Nominations for achievement awards, changes to the 2022-23 school calendar, an update on the Superintendent Search, and redistricting were discussed in today’s School Board meeting.
Redistricting
Research & Polling, Inc. was approved by the Board of Education to provide professional services to Farmington Municipal Schools to redistrict the five single‐member School Board districts.
According to the standard principles of districting: districts must have a substantially equal population; avoid dilution of minority voting groups; observe communities of interest; and, maintain compactness and contiguity.
Research & Polling will provide the School Board with three initial redistricting plans based on population data from the 2020 Census. This project is expected to be completed before the start of the 2023 election calendar.
2022-23 School Year Calendar
A few changes have been made to the 2022-23 Academic Calendar. The changes include: August 11, April 10, May 8, and May 26 are now full professional days. Also, October 14 would be a No-School Day. You can view a copy of the approved calendar here.
Superintendent Search Committee Report
The Board President Stephanie Thompson, and Tom Sullivan, Superintendent Search Consultant, provided a brief update on how the process for choosing the next leader of Farmington Schools is coming along. As the deadline for applicants closes on March 11, the names of finalists will be released at the end of the month. All candidates will be interviewed during a day-long event at San Juan College on April 8.
In the photo: FMS nurses names are being submitted for the NMSBA Student Achievement Awards.
NMSBA Student Achievement Awards
Superintendent Dr. Schmidt presented a list of FMS staff members that are being submitted for the NMSBA Student Achievement Awards. The members on the staff list, which includes a parent liaison, our nurses, and Science Fair/Olympiad sponsors, were also honored during the meeting for their dedication and commitment to our students. See the full list below.
Parent Liaison:
- Jessica Bermudez
Nurses:
- Amy Elliott
- Carly Mead
- Michelle Cooper Holguin
- LeighAnne Jensen
- Carrie Lingo
- Katie Fraker
- Cassandra Gamboa
- Amberlee Gonzales
- Kayla Atwood
- Taylor Lusk
- Cheryl Hanstedt
- John Holt
- Niki Allison
- Angela Ochoa
- Mark Burnham
- Christy Lewis
- Lauren Roberts
- Amanda Lundy
- Jessica Carpenter
- Cathy McDonald
Science Fair/Olympiad Sponsors:
- Andrea Fear
- Falynn Burns
- Catherine Peel
- Sharlene Scott
- Daniel Burns
- Nicholas Akin
- Gail Silva
- Robert Watson
- Cindy Colomb
- Kathleen Kern
- Lacey Fitzgerald
- Daveena John
- Gwen Schryver
- Maureen Roth
Top photo: FMS Science Fair and Science Olympiad sponsors are being submitted for the NMSBA Student Achievement Awards.
The next Board of Education meeting will take place on April 12, 2022, at 3:00 p.m.