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Independence High School reports rising graduation rates as new campus advances
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Independence High School staff told the Rio Rancho school board the alternative high school is showing steady gains in student outcomes and described supports being expanded as construction continues on a new Independence campus with a guaranteed maximum price of $33.8 million and an expected August 2027 opening.
President Galbraith opened the board’s reports Monday with a presentation on Independence High School, an alternative campus serving students who enter the district behind on credits. Renee Salcedo, the district’s secondary school improvement officer, introduced principal Jessica Sanchez, who framed Independence as a “smaller, more personalized learning environment” focused on second chances and helping students graduate.
Sanchez said the school expanded mental‑health services, Saturday school and elective options to boost engagement and support students who had fallen behind. “We know every student that walks through that…
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