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Board recognizes three schools for exiting CSI, hears Mount Taylor DASH plan and Tractor Supply seed donation
Summary
The board recognized Los Alamitos Middle, Mesa View Elementary and Laguna Acoma Middle for exiting the state's CSI designation. Mount Taylor Elementary presented its DASH plan focused on literacy, PBIS and attendance strategies. The board also accepted an in-kind seed donation from Tractor Supply for school gardens and CTE use.
President Lee opened a recognition segment for three schools that have exited the New Mexico Public Education Department's CSI (Comprehensive Support and Improvement) designation.
Superintendent Weidner and principals described school strategies that led to the exit. Los Alamitos Middle School's principal credited staff work and classroom instruction for improvement. Mesa View Elementary highlighted family engagement nights and literacy- and math-focused events as central to growth. Laguna Acoma Middle School was also recognized; the board said all 11 district sites are no longer under CSI status.
The board heard a presentation from Mount Taylor Elementary about its DASH plan. Principal Valdez and assistant principal Marcus described goals to deepen school-family relationships, implement tiered (layer 1 and layer 2) interventions for reading and math, and emphasize phonics and foundational skills. The school identified sixth grade (for ELA) and fifth grade (for math) cohorts for focused interventions, described PBIS assemblies, house-family competitions and attendance initiatives that included mystery-day prizes and student data folders for parent conferences.
President Lee and board members praised the school's assemblies and house competitions as engagement strategies that appear to support attendance and morale.
The board also heard about an in-kind donation of seeds from Tractor Supply to support hoop houses and CTE agricultural pathways. The presenter said the packets were surplus items that would otherwise have been disposed of and will be used across the district's 11 sites for campus beautification and CTE projects.
No formal action was required on the recognitions or presentations.
