PRESS RELEASE - December 5, 2003
New Mexico Public Education Department
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786

Ruth Williams
Public Outreach Director
(505) 476-0393

Education Secretary Garcia to Visit Constituents from T or C, Gadsden, Las Cruces and Alamogordo

(Santa Fe, NM)--Secretary of Education Dr. Veronica C. Garcia will make a visit to southern New Mexico on Monday and Tuesday, December 8 and 9, with stops in Truth or Consequences, Gadsden and Las Cruces. On Tuesday, she will meet with faculty and students at Gadsden High School in Gadsden from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. she will make a presentation and answer questions at a reception at New Mexico State University, Dona Ana Room.

On Monday, from 4:00 to 4:45 p.m., she will visit with the Scott Weaver, director of the Children’s House of Sierra County, located at 116 E. Fifth Street in Truth or Consequences. Following that, she will have dinner at 7:30 p.m. with Elisa Maria Sanchez, director of ENLACE (Engaging Latino Communities for Education). On Tuesday, Secretary Garcia will meet with a variety of constituents as follows:

Time Event Location
7:00 to 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Meeting Las Cruces Public Schools

8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Attending will be Margie Huerta, vice provost, Gadsden Independent Schools Superintendent Ron Haugen and other educators

 Educators Conference Dona Ana Community College
9:15 to 9:45 a.m. Meeting with Faculty, Students Gadsden High School
10:15 to 10:30 a.m. Rehn Alley Architects NMSU, Corbett Center, Room 317
10:30 to 10:45 a.m. Alamogordo Public Schools NMSU, Corbett Center, Room 317
10:45 to 11:00 a.m. Attending will be Dr. Prentice Baptiste and Dr. Chavez Chavez, professors in Curriculum and Instruction Department of Education New Mexico State University
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Featuring an address by Secretary Garcia and a question and answer period Reception, Dona Ana Room New Mexico State University
1:00 to 1:30 p.m. Meeting with Dr. Michael Hites, NMSU vice-provost for Information and
Communication Technology		 Dona Ana Room

For media availability, contact Andrew Moralez with the Southern New Mexico Office for Governor Bill Richardson at (505) 541-0087 or Ruth Williams, director of Public Outreach for the New Mexico Public Education Department, at (505) 476-0393.