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Ranchos Elementary principal Madeline Serna Marmol said the school handed out nearly 450 awards during its fourth quarter and saw an improvement in tier‑1 attendance. She said 173 students missed four days or fewer in the fourth quarter, and the school recorded multiple perfect‑attendance recognitions. Serna Marmol described plans for a STEAM lab targeted at grades 3–5, literacy centers to boost informational‑text skills and renewed focus on restorative practices to reduce repeated harmful behavior.

“Attendance was phenomenal for the fourth quarter,” Serna Marmol told the board, and she highlighted family engagement at preschool, kindergarten and fifth‑grade ceremonies as evidence of growing community participation.

Taos CyberMagnet principal Carla (recorded as “Carlo”) Martinez reported the micro‑school held a May 30 graduation for two students and closed the semester with approximately 95 percent course completion. Martinez said the school used a Title I grant to hire a reading interventionist who worked with students to improve written responses and close reading gaps; the staff plan to reapply for comparable funds for 2025–26. CyberMagnet is instituting scheduled social‑emotional learning (SEL) time into weekly schedules to address attendance and course completion barriers.

Martinez said CyberMagnet continues to track credits and graduation progress closely, provide restorative circles and pursue dual‑credit and community partnerships with UNM‑Taos to expand post‑secondary options for students. The principal noted that the program is small and space‑limited — the site reported 16 students enrolled this year — and said district support and community outreach could help grow the program.

Board members praised both principals for improving student engagement and building family connections. The board asked staff to continue reporting data‑driven results and to share plans for how the district will sustain and scale intervention and STEM investments.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular School Board Meeting June 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the June 18 meeting, principals from Ranchos Elementary and Taos CyberMagnet presented end‑of‑year reports: Ranchos announced improved attendance, awards and a planned STEAM lab; CyberMagnet reported a small graduation, 95% course completion and plans for expanded reading interventions and SEL supports.","taxTitle","TAOS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS, School Districts, New Mexico","taxId",74272,"location","New Mexico","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6191397,"Board approves 2025–26 collective bargaining agreement with teachers' unit",84,10455000,10539000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4740002-1b133d11459142217844f508685da0fe&start=10455&end=10539","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4740002-1b133d11459142217844f508685da0fe/thumbnail_10455000.jpg","/articles/6191397/New-Mexico/Board-approves-202526-collective-bargaining-agreement-with-teachers-unit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191397-eed585733f82245e15c605619fa772df/orig.mp4?Expires=1771128639&Signature=a2wMxHeUApCo1xaUgzSYdCvQx3nml1UkhGK4xJ5EpY0kdSfjLhZR4YPOUzenv41SFRmx7BZ0P3GrVOfDODh7e85IiKAKKbNOF69qp4Y1xXepCxnrlo-ySVCFmzLIAtK80SPyu7OxNUTRrPtxlHBzR7WvWv4CIfTfiXNvWqQjTtMN0bM65KK~NJBS~4p7EUEtE~2jdlIKE8-0SUMIb5Vjaf5xyFMgrwscMXtyu~M4Ucx~eQriKeHfiNykdbTQlukMtVCTcIizMw0MxQ-uE2iRByvI6~Cns4DigvJ5QRQ87u1MNtM27UMvysVxMW7Vas8hvJW6lCIB0ujTlE~rr5nDbw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Taos Municipal Schools Board of Education approved the district’s negotiated 2025–26 collective bargaining agreement with the teachers’ unit on June 18 following an executive‑session update.

Superintendent Antonio Layton recommended board approval of the agreement and the board voted in favor. The school board held an executive‑session update on bargaining status earlier in the meeting but made no additional public amendments to the contract that night.

District officials said the agreement will be executed and implemented for the 2025–26 school year; specific financial terms and implementation steps were discussed with negotiators and the superintendent but were presented to board members in closed session.

Board president Mark Flores read the public motion and the board approved the agreement by roll call.

District staff will bring the final signed contract and ratification documents to the board for public record and implementation steps, including payroll adjustments and notices to affected employees.","After executive‑session updates, the Taos Municipal Schools Board voted to approve the 2025–26 negotiated contract with the teachers’ bargaining unit.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6191402,"Board approves correction to capital improvement tax distribution so county sends funds directly to charter schools",674,122000,796000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4740002-1b133d11459142217844f508685da0fe&start=122&end=796","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4740002-1b133d11459142217844f508685da0fe/thumbnail_122000.jpg","/articles/6191402/New-Mexico/Board-approves-correction-to-capital-improvement-tax-distribution-so-county-sends-funds-directly-to-charter-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191402-cceb1023b0cdd81c4a7021e2fc09d778/orig.mp4?Expires=1771128639&Signature=Tgr1jp5TMhz8tm77QJRPmsw9-XNir8FiUrnNxyBzZESEvtWIdeaY4vCrVS5U7GFEjv71FGPA-YQMISfXgn~22svkEfP22u5upAR7WMYuqEy8Jq0gPxpLSz4f8t5MOGnp8wo5TBXkEztlQiDnxNK5rNXIdwdrUFElLYmN~PJOCq1itDY7lkkdZIhUi4MmqDF-7yPklKeQToD2CR9x5MFo6N1eo61P3HCr2p8TuxCPmia1ly5zeDnAL6Cnh6ICpmTbzxhruyw5E3qjh18dwElKhc-fkAesbqiNOFlUxIu4Y5GBvJ9gl7J2Ury93aurpD1OL~wyr5rrQXfBWAfotndkdQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Taos Municipal Schools Board of Education voted on June 18 to restore charter schools to the district’s capital improvement tax levy distribution after staff, legal counsel and the county identified a clerical omission in a prior resolution.

Director of Finance Tanya Maestas told trustees the omission dated to a 2019 administrative change and that charter schools were left off a 2023 version of the district’s capital improvement tax levy resolution. Maestas said the county notified the charters of the omission and the district worked with legal counsel to model a corrected resolution used by other New Mexico districts.

Maestas said the corrected resolution will let Taos County transmit capital improvement levy receipts directly to charter schools in proportions determined by student counts rather than routing the funds through the district. She told the board the correction restores the distribution as originally authorized when the levy passed.

The superintendent recommended approval and the board voted in favor. Maestas said the Public Education Department granted a short extension to finalize paperwork needed to process July 1 distributions.

The board also approved a routine budget‑adjustment authority (BARS) resolution that allows the finance office to make year‑end budget transfers and present them to the board for ratification, a recurring administrative practice the director said helps the office close the fiscal year on time.","Taos trustees approved a resolution to restore charter schools to the district’s 2018 capital improvement tax levy distribution after a clerical omission in a 2023 resolution left them off.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6191407,"Taos board hears $50 million bond plan to rebuild middle school, seeks voter approval in November",3154,1117000,4271000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4740002-1b133d11459142217844f508685da0fe&start=1117&end=4271","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4740002-1b133d11459142217844f508685da0fe/thumbnail_1117000.jpg","/articles/6191407/New-Mexico/Taos-board-hears-50-million-bond-plan-to-rebuild-middle-school-seeks-voter-approval-in-November","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191407-886b795fc7f472b1a7d09c4dcbad640e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771128639&Signature=FCLI~PVjQTWjAQ5OG2meijPP0XB4JpQq2xJSXIuhlaS-9CBB91MeHr0dzlJ4PCjS1-sNsTp0au3NrBgRLnRiGkHrQR40UhjaOpnqgvZVf6mLiGw5wQvg4wICjdtefhsbQVLR1gKhMED-0IQX41HiBzzIM-629t7so727GSth56sOZpinHRINk0PQtrjfv-RAas37JRFfDQkSA-JvQY4E3QsA4FJ4Jx6Qx6sxvkv9L-9ZRAX5YxbIBwG4lzhLryBGyWXvvYklrcUNXxd7w5zdB~xj~HmL08uKpdf7A89jdmqMnCYhKUzEJe4O03YdJOPEn~XICdKLwmAiCccjWoeRhQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Stifel Public Finance told the Taos Municipal Schools Board of Education on June 18 that the district could ask voters to approve roughly $50 million in bonds next November to address aging school facilities, with an approach that would raise the district mill levy by about 2 mills.

The recommendation from Brad Engst of Stifel Public Finance centered on pursuing funding through the Public School Facilities Authority’s new match rules enacted after Senate Bill 131. Engst said the district could pursue a structure “that instead of increasing the mill levy up to over 10 mills, actually can be done, with just a 2 mill increase. So it's a total of 7 mills.”

The recommendation matters because the state recently reduced the local match requirement in some programs. Engst told the board that under the revised matching the state would cover roughly 37 percent of an eligible project, which increases the leverage of local dollars and made the middle school the most attractive priority under state rankings. He said the middle school has been ranked No. 11 statewide by the Public School Facilities Authority and Capital Outlay Council, which gives the district “quite a bit of confidence” in pursuing state matching funds for that project.

Stifel’s presentation laid out financial details and timing. Using Public School Facilities Authority estimates of allowable gross square footage, Engst presented a middle school cost range of roughly $62.5 million to $83.3 million depending on assumed construction costs per square foot. He said a $50 million local ask paired with the state match would fund a project in the neighborhood of $79 million. Under that structure, Engst recommended sending a bond resolution to voters in November and forming a bond advisory committee to refine projects and outreach.

Board members questioned the scope and household impacts. Director of Finance Tanya Maestas and board members discussed tax impacts; Engst presented sample taxpayer estimates, saying the roughly 2-mill increase would add about $11 a month on a $200,000 home and about $22 a month on a $400,000 home, and contrasted that with a previously modeled 10-mill option that would have been far costlier to homeowners.

Board members also asked whether bond proceeds could fund teacher housing; Engst said the Public School Capital Outlay Council and PSFA have a pathway for matching on housing projects but that such projects require separate applications and more precise cost estimates.

The board did not vote on a bond at the June 18 meeting. Engst and district staff told the board they expect to bring an election resolution for consideration at the board’s July meeting and urged formation of a community bond advisory committee to vet projects, refine cost estimates and lead public engagement ahead of a November ballot. Engst said design and PSFA application work would begin after voter approval and could place major design work in 2026 with construction to follow.

What’s next: The board requested public outreach steps and asked the superintendent to post a call for bond‑committee volunteers. Board members and Stifel emphasized transparent town halls and clear voter information on project priorities and tax impacts before any resolution is finalized.","Financial advisor Stifel told the Taos Municipal Schools board that a roughly $50 million bond, paired with recent state matching changes, could fund a new middle school with a modest 2-mill increase to the district tax rate and a November ballot request.","actionData","errors"]

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