Rio Rancho board weighs staffing to boost student performance
The Rio Rancho Public Schools Board debated using part of its 5 million unrestricted cash to fund about 1.135 million in staffing for middle and high schools and elementary sites, plus 4.5 special education teacher FTEs and 2 educational assistants. Also approved were 378000 for Core Standards, 55000 for Algebra, 100000 for summer school, 85000 for supplies, and 168411 for testing mandates. Members heard reports from the Fine Arts director and noted student projects at Maggie Cordova and Lincoln, plus national shoe contest entries and a Kasey Says tribute.
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Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education
Randy Evans
Sue Passell
Sandia Vista
Maggie Cordova
Lincoln Middle School
Cleveland and
Rio Rancho High Schools
Passell
Desert Pathways
Evans
Fine Arts
Debbie Fleming
Maggie Cordova Elementary
Rio Rancho
Elisabeth Burton
Cleveland
Travis Crockett
Pittsburgh
RRHS
Matthew Lutz
Kasey
Kasey Says
Secretary’s world traveler inspires Rio Rancho tales
Rosalyn Mae Elliott, a lifelong secretary, spent 90 years exploring the globe and 49 U S states plus 50 countries with stints in Saudi Arabia, Germany, and Korea. She recalls a free dinner from AMREP and a Rio Rancho Estates visit offering a week for $200, reflecting her long ties to the area.
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Rosalyn Mae Elliott
South Dakota
Sturgis
Saudi Arabia
Germany
Korea
Yellowstone Park
New York
Rio
Rio Rancho Estates
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Brad Buck
Lonnie Clayton
Roman Montoya
New Rio Rancho
Mark Scott
Clayton
TEA Party
Scott
Chuck Wilkins
Wilkins
Pacific Ocean
Tahiti
Gary Herron
Vista Grande Retirement Center
Kaylene Fletcher
Roz Elliott
Elliott
Fletcher