 p.m. The event will be livestreamed and is open to the public for viewing. Questions will be moderated by the Superintendent Search Advisory Committee, an eight-member group of parents, LCPS staff, community members and a student. Board President Ray Jaramillo serves as chair.
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The LCPS Board of Education met in a work session Tuesday to review a previously adopted equity policy mandating a more inclusive curriculum.
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The Las Cruces Public School Board stood by their decision to implement a LCPS policy designed to promote equity in the classroom amidst critical public comment. The policy, which was adopted in April, calls for additional curriculum to be created that takes into account both the home cultures and languages of students.
During a second reading of the policy, School Board Member Maria Flores spoke about the impact it will have in the classroom.
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Las Cruces Public Schools will begin offering increased face-to-face learning opportunities following a vote Tuesday by the Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education.
In a 4-1 decision, the board voted to expand current in-person learning efforts. While board members discussed the possibility of implementing a hybrid learning model, allowing for students in the classroom twice a week, they ultimately decided to begin with a smaller reopening approach targeting students most in need of in-person instruction.
Just who will qualify for those in-person opportunities is still being defined by the district, but Superintendent Karen Trujillo says a plan will be presented at the next school board meeting in mid-February.