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Superintendent Dr. Luis Valentino poses with students from John Baker Elementary, Hoover Middle School and Eldorado High. All three aging schools have been renovated in recent years thanks to taxpayers who have overwhelming voted “yes” in APS bond elections. The next election is on Feb. 2, 2016.
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Principal Gene Saavedra admires the breathtaking view from the second-floor library at George I. Sánchez Collaborative Community School. The district’s newest school, which opened its doors last month, has 74 classrooms for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
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Labor Day
Patriot Day
Grandparents Day
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APS provides healthy breakfast and lunch to students. To apply for free or reduced-price meals, go to APS.edu or call your child’s school.
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Nusenda Credit Union Community Stadium is the district’s newest athletic facility. The football stadium seats 7,500 and plays host each year to some 70,000 fans and participants at about 90 events. An adjoining 2,600-seat track and field facility hosts track meets and other events for students from across the state.
October2015 SUNDAY
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Metro Cross Country Championships
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Saturday, November 7 • 5:30 p.m. • Hotel Albuquerque • 800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW
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Renovations to Adobe Acres Elementary, which like many of our schools is more than a half century old, included a new building with seven kindergarten classrooms, an art/music multipurpose room and a fenced playground.
November 2015 SUNDAY
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HS PARCC retakes (through 11/24)*
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Board of Education Meeting
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Art in the Middle opening (exhibit through 12/5)
Veterans Day
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Small Settings College Credit
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STEM
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MS Progress Reports
Online Learning Project Based
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George Nason Drama Showcase (through 11/20)
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Native American Heritage Day
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APS.edu is the best source for weather-related school delays or closings. You also can get alerts on your phone by downloading the free APS mobile app – just search “Albuquerque Public Schools” in the App Store or Google Play. The app will keep you up-to-date on school and district news and events. *State testing dates are set by the NM Public Education Department & subject to change.
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In addition to building new schools and renovating old ones, APS bond elections help pay for instructional technology such as the interactive tables used at the Autism Center at Highland High. The four-year-old center provides services to students of all ages with autism-spectrum disorders.
December 2015 SUNDAY
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Board of Education Meeting
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Metro Spirit Championships
EOCs for semester classes (through 12/18)
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Board of Education Meeting
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THE RIGHT FIT
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Albuquerque Public Schools knows when it comes to education, choice matters. We have the Right Fit, whether your child is passionate about math and science, languages, the arts, sports, earning college credit, online learning and more. For more information, visit our Schools of Choice page at APS.edu.
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More than 60 years after it first opened its doors in 1953, Wilson Middle School was rebuilt. The new two-story school includes 14 classrooms, library, cafeteria, kitchen, administrative offices and more.
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New Year’s Day
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Winter Break (schools & administrative offices closed)
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First Day of Second Semester
Teacher Training (no classes for students)
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All State Music Festival (through 1/9)
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Metro Basketball Championships
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Metro Boys Swimming & Diving Championship
ACCESS testing (through 2/26)
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School Choice Week
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Board of Education Meeting
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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The renovation of Chaparral Elementary included a 21-classroom wing, playground, safer student drop off/pick up and a renovated kitchen and cafeteria. Meals served at Chaparral and in cafeterias across Albuquerque, including at private and charter schools, come from our new Food Service Central Kitchen and Storage.
Februar y 2016 SUNDAY
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National School Counseling Week
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Presidents’ Day (schools and administrative offices closed)
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Board of Education Meeting
Capital Projects Election
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ACT
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We’re using social media to share good news about our students, schools and employees. Follow Albuquerque Public Schools on Facebook or @ABQschools on Twitter and Instagram. And don’t forget to mention @ABQschools when you’re sharing good school news, too.
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We built nearly a dozen new schools in the past decade. Several, like Tony Hillerman Middle School, helped alleviate crowding on Albuquerque’s west side. In recent years, we’ve focused on renovating and repairing aging schools, many of which are more than 50 years old.
March 2016 SUNDAY
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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STAY CONNECTED WITH THE APS MOBILE APP:
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Educational Assistants Day
Elementary Honor Choir Concert
Board of Education Meeting
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Metro Baseball & Softball Championships
Selfless Seniors St. Patrick’s Day
Beginning Orchestra Festival
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Miles for Minds Fun Run & Walk
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The Albuquerque Teachers Federation sponsors a free homework hotline from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Callers can get help in English or Spanish. Call 344-3571.
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At Del Norte High School, a new, threestory school replaces the one built in 1964 with nearly 300,000-square-feet of space. The new school includes science and computer labs and a spacious media center with a majestic view of the Sandia Mountains.
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Spring Break
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Intersession for Alternative Calendar Schools (through 4/8)
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Administrative Professionals Day
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College & Career HS Graduation
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PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) is the state-mandated standardized test for New Mexico’s public and charter school students in grades 3-11. The test is used to determine whether students are meeting grade-specific standards and serves as the high school exit exam. *State testing dates set by the NM Public Education Department & subject to change.
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Congratulations to the Class of 2016!
May 2016 SUNDAY
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Board of Education Meeting
AP exams (through 5/13)
Focus on Youth opening (exhibit through 6/5)
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CEC Nurse Pinning Ceremony
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Teacher Appreciation Week
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Atrisco Heritage, Eldorado, New Futures, Freedom, Early College Academy
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The comprehensive high school graduations will be held at Tingley Coliseum. Graduations will be at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. during the week and 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Graduation ceremonies for schools of choice will be held at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. The Career Enrichment Center nursing pinning ceremony will be at the UNM Continuing Education Building and College and Career High School will graduate with CNM at Tingley.
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Our building projects often include playgrounds and fields like the Montezuma community turf field which includes a walking path, low water-use landscaping, a shade structure, picnic table and fencing.
June 2016 SUNDAY
Every Child Should Have an Orthodontic Evaluation by * the Age of 7.
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Weather Make-Up Day
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We have 141 schools. To find out what school your child should go to or for a map of district boundaries, go to APS.edu.
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Many of our high schools are getting updates thanks to our supportive community. At Sandia High, the first of a multi-phase project included a three-story science and math academy, library, softball fields and wetlands.
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To be eligible to ride the bus, elementary school students must live more than one mile from their school; middle school students must live more than one and a half miles from their school; and high school students must live more than two miles from their school. To find out where your child catches the bus, call the school or APS Student Transportation Services at 880-3989 or visit APS.edu.
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Often our renovations take place in phases. At McKinley Middle School, for example, Phase 1 involved the renovation of four science labs and the conversation of two classrooms into science labs. Phase 2 included building a two-story, 12-classroom building.
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At the time this calendar was printed, the start date for the 2016-17 school year had not yet been determined. Please check APS.edu or call your child’s school for more information on registration and the first day of school.
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Albuquerque Public Schools knows when it comes to education, choice matters. Some students excel in traditional neighborhood schools; others crave a more intimate setting with focused areas of study. At APS we have the Right Fit, whether your child is passionate about math and science, language, the arts, sports, earning college credit, online learning and more.
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A Message from Superintendent Dr. Luis Valentino
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s the new Superintendent for Albuquerque Public Schools one of the areas that I have been most impressed with is our Capital Master Plan. This Plan guides how we invest your tax dollars to build, maintain and provide our students, staff and community with schools and facilities that are safe, secure, functional and modern. But more impressive is your overwhelming support for APS’s capital projects. Your investment in Albuquerque Public Schools has been essential. As you have seen in the preceding pages of this calendar, we take your trust in APS seriously. For example, this year we are delighted to be opening our newest school George I. Sanchez K-8. This school has been designed to meet the needs of our young learners in the 21st century with wireless connections to the internet throughout the school, open spaces for student and teacher collaboration. and the latest in interactive touch panels. Other projects that we have been able to complete include a new courtyard at John Baker, the Nusenda Credit Union Community Stadium, and the autism center. In addition, we’ve been able to create nurturing kindergarten classrooms and areas, state-of-the-art science labs, safe and fun playgrounds, art and music rooms, performing arts centers, modernized cafeterias and kitchens, libraries with inspiring views, and specially designed spaces for students with special needs. APS has also used taxpayer-approved dollars to fund technology – computers, tablets, electronic white boards, interactive tables, and improved Internet access. Technology isn’t the wave of the future; it’s the reality of today. These are the tools of a new generation, and our teachers are working with our students on how to use these tools to better prepare them for college and career. On Feb. 2, 2016, the Albuquerque community will once again be asked to vote in a school improvement election that will allow APS to continue providing our students with the schools they deserve. We want to continue to build and maintain schools that will provide our children with a world-class education. We thank you for your past support and will continue to work hard to maintain your trust and confidence. With your continued support, together, we can realize the dreams we hold for all of our children. We also thank our many community partners like Albuquerque the Magazine, which is responsible for this calendar, for their continued support.
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First day back for teachers, school staff First day of school Labor Day (schools and administrative offices closed) Fall break (schools closed) Veterans Day (schools closed) Thanksgiving break (schools closed; administrative offices closed Nov. 26-27) Winter break (schools closed; administrative offices closed Dec. 24-Jan. 1) Professional Development Day (no school for students) First day of second semester Martin Luther King Jr. Day (schools closed) Presidents Day (schools and administrative offices closed) Professional Development Day (no school for students) Vernal Holiday (schools and administrative offices closed) Spring break (schools closed) Last day of school Weather make-up days (if needed) Memorial Day (schools and administrative offices closed) Weather make-up days (if needed)
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