GADSDEN, N.M. — District officials told the Gadsden ISD board that elementary classrooms and high schools will be provided with school supplies for the coming year and that community donations have filled earlier gaps in middle‑school supplies.

Rosie Villalobos and other staff presented the back‑to‑school update, saying every elementary teacher already has boxes of supplies for their students. She said pre‑K has supplies and that last year’s investment left high schools with substantial supplies to distribute at open houses. Middle schools were the only level initially without district‑provided supplies, but Villalobos said recent donations, including 600 backpacks from First Flight Bank, will be distributed among the district’s three middle schools.

A board member asked whether supply lists on school Remind messages would still cause parent confusion; staff replied that principals choose distribution methods and that campus‑level communications will clarify whether parents need to buy supplies. Villalobos said the district is urging principals to explain distribution at open houses and that social workers and campus teams will keep extra supplies on hand for students who register midyear.

Why it matters: The district’s plan aims to reduce the burden on families and ensure students have needed materials at the start of school.

What happens next: Principals will communicate their campus‑specific supply distribution plans to families at open houses; staff will continue to coordinate donations and hold reserves for midyear enrollments.