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Educating and caring for our diverse student population, supporting their families, and partnering with the community with the promise of a better future.
Albuquerque, NM
Joined October 2011
Thanks @ABREG_1 of @astros for donating iPads to Petroglyph ES for students with autism! @APSEdFoundation
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WEATHER UPDATE: All APS schools are now on a 2-hour delay. ❄️❄️.
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APS Identifies 89 Sites for Student Meal Pick-ups. Grab & Go meals will be provided to students during three-week school closure.
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UPDATE: 2-Hour Delay for All APS Schools - Friday, January 17.As of 8:55 p.m., all APS schools will be operating on a 2-hour delay on Friday, January 17 due to anticipated freezing conditions and inclement weather. @kob4 @koat7news @krqe @krqe_headlines @kkobradio .@ABQJournal.
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Thank you payroll!.Thanks to the APS payroll staff who made sure all employees got paid on time! They are among those on the front lines who keep the district running.
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Students Demand Action. Sandia High School students led a silent memorial for every young life lost to gun violence in America. A group of young activists committed to ending gun violence in our communities.
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All Schools Closed - Thursday, Jan. 13.This is an important message from Albuquerque Public Schools. All Albuquerque Public Schools will be closed Thursday, Jan. 13, due to a cyberattack that has compromised some systems that could impact teaching, learning, and student safety.
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APS High School Sports to Resume. Full practices and even some competitions may begin the week of March 22.
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Shout out to our amazing Food and Nutrition Services staff. They are truly going above and beyond to help keep our communities fed! Thank you!! For the full list of APS Grab & Go sites, visit
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#APSWeatherWatch 2-Hour Delay for All APS Schools, School Closed for East Mountain Schools and To'hajiilee Students - Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 .@KOB4 @koat7news @krqe @KKOBradio @ABQJournal .
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Two-hour delay for APS schools! Enjoy the extra sleep. East Mountain schools closed and no school for To'hajaiile students.
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APS EMERGENCY: All New Mexico schools, including APS, will be closed for 3 weeks due to the coronavirus. Go to for more information.
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All Victims in Saturday's Balloon Accident Had APS Ties. The district mourns the loss of colleagues, friends, relatives, and neighbors.
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Book vending machine at @GovernorBent - first of its kind in the state! Students earn coins to buy books by reading at home.
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What a warm New Mexico welcome for U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona at @AtriscoJags.
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Scott Elder Named APS Superintendent. After leading the district as interim superintendent through months of a global pandemic, Elder was promoted to the permanent position by the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education on Monday.
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APS to Offer Free Grab & Go Meals to All Children. This includes toddlers and preschoolers, children who don't attend APS schools, and those who normally don't qualify for free meals. No tickets required.
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All students, employees, and visitors must wear masks while inside APS buildings, whether they are vaccinated or not. This includes all APS schools and offices. Masks also are required on school buses. Masks aren't required outdoors. Read more:
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Congratulations, Adrian Ortega! Adrian was named the New Mexico High School Coaches Association's Boys Basketball Coach of the Year and USA Today Boys Basketball Coach of the Year.
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Washington Middle School Update: Police are investigating a shooting that occurred on the campus of Washington Middle School this afternoon. The campus is secure at this time. Due to the ongoing investigation, we are asking that parents pick up their children as soon as they can.
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APS has a few hundred winter break meal kits available for pick up today (Monday, Dec. 20) from 10:30 a.m. until they are gone. Families in need can pick them up at the APS Food and Nutritions building, 800 Louisiana NE. They include pizzas, produce, bread, potatoes, and more.
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Classes canceled for West Mesa students - Monday, Feb. 28. No classes for WMHS students on Monday, February 28. Staff only. Counselors will be available for students on Monday:.•9 to 11 a.m.: 9th and 10th grade.•Noon to 2 p.m.: 11th and 12th grade.@WestMesaHS.
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APS will remain closed on Friday as the district continues to investigate a cyberattack that compromised the student information system used to take attendance, contact families in emergencies, and assure that students are picked up from school by authorized adults.
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APS east mountain schools are closed today due to inclement weather. All other APS schools are on a two hour delay.
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Continuous Learning Plan Update: Students Start Instruction the Week of April 13. Teachers Begin Training, Prepping the Week of April 6.
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Winter weather is on its way. don't worry HS students. we're watching it closely. Stay tuned! #nmwx.
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All APS, New Mexico Schools Closed for the Rest of the School Year. As of Friday, March 27, all APS schools will be closed for the rest of the school year in response to the ongoing international coronavirus pandemic.
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APS Extends Remote Learning Through First Semester. Please do your part - wear a mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands - so we can slow the spread of the virus and get our students back in school where they belong.
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Manzano Graduate Heads to the Olympics in Tokyo.Mariah Duran is a member of the USA Skateboarding Olympic Team. The sport debuts at the Tokyo Olympics this summer.
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Albuquerque High and Volcano Vista are both in shelters in place due to separate incidents involving police.
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This Wednesday, May 13!! APS Senior Celebration Premier!! Tune in at 7 p.m. on the APS Graduation website or YouTube.
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Our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to the family of Austin Denton and the La Cueva community. 💙🐻.
La Cueva would like to thank everybody for their support as we navigate the loss of a very special Bear. Students and staff are grateful for the years we spent in Austin's presence. Austin made all of us better. 💙🐻 #onceabearalwaysabear #WALC.
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UPDATE: All APS Schools Closed - Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. Classes have been canceled for all APS schools on Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather.
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Hot air balloons will inflate and perhaps fly from the playgrounds of almost all APS elementary schools on Friday, Oct. 1, for Albuquerque Aloft, the first flying event of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
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All APS Schools to Start on the Same Day: Aug. 12. Out of an abundance of caution, no schools will start early as previously planned.
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East Mountain Schools Closed and 2-Hour Delay for All Remaining APS Schools – Thurs, Feb. 24.
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Remote Learning to Continue Through the Remainder of the School Year. The APS Board of Education directed the administration to find ways to provide in-person learning for small groups of students in need of intervention.
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2017 Golden Apple Recipient Travis Crawley Volcano Vista High School
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Congrats @VVHSHawks Activity Director @weidner_susie for being named Activities Director of the Year by @NMASC
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APS police are in contact with the FBI and other law enforcement partners regarding the suspected hoax threats at Volcano Vista High School today. Anyone with information about them is asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI.
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So cool!!.
Need some good news? @SASMSTEM gave us an update on their grant! Students met with scientists and discussed the different aspects of a telescope and what will work best for their observatory! @ABQschools #FundingFriday
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The Passing of Las Cruces Superintendent Karen Trujillo. A statement from the APS Board of Education and Interim Superintendent Scott Elder.
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@SuptABQschools and @RepDebHaaland got together today to talk about ways to provide all students with a quality education and opportunities for success. The two leaders are committed to working together on behalf of Albuquerque's students.
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Congrats to the Class of 2021!. "This graduation season feels exceptional because of all we have been through as a school district and all we accomplished despite the unprecedented challenges we faced," Supt. Elder writes in his weekly message.
It hasn't rained much in Albuquerque lately. The entire state is in a drought. Yet, on the afternoon of our first outdoor graduation for the Class of 2021, the skies opened up, and it poured.
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All NM Schools to Open with a Combination of Online, In-School Learning. The New Mexico Public Education Department has released its Reentry Guidance for the 2020-2021 school year.
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The Albuquerque Public Schools' four-year graduation rate for the Class of 2021 was 80.3% (when excluding charter schools). It increased by more than 14 percentage points in seven years. Learn More:. #APS #APSGraduation
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Huge congratulations to John Dufay for receiving an award from the Council of the Great City Schools for his untiring service and unwavering commitment to urban education! Thank you for all you do!
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We are devastated to hear that there was a shooting at @AztecHighSchool in Northern New Mexico. Our thoughts and prayers are with the students, staff and families of that community.
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Join us tonight for the premiere of the APS Senior Celebration videos featuring well wishes for the Class of 2020 from more than a dozen celebrities, athletes, and politicians with ties to Albuquerque.
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Miskee Blatner of Eldorado HS & Travis Crawley of Volcano Vista HS received Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching.
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Enjoy the extra two hours of sleep tonight. We will continue to monitor weather, & provide an update in morning if necessary. #APSSnowWatch.
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Grab & Go Holiday Meal Packages. Families can get a week's worth of meals on Monday, Nov. 23. There will be no food distribution the rest of the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
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We will be distributing winter break meal kits for families Tuesday, Dec. 21, from 8-10 a.m. or until they are gone at the APS Food and Nutritions building, 800 Louisiana NE. Help us spread the word @KOB4 @krqe @koat7news.
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We will begin checking out the Chromebooks to high school students the week of April 6. In the coming weeks, if available, Chromebooks will be checked out to the families of middle and elementary school students who don't have a compute at home.
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AHS Student Accepted Into Two Ivy League, Two Other Prestigious Schools.Nena Dorame is choosing among Yale, Harvard, Stanford, plus the historic women's college Mount Holyoke.
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School's out for the summer!! We can't wait to see you all next school year!
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Need food assistance while schools are closed? Call the Roadrunner Food Bank Food Assistance Line. When you call their food assistance line, they provide contact information for several of their distribution partners in the community.
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Tony Hillerman MS being evacuated class by class after a teacher reported seeing a student with a gun enter the school. Parents, please pick up students at Volcano Vista HS. VVHS & Tierra Antigua in a shelter in place. @THMSThunder @VVHSHawks @TierraAntiguaES.
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Congratulations Summer Graduates!.121 students earned their high school diploma by taking summer classes.
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Our teachers and school staff return today to prep for the 2018-19 school year. Welcome back! It’s going to be a great year!.
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All APS schools will be on a 2-hour delay Friday, Feb. 4, due to early morning frigid temperatures and icy conditions. For more information, visit
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UPDATE:. All schools will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The District continues its investigation.
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Albuquerque Public Schools continues to provide services, support, and educational resources during these trying, ever-changing times. To keep you informed, we are posting daily updates to our website.
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Meet Nathan. A 12th grader in the #IB program. And he's headed to Princeton! #TheRightFitAPS
http://t.co/WwlTlxEwxz.
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APS thanks you for your continued support! Because of you, we can address the many urgent and basic repairs needed across our district immediately. Your support guarantees a better educational experience for our students.
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APS Lifts Mask Mandate! Effective immediately, students and staff may choose to continue wearing masks, but they will no longer be required. New Mexicans should still be careful and get tested as needed. APS will continue monitoring and reporting cases.
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2-hour Delay for APS Schools, East Mountain Schools Closed - Wednesday, Feb. 15. @KKOBradio @KKOBTraffic @KOB4 @koat7news @krqe @ABQJournal #APSWeatherWatch.
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Thank You Veterans -- Past, Present and Future. We appreciate your service not just on Veterans Day but every day.
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Congratulations, La Cueva, on being named a Banner School! La Cueva was awarded the Special Olympics National Unified Champion School Award. @LCHSUnified
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The graduation rate for Volcano Vista High School, one of the state's largest schools, was 84.5% for the Class of 2021. This graduation rate surpasses the district rate (including charter schools) by about nine percentage points. Learn More:.
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Calling a snow day never easy. We can't predict weather later in the day-but right now side roads icy & dangerous. Safety always a priority.
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Congratulations, Luke!.
Congrats to Luke Brown who won 2nd place in the district Spelling Bee! Luke advanced to the state Spelling Bee and did a fantastic job! Way to go, Luke! We are so #pantherproud of you! 🐝 #dcespantherpride @abqschools @zone4principals
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Big News for Albuquerque Public Schools! Grades 3-12 students now have access to FREE 24/7 tutoring via Paper Learning. The simple parental permission process makes it easy for students and parents. Learn more by opting in via ParentVue. #paperlearning #tutoringabq #abqtutoring
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The APS Reentry Plan is subject to change depending on the spread of the coronavirus and revised public health orders.
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Our hearts ache today for little Victoria and all who love her including her classmates and the staff and families at Petroglyph Elementary.
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Dear High Schools students. No. We will not cancel school tomorrow because it is raining today. :) Nice try though.
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Our Food and Nutritions Services staff are going above and beyond to help keep our communities fed! Your hard work is not going unnoticed. Thank you!! For the full list of APS Grab & Go sites, visit
Free meals for school-aged children at Dennis Chavez ES. Thank you to our dedicated cafeteria staff!! #staypositive #stayhealthy #PantherPride @abqschools @chris_zone4 @APSLZ4
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FREE EVENT.Drive-Thru Food Distribution. Saturday, June 13, from 9AM-11AM. Harvest ABQ - 5331 Montaño Rd. NW Albuquerque, NM 87120. - No ID Required.- Drive-Thru Style.- Refrigerated Foods.- Various Supplies - One Supply Set Per Vehicle
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APS Police Sergeant Dies in Hot Air Balloon Accident. A statement from Albuquerque Public Schools. @APS_PD.
It is with a heavy heart that we share news of the sudden and tragic loss of Sgt. Martin Martinez and his wife Mary, who died early Saturday in a hot air ballooning accident.
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{BREAKING} We are allowing voluntary early dismissal for all students. This is the parents choice. Buses running on schedule.
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Hats knitted by Madison MS students in the autism program for preemies and infants in the hospital.
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At-Home Educational Resources for Families. APS Educational Technology has compiled a list of resources that families can use with their children at home.
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Teachers, we appreciate you! Thanks for all you do! #BestofAPS #TeacherAppreciationDay 👩🏫👨🏫
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Congratulations to Gabriella Durán Blakey, our next superintendent! Come July 1, she'll be leading the largest school district in New Mexico! . Learn more: #abqschools #apssuperintendent #albuquerqueschools
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Congratulations to the @LaCuevaFootball team on their 6A State Championship win!! (photo: @rosalesquique, @ABQJournal)
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A BIG THANK YOU to our truly amazing support principals! Your outstanding leadership made the 2018 SPI-Con a success!
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