by Jennette Hunt | Jul 16, 2022 | Schools
An Elusive Meeting The most recent Estancia Municipal School District (EMSD) Board Meeting took place this last Monday, July 11th. The meeting demonstrated to anyone who could find it that EMSD needs help writing AND following its own policies. The fun began with...
by Jennette Hunt | Jul 10, 2022 | Schools
Estancia Municipal School District recently formed two School Advisory Councils (SAC): The Primary School Advisory Council and the Secondary School Advisory Council. A SAC is required under New Mexico state statute 22-5-16. It is still unclear why a SAC didn’t already...
by Jennette Hunt | Jun 29, 2022 | Schools
The Estancia Parent Teacher Supporters PTO (parent teacher organization) has been off to a slow start, but as they say, “slow and steady wins the race.” We keep trekking away finding out more and more information. I read an article that solidified my faith...
by Nora Encinias | Jun 9, 2022 | Schools
On May 18th, 2022, several of the Estancia Chapter of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) members attended the monthly meeting of the East Torrance Soil and Water Conservation District (ETSWCD). The Career Development Event (CDE) Teams who placed “top 5 at State”...
by Jennette Hunt | Jun 4, 2022 | Schools
A grass roots organization formed by parents seeks to improve parental engagement into their children’s education. Many parents in the town of Estancia are tired of the school district’s failure to communicate adequately with them. I am one of those...
by Jennette Hunt | Jun 3, 2022 | Schools
Background Reflecting on the May 17th Estancia Municipal School District Board meeting, I realized some of those in attendance at the meeting did not understand the underlying issues. The parents had been excluded from the Title I process, and they alleged the...
