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Santa Fe school board votes to combine EJ Martinez and Chaparral after study session
Summary
After a lengthy study session on rebuild, shared campus and temporary relocation options for EJ Martinez Elementary, the Santa Fe Public Schools Board voted 4–1 to combine EJ Martinez and Chaparral into a single school and directed the CRC to work on a Midtown strategy.
The Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education voted to combine EJ Martinez Elementary and Chaparral Elementary into a single school after a multi-hour study session focused on short- and long-term options for the aging EJ Martinez facility.
Superintendent Griffin opened the presentation by outlining the facility’s condition: EJ Martinez was built in 1959, portions of the building were closed in 2023 and district plans in 2021 and 2025 reduced program capacity from 333 to about 301 as systems failed. Griffin said initial repair estimates to restore basic function were roughly $9 million to $11 million, with an added $9 million to $10 million to reach code compliance. Design changes and rising costs later pushed rebuild estimates higher; Griffin summarized that a fully reimagined rebuild had reached roughly $35 million in district estimates once program needs and additional square footage were included.
Why it mattered: Griffin and facilities staff said the district’s 2025…
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