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Parents, advocates urge review of special‑education placements and staffing at Nina Otero
Summary
Multiple parents and a community member told the Santa Fe Public Schools board that students with IEPs at Nina Otero Community School face staffing shortages, safety concerns and reassignment without proper parent notification; speakers asked the board to review Exceptional Student Services leadership and survey families and staff.
Multiple parents and a community member told the Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education on Oct. 23 that students in an upper‑division life‑skills classroom at Nina Otero Community School have faced repeated staffing gaps, safety incidents and proposed placements that they say were made without required Individualized Education Program (IEP) procedures.
Lisa Christofferson, speaking as a private citizen, said Nina Otero serves one of the district—s highest percentages of students with IEPs but has "minimal" PSS support — four hours one day a week — and recent reassignments of students from other schools have strained resources and raised safety concerns.…
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