Alamo Navajo School Board
| Alamo Navajo School Board | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Address | |
P.O. Box 5907
Aloma , New Mexico, 87825United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public school district |
| Established | 1979 [1] |
| Closed | Active |
| Superintendent | John Apachito Jr. |
| Deputy superintendent(s) | Rick J. Padilla |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
The Alamo Navajo School Board, Inc. (ANSB) is the entity controlling a K-12 tribal school in Alamo, New Mexico. It is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).[2] It also maintains a clinic and other public infrastructure in Alamo.[3]
History
[edit]Due to the passage of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act, a local school board was established in 1979.[4]
Alamo Community Navajo school opened with grades K-8 on October 1, 1979. Its initial campus was four portable buildings.[5] The high school was established on December 15, 1980.[6]
By 2012 it was the only employer in Alamo. The school board, federally funded, was used as a vehicle to have public works projects without needing to involve the Navajo Nation bureaucracy. Cindy Yurth of the Navajo Times wrote that it is "the de facto government of Alamo".[7]
In 2018 a group of parents criticized the school board for spending $497,000 on expenses not directly related to education.[8]
In 2018 a group of parents collected 299 signatures on a petition to recall board members under the terms set by the Navajo Election Administration.[9]
In 2019 the federal courts indicted three former board members, accusing them of lying about taking business trips so they could take federal funds.[10]
Student body
[edit]In 2022 student enrollment was 293.[11]
Student achievement
[edit]In the 2014–2015 school year, as per BIE statistics, 1% of the students were categorized as having proficiency in mathematics. This increased to 3% in the 2015–2016 school year. The percentage of students proficient in English in the 2015–2016 school year was 4%.[8] By 2022 5% of students were categorized as proficient in math and 8% in reading with 100% of students reported as being on free or reduced lunch.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Alamo Navajo School Board: site/index". www.ansbi.org.
- ^ "Alamo Navajo School Board". Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Home". Alamo Navajo School Board. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Keane, Colleen (May 25, 2017). "Finally, despite controversy, Alamo school has a board". Navajo Times. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Community School". Alamo Navajo School Board. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "About the Alamo Navajo School Board". Alamo Navajo School Board. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ Yurth, Cindy (September 20, 2012). "Remember the Alamo". Navajo Times. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Denetclaw, Pauly (June 28, 2018). "Parents: Alamo school board wasting money". Navajo Times. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Recall petition accepted for Alamo School Board". Navajo Times. July 26, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Becenti, Arlyssa (October 26, 2019). "Former Alamo school board members facing criminal charges". Navajo Times. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/disreictsearch/district_detal.asp?ID2=5900046&districtID=5900046[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Alamo Navajo Community School in".
External links
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