MINUTES Legislative Education Study Committee Centennial High School Las Cruces, New Mexico May 18-20, 2018
MINUTES Legislative Education Study Committee Centennial High School Las Cruces, New Mexico May 18-20, 2018 May 18, 2018 The following voting and advisory members were present: Voting: Chair Mimi Stewart, Vice Chair G. Andres Romero, Senators Craig W. Brandt, Candace Gould, and William P. Soules, and Representative Sheryl M. Williams Stapleton; Advisory: Senators Howie C. Morales and Michael Padilla, and Representatives Joanne J. Ferarry, David M. Gallegos, D. Wonda Johnson, Rick Little, Tomas E. Salazar, and Linda M. Trujillo. The following voting and advisory members were not present: Voting: Representatives Alonzo Baldonado, Dennis J. Roch, Christine Trujillo, and Monica Youngblood; Advisory: Senators Carlos Cisneros, Daniel A. Ivey-Soto, Gay G. Kernan, Linda M. Lopez, and John Pinto, and Representatives Stephanie Garcia Richard, Jimmie C. Hall, Tim D. Lewis, Patricia Roybal Caballero, Angelica Rubio, Patricio Ruiloba, Debra M. Sarinana, Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson, and Jim R. Trujillo. Strategic Initiatives of Las Cruces, Gadsden, and Hatch Public School Districts. Dr. Greg Ewing, Superintendent, Las Cruces Public Schools (LCPS), stated LCPS has 24,999 students at 25 elementary schools, 8 middle schools, and 7 high schools. Seventy-two percent of the district’s students receive FRL, and 75.7 percent are Hispanic. Economically disadvantaged students graduate at a rate of 77.8 percent, and English learners at a rate of 81.1 percent. The community passed a $50 million bond with 89 percent support, which they used to renovate Las Cruces High School. LCPS is collaborating with New Mexico State University (NMSU) and the City of Las Cruces. High school students are involved in an advisory council to the LCPS board of education.
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