New Mexico / School Districts / LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
After a year-long review, Los Alamos Public Schools teachers recommended Mystery Science for K–5, OpenSciEd for grades 6–8 and a mix of publishers for high-school physics, chemistry and biology; the board heard that pilots, teacher consensus and student feedback guided selections and that teacher training has begun.
New Mexico / School Districts / LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
District construction managers reported Pinon Elementary is roughly 80% complete with about $7 million remaining and Chamisa roughly 71% complete with about $12 million remaining; the county agreed to pay up to $1 million for a road project tied to Pinon, and staff described moving, abatement and staffing plans.
New Mexico / School Districts / LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Los Alamos Public Schools board approved five-year, full-service leases with Triad National Security for the Canyon, Pajarito and Mesa complexes, shifting utilities, custodial and operating costs to the district and making final approval contingent on the New Mexico State Board of Finance.
New Mexico / School Districts / LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The board authorized staff to submit the district’s Title III application for English-learner federal funds; the planning allocation is about $12,210 (net allocation after indirect costs shown as $11,262.29) and will be used for EL teacher professional development, classroom materials and family literacy events.
New Mexico / School Districts / LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Los Alamos County Clerk Michael Redondo briefed the board on filing deadlines, absentee and early voting dates, same-day registration, and which board districts are on the 2025 ballot.
New Mexico / School Districts / LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The board’s policy committee proposed a process to handle non-substantive edits via the consent agenda while routing substantive policy changes through standard first/second reads; the change aims to keep the board current on 230 district policies without spending full meeting time on punctuation or cross-reference updates.
New Mexico / School Districts / LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The superintendent announced the selection of Eric Ziegler as the next principal of Los Alamos High School following an extensive search; Ziegler spoke briefly to the board and community.
New Mexico / School Districts / LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The board voted unanimously to grant Los Alamos County an easement across the west side of Pinon Elementary to formalize an existing trail and connect neighborhood paths; the county will pay for improvements and maintenance.
New Mexico / School Districts / LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The board approved a FY adjustment to use lease‑fund revenue to cover expected staff leave buyouts and other lease‑funded items after administrators reported tighter state funding and an anticipated $600,000 net reduction in unit revenue compared with the prior year.
New Mexico / School Districts / LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Chamisa Elementary staff and Los Alamos National Laboratory partners described a three-year Math Teacher Leader Network program that uses number talks and data cycles; presenters said early results show double-digit gains in short-cycle assessments and outlined a funding split led by LANL.