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Kalina Stell Norte named New Mexico’s first Cognia STEAM‑certified elementary school
Summary
Kalina Stell Norte Elementary earned Cognia STEAM certification after a two‑year effort led by teacher Brenda Julissa Diaz and Principal Emily Key; the district highlighted student projects including a fifth‑grade CubeSat and invited the board to a May 13 celebration.
Kalina Stell Norte Elementary was recognized April 27 as the first school in New Mexico to receive Cognia STEAM certification, a distinction the school’s leaders and the Rio Rancho Public Schools board described as the result of a two‑year effort to deepen science, technology, engineering, arts and math instruction.
"This was all possible by Brenda Julissa Diaz. She really pioneered this effort two years…
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