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Superintendent highlights CTE wins, flags state reporting discrepancy and funding hit
Summary
The superintendent’s midyear report praised CTE and academic gains, said regional winners will pursue state contests and asked the board to back outreach to legislators after a state funding formula reduced the district’s at-risk aid; graduation-count differences with PED were also raised.
The superintendent delivered a midyear report to the JEMEZ VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS board, highlighting regional Career and Technical Education (CTE) competition wins and outlining concerns about a recent change in state funding that reduced the district’s at-risk (SED) allocation.
In a presentation to the board, the superintendent recognized CTE students who placed in regional contests, naming Christine Toya as first place in baking and pastry and citing other student placings across categories. She said some students want to advance to state competitions and urged the district to support those trips. “We have students from the high school … they placed 1st and 2nd in their respective competitions,” she said.
The superintendent also reviewed assessment and cohort data and raised a discrepancy between the district’s internal records and the Public Education Department (PED) reporting. The district reported graduating 32 students in May plus six seniors in July in its Skyward/Nova records; PED’s report listed many of those students as withdrawn, creating conflicting counts. The superintendent said staff will correct district records where needed and pursue clarification with PED.
Board members and staff discussed recent legislative effects on school funding. The superintendent described a change referenced in the meeting as “hospital 63” that altered the formula and reduced the district’s at-risk funding; the transcript lists the reduction as roughly “237,000, $301” (the figure is unclear in the record). She said she and other superintendents are preparing a letter asking legislators to provide a multi-year hold-harmless period so districts can plan for stability.
On grants and CTE funding, the superintendent reported the district’s corrective action plan for its CTE program was approved and the district had been authorized to spend remaining Perkins grant funds. She said the approval allows the district to continue CTE spending and keep 9th-grade students on track for required credits.
The superintendent framed the student successes and intervening work as aligned with the district’s strategic plan, and she closed by asking the board for continued support while staff follow up on data corrections and legislative outreach.
The board moved on to other agenda items and did not take a separate vote on the legislative letter during this meeting.
