By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Parents, students and teachers will get a say in a new five-year plan for Rio Rancho Public Schools, starting with community meetings this fall. Superintendent Robert Dodd and three top administrators introduced the proposed name, Horizon 2040, at last week’s school board meeting. The plan would run from 2027 to […]
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RRPS scores $2.68M in state grants for buses, band fields, tennis courts and a press box
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho schools are in line for new buses, intercoms and athletic upgrades after the school board accepted $2.68 million in state grants last week. The Rio Rancho Public Schools board approved a resolution accepting 14 legislative capital outlay grants from the 2024 and 2026 sessions. The projects span elementary, […]
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RRPS surges forward: District reports major academic gains and sets 2030 Spotlight goal
By Rodd Cayton, The Paper. Rio Rancho Public Schools is touting academic gains the district says will help it reach an important goal. Ten of the district’s 11 elementary schools improved in English language arts proficiency and eight improved in mathematics in the latest NM Vistas accountability results. A district news release also says 10 […]
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Who deserves the highest honor? RRPS Hall nominations now open
By The Paper. Staff If you know someone who has done exemplary to someone in 2027 Rio Rancho Public Schools, it’s time to share that person’s light with the rest of the city. Nominations for the district’s 2027 Hall of Honor are open through Oct. 30. The RRPS School Board Hall of Honor was established […]
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Heart of a champion: Stapleton fifth-grader scores Super Bowl tickets through lifesaving mission
By Rodd Cayton Connor O’Toole aspires to reach Super Bowl LXI in Inglewood, California. Sophia Farwell has already earned her ticket. Literally. O-Toole, a La Cueva High School alumnus, is a linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks. Sophia, a fifth-grader at Ernest Stapleton Elementary School, is one of just five students from across the country selected […]
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APS hits new milestones: Superintendent touts record-low teacher vacancies, high ambitions
By Rodd Cayton Gabriella Durán Blakey Monday spoke of a school district, delivering world-class opportunities for the students it serves, from a rigorous International Baccalaureate program to simulated hospital labs for aspiring nurses to partnerships that put students on a quick path to careers in the building trades to research that stretches the imagination. That […]
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New RioTECH center puts students in the driver’s seat for future careers
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho high schoolers can now train on professional-grade auto shop equipment without leaving campus — or paying tuition — after CNM and Rio Rancho Public Schools cut the ribbon Aug. 28on the new Transportation Systems Technology Center at RioTECH. The 43,800-square-foot facility becomes the new home for CNM’s Automotive […]
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Parents raised concerns about APS recording children’s voices using AI. The district responded.
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Parents across the Duke City pushed back against Albuquerque Public Schools’ use of artificial intelligence to record, analyze and store elementary students’ voices without explicit parental consent. The district listened and is now changing how it handles those recordings. At the center of the debate is Amira AI, an […]
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A journey to 2040: RRPS celebrates the grand opening of Puesta del Sol preschool
By Rodd Cayton Dana Petro says Puesta del Sol Preschool welcomed about 100 4-year-olds into the classroom Tuesday, but Rio Rancho Public Schools is looking down the road. “We’re already thinking about who they will be as third-graders, as fifth-graders, as middle-schoolers, and ultimately our graduates,” Petro said at a press conference announcing the grand […]
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Armed threats reported at Rio Rancho preschool, high school Monday
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho police responded to two reports of an armed subject threatening someone Monday morning, prompting a brief lockout at Rio Rancho High School, according to the Rio Rancho Police Department. Officers received a report around 8:07 a.m. that a man pointed a firearm at another person at Shining Stars […]