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April 21, 2023
Program Title Location Grade Level Dates Times Registration Contact Garden Camp Acequia Madre Elementary K - 6 6/19 - 6/23 7/24 - 7/28 7/31 - 8/4 M...
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April 10, 2023
SFPS Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez said that SFPS will continue COVID-19 safe practices in schools as recommended by the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) and CDC foll...
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April 10, 2023
SFPS Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez today released the 2023-24 school calendar, which provides for students to receive 176 instructional days of school. Students in the fi...
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April 7, 2023
The following prioritized topics will be discussed to give constituents the opportunity to share their “Big Idea” as they consider the Reimagining of SFPS.
· Behavioral H...
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March 31, 2023
The Reimagining Initiative, born out of a Board Resolution to Reimagine and Reinvent Santa Fe Public Schools, is at its 6-month point. A Reimaging SFPS Steering Committee (RSC) wa...
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January 28, 2023
The SFPS Board of Education today approved a three-year contract of Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez to begin on February 1st, 2023 and expire on February 1st, 2026. Mr. Cha...
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January 27, 2023
Santa Fe Public Schools currently has about 60 National Board Certified Educators. At the 1/27/2023 Board Meeting, SFPS would like to recognize and celebrate the new and renewed...
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January 11, 2023
Chaparral Family night at La Farge Library! Thursday, January 12th at 5:30 Crafts, library card sign up, family poetry and light refreshments! See you there! We'll have door prize...
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November 22, 2022
Our annual food drive for the local Food Depot will begin Wednesday, November 30th, and it will end on Wednesday Dec. 14th. The food items donated will benefit underprivileged fa...
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November 18, 2022
The New Mexico School Boards Association (NMSBA) informed the SFPS Board of Education on November 17th that it has been selected to receive the 2022 NMSBA Large District – School ...
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November 17, 2022
Gun Violence Prevention Week (GVPW) is November 28 - December 2, 2022
The purpose of Gun Violence Prevention Week (GVPW) is to bring awareness to the violence perpetrated in ...
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November 15, 2022
Episode 16: Inclement Weather Protocols (feat. Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez) Episode 16: Inclement Weather Protocols (feat. Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez) ...
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November 15, 2022
Join us tomorrow for our Thanksgiving luncheon! Adults are $6, non-Chaparral students are $3, and Firebirds eat free! Kinder- 10:45, 1st/2nd grades- 11:00, 3rd/4th grades- 11:35...
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October 26, 2022
Tara Hughes, a PreK inclusion teacher for four-year-olds at Nye Early Childhood Center, has been named the 2023 New Mexico Teacher of the Year. Hughes was selected due to her out...
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October 5, 2022
On this episode of Inside SFPS, we are joined by Erica Martinez-Maestas, principal of Chaparral Elementary!
We discuss how she knew she wanted to be a teacher, what it was like...
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October 4, 2022
Saying the sky's the limit, former SFPS Superintendent Dr. Veronica C. Garcia, SFPS' new contracted chief strategic officer, presented to the SFPS Board of Education at its Septem...
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June 24, 2022
SFPS announced today its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program, the School Brea...
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June 3, 2022
SFPS, the Santa Fe Police Department (SFPD) and Santa Fe County Sheriff today issued a joint statement as follows: “Though recent events around our country have raised concerns a...
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May 20, 2022
Students new to attending school in the U.S. will be offered a free newcomer program at Milagro Middle School, located at 1720 Llano Street, on July 11-29, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 ...
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May 17, 2022
On this episode of Inside SFPS, we throw a bit of a changeup and switch the format a tiny bit! We sat down with Deputy Superintendent Vanessa Romero to talk about the transition ...