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Las Cruces Public Schools survey finds campus safety, health and instructional resources top budget priorities
Summary
At a district town hall, LCPS officials said 4,572 people took the budget survey — roughly 3,600 were students — and the top priorities were campus safety (75%), health and wellness (73%) and instructional resources (60%); officials discussed funding sources, special-education obligations and enrollment trends.
Chengy Alex Liu, deputy superintendent overseeing finance, budgeting and procurement for LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, opened a budget town hall and said, “Over 4,500 people participated in our budget survey,” noting about 3,600 respondents were students. Mr. Saenz presented the quantitative results and said the district has budgeted roughly $17.5 million for safety expenditures this year.
The survey results will guide the district’s fiscal-year 2027 planning, officials said. Mr. Saenz said the top three priorities reported by respondents were campus safety (75%), health and wellness (73%) and instructional resources (60%). Within safety, respondents prioritized a weapons-free campus (73%), radio communications (71%) and secure facilities including cameras (69%). Officials said safety investments to date include secure entry vestibules, parking-lot improvements and weapon-detection systems.
Dr. Jules Barbati, the facilitator who analyzed free-text answers, summarized qualitative themes and read…
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