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Las Cruces Public Schools, New Mexico

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Las Cruces Public Schools is a school district in New Mexico. In 2011, LCPS will have 24,843 students enrolled which is 1% more than in 2010.[1]

Website evaluation

In 2011 Las Cruces Public Schools earned a Sunny Award for having a perfect website transparency score.

Main article: Evaluation of New Mexico school district websites

This website was most recently evaluated on March 7th, 2013.

The good

  • Administrative officials are listed with contact information.[2] [3]
  • School board members are listed with contact information.[4]
  • Specific employee's salaries are listed,[5] as are salary schedules[6]
  • The records officer is identified, along with their phone number and email; directions on requesting records and a request form are also provided[7]
  • The criminal background check policy for volunteers is listed online[8], as is the background check policy for new employees[9]
  • Academic performance reports for the district and specific schools are posted online[10] There is a page for district data including demographics, dropout rates, and graduation rates.[11]

The bad

  • Three out of five of the School Board Members' terms have expired (the information is not up to date).
  • A meeting calendar is not provided that notes the times and locations of public meetings, and meetings are not archived.
  • Budget information is not available.
  • There is a section for bids, but no bid or vendor lists are available.
  • The district statistics page links are broken.
  • Tax information is not available.
  • No audits are posted.

Leadership

School Board

The Las Cruces School Board is made up of five members each representing a district within the city for four year terms. Elections are staggered and the next elections are in February of 2013.[12]

First Last Position District Term Ends
Chuck Davis Member 1 2013
Barbara Hall Member 2 2013
Maria Flores Vice President 3 2013
Bonnie Votaw Secretary 4 2015
Connie Phillips President 5 2015

Teacher Contracts

Las Cruces posts all employee contracts online here and salary schedules here.

The most recent contract with the Las Cruces section of the National Education Association (NEA) runs 2011-2013. The contract for the Classified School Employees Council recently ended June 30, 2011.[13]

Administrative Officials

The administration of Las Cruces Public Schools is made up of a Superintendent, two associate superintendents, and one assistant superintendent.[14]

First Last Position
Stan Rounds Superintendent
Steven Sanchez Associate Superintendent for Learning, Teaching and Research
Terry Dean Assistant Superintendent of Finance
Dane Kennon Associate Superintendent for Operations

School Budget

LCPS has an operational budget of $172,912,456 and a total budget of $335.6 million for 2011. The table below outlines the funding sources for LCPS. [15]

Funding Source Amount as %
State 82%
Federal 10%
Special Funds 7%
State/Local Grants 1%

The LCPS website posts employee salaries here. The following table outlines the highest salaries.

First Last Position Salary
Stanley Rounds Superintendent $168,259
Larry Altamirano Operations Admin $84,465
Emma Armendariz Instruction Admin $80,773
Wesley Baker Instruction Admin $77,142
Nancy Cathey Operations Admin $84,465
Terry Dean Finance Director $99,177
Charles Harris Operations Director $92,786

Budget cuts have led to middle and high schools starting later in the day, smaller class sizes, and teachers teaching extra courses.[16]

Academic performance

The LCPS website posts a district report card for every school in the district based on School Standards Based Progress Reports here.

The most recent information regarding Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) can be found here. The following table shows AYP numbers from 2008-2009.[17]

AYP Ratings for District Total Number Percent
Schools rate in district 35 100
Schools in Improvement 9 25
Schools in Corrective Action 7 20
Schools in Restructuring 12 34

The graduation rate in Las Cruces has been improving over the last few years.[18]

Year Graduation Rate
2010 71%
2009 64.90%
2008 54%

External links

References

  1. ↑ Las Cruces Sun-News "As students head back to class, changes to be found"
  2. ↑ Superintendent Accessed March 7th, 2013
  3. ↑ Departments Accessed March 7th, 2013
  4. ↑ board Accessed March 7th, 2013
  5. ↑ Employee Salaries Accessed March 7th, 2013
  6. ↑ Salary Schedules Accessed March 7th 2013
  7. ↑ Student Records Accessed March 7th, 2013
  8. ↑ Volunteer Background Check Policy Accessed March 7th, 2013
  9. ↑ Employee Background Check Policy Accessed March 7th 2013
  10. ↑ Academic Data Reports Accessed March 7th, 2013
  11. ↑ District Statistics Accessed March 7th, 2013
  12. ↑ School Board
  13. ↑ Contract
  14. ↑ Departments
  15. ↑ Las Cruces Sun-News "Las Cruces Public Schools, by the numbers"
  16. ↑ Las Cruces Sun-News "As students head back to class, changes to be found"
  17. ↑ AYP 2008-2009
  18. ↑ KFOXTV "Las Cruces School District Increases Graduation Rate"
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