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Education Partners
in New Mexico
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300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
Fax: (505) 827-6520
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PRESS RELEASE
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March 13, 2002
State Department of Education Awards $1.5 Million to Assist 34 Public Schools in Need of Improvement
(Santa Fe, NM)- The New Mexico State Department of Education (SDE) announced today that 34 public schools in nine districts in the state have been awarded a total of $1.5 million in federal Title I School Improvement funds. Each school will receive up to $45,000 to improve school performance, based on its application for funding.
"This infusion of funds is both timely and important. Increased funding for schools in need of improvement is essential if we are to see improved performance and opportunities for children. These dollars will support 34 schools across the state in implementing strategies for change in student achievement, attendance, dropout, parent involvement and school safety," said Ralph P. Paiz, director of the SDE's School Improvement and Support Unit.
The recipient districts, schools and dollars awarded are:
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, $269,995
Eugene Field Elementary, $45,000; Kit Carson Elementary, $34,161; Lowell Elementary, $44,999; Valle Vista Elementary, $32,620; Whittier Elementary, $45,000; Polk Middle, $42,300; District Technical Assistance, $20,309; and Audit/Indirect Costs, $5,606
BERNALILLO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, $45,000
Cochiti Elementary, $45,000
CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS, $271,887
Eva B. Stokely Elementary, $45,000; Mesa Elementary, $45,000; Naschitti Elementary, $45,000; Newcomb Elementary, $45,000; Ojo Amarillo Elementary, $41,433; and Tse'Bit'Ai Middle, $45,000; and Indirect Costs, $5,454
GALLUP-MCKINLEY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, $504,135
Chee Dodge Elementary, $43,710; Crownpoint Elementary, $44,114; Lincoln Elementary, $43,727; Navajo Elementary, $43,727; Ramah Elementary, $43,798; Thoreau Elementary, $43,727; Crownpoint Junior/Senior High, $43,650; Gallup Middle, $43,941; John F. Kennedy Middle, $29,922; Thoreau Middle, $44,483; Tohatchi Middle, $44,942; Navajo Pine High, $25,000; and Indirect Costs, $9,394
JEMEZ MOUNTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, $45,000
Coronado Middle/High, $45,000
LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, $90,000
Booker T. Washington Elementary, $45,000, and MacArthur Elementary, $45,000
ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS, $88,939
East Grand Plains Elementary, $43,939, and Pecos Elementary, $45,000
SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, $135,000
Cesar Chavez Elementary, $45,000; R.M. Sweeney Elementary, $45,000; and Ortiz Middle, $45,000
ZUNI PUBLIC SCHOOLS, $45,000
Zuni Middle, $45,000
The dollars distributed for internal costs are to assist with costs associated with the grant award.
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