The project, which will cost an estimated $90,000, is primarily intended for students who have switched to online learning but have limited or no internet access.
The district is offering to-go meals for students from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at seven sites.
The program has transformed into a full-fledged department and boosted student enrollment from 96 in 2011 to 707 last fall.
Parents worry how distance learning will impact students with disabilities as schools work to form plans.
The city's largest private schools, like public schools, offering distance-learning programs that allow students to connect with teachers and continue their studies.
As the district rolled out its distance-learning program Monday amid the COVID-19 crisis that forced statewide school closures, teachers and students throughout Santa Fe found themselves adjusting to a new reality.
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The decision to close public schools statewide for the rest of the academic year has forced some organizations to think quickly and adapt.
Due to the spread of COVID-19, all instruction for students in grades K-12 will be conducted through distance learning programs.
The state closed campuses for the rest of the academic year and said instruction would move online.
Santa Fe Public Schools Superintendent Veronica García said it would be especially unfair to subject students to testing at this point in the crisis.
ALBUQUERQUE — The University of New Mexico is postponing its spring commencement due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The state is asking a district judge to dismiss the Yazzie/Martinez lawsuit, saying the education system is now complying with a judge's ruling.
The district will roll out a mass distance learning program next week amid a statewide, three-week school shutdown that could be extended to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
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New Mexico's public schools are closed until at least April 6 to help stop the spread of COVID-19, but Santa Fe plans to begin teaching via distance learning by the end of the month.
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A 2018 ruling in the case stated New Mexico was denying some students the right to a sufficient education.
The program helps with full-time assistance for first responders, health providers and others.
Public schools will be closed for at least three weeks in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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With schools closed, parents grapple with child care, keeping kids occupied.
Educators and lawmakers expressed concern over distance learning's potential to leave some students behind in a state with large disparities in technology and internet infrastructure.
Public Education Department Secretary Ryan Stewart said the move will help the state "do everything we can to prevent the potential spread of the virus."
The lawsuit accuses Santa Fe Public Schools of violating the New Mexico Whistleblower Protection Act, alleging she faced retaliation for starting an investigation into sexual misconduct.
This week, the nutrition services manager at the New Mexico School for the Deaf is representing the state at a national conference in Washington, D.C.
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The professional development exercise for faculty and staff took place on a day without students on campus and involved a dozen sheriff's deputies and other county emergency responders.
The goal of the county's census outreach campaign is to get as many people as possible to participate in the census online, which is available for the first time this year.
"The worst-case scenario in my mind is a situation where we lock down and shelter in place and a child will be frozen about what to do," Superintendent Veronica García said.
The New Mexico Public Education Department and superintendents have the authority to close a school over coronavirus risks if a case is confirmed.
HB 10 eliminates copays of 30 cents or 40 cents per meal for about 12,500 students across state.
If she signs, the state Public Education Department would be required to create an online portal of school budget information.
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Board President Kate Noble said the plan would be a way to get the city, county and the district to remake public education and shake up the current path.
Last year, the board directed the superintendent to create a plan to resolve several problems in the district, including inequality among schools, aging facilities and declining enrollment.
School board meetsThe Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at 610 Alta Vista St.
2020 Innovation Expo
Santa Fe students show problem solving with technology
The science fair, held at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, featured hundreds of students from every school in the district.
The bill may face deeper scrutiny following the release of a report saying it may cost more than the Higher Education Department estimates.
Thomas Sanchez, 40, must attend counseling and refrain from consuming alcohol or entering establishments that sell liquor during his year of probation.
Students will participate in a science fair as well as contests for app coding and design.
The measure came in response to criticism that charter schools were taking too large a share of increases in state funding for public education.
The vote renewed hope that the governor's plan to provide free tuition could become a reality.
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A recent surge of educators in the Legislature are advocating for the state's public schools while representing New Mexico's working class.
This school year the superintendent created a task force of social workers, mental health professionals, police officers, judges and other community leaders involved with the truancy process.
House Bill 10 would appropriate $650,000 a year to eliminate the mandatory copay for students across the state who qualify for federal reduced-price lunches.
According to a survey shared by Superintendent Veronica García at a school board meeting Tuesday night, 66 percent of district staff are unwilling to work an additional 20 days.
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