Bernalillo Public Schools
Bernalillo Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Bernalillo, New Mexico.
History[]
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As of 1970 Hispanic and Latino people are the majority ethnic group in the area. Prior to 1969 the school board had five members. To encourage elections of members of non-Hispanic groups, in 1969 the number of board members increased to seven. The two new board members included an American Indian and a non-Hispanic white person.[1]
Bernalillo High School alumnus Matthew Montaño became the superintendent in 2021.[2]
Service area[]
It service area includes most of Bernalillo as well as Algodones, Cochiti, Cochiti Lake, La Madera, Peña Blanca, Placitas, Pueblo of Sandia Village, San Felipe Pueblo, Santo Domingo Pueblo, and most of Santa Ana Pueblo.[3]
Schools[]
- High schools
- K-8 schools
- Cochiti Elementary and Middle Schools
- Santo Domingo Elementary and Middle Schools
- Middle schools
- Bernalillo Middle School
- Elementary schools
- W. D. Carroll Elementary School
- Placitas Elementary School
- Preschool
- La Escuelita Preschool ("Escuelita" means "Little School" in Spanish)
References[]
- ^ "Indians to Serve at School Board Polls". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1970-12-19. p. B10. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bernalillo schools hire town native as new superintendent". Rio Rancho Observer. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sandoval County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
External links[]
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- Education in Bernalillo County, New Mexico
- School districts in New Mexico
- American school stubs