Chaparral Elementary

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

Santa Fe Public Schools has announced its list of Summer Programs for the 2022 summer! The list of 29 camps ranges from the very popular Math Adventure Camp at Capital High Schoo...

Apologies for the late upload! On this episode of Inside SFPS, we welcome Ms. Lisa Randall! Ms. Randall is the district's Sustainability Program Coordinator! We talk about being ...

Great news for New Mexico families and early childhood professionals as Governor Lujan Grisham announced three new initiatives on Thursday: Expansion of free child ca...

With fires in Ruidoso, the Jemez and near Las Vegas it is important that our school community support our neighbors in times of need. In response, the Mandela International Magnet...

The SFPS Board of Education presented 15 New Mexico School Boards Association (NMSBA) Excellence in Student Achievement Awards at its April 21st, 2022 regular meeting. This state...

We're thrilled to announce the new app for Santa Fe Public Schools! It's everything SFPS, in your pocket! With the new app, you can access documents, events, news updates an...

SFPS has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 23rd year, t...

In a first for SFPS, the district will open the high-quality, low-cost SFPS Early Childhood Center to serve employees’ children, ages 12 months to three years, as a pilot in the 2...

The results are in and staff and parents have overwhelmingly voted in favor of returning to a traditional school calendar for 2022-2023. Click here to view the calendar , which br...

Santa Fe Public Schools is hosting its Inaugural Golf Tournament! Get your team together and join us for golf, lunch, awards, entertainment and prizes! Where: Marty Sanchez Li...

SFPS announced today that mask-wearing in schools and district sites is optional starting immediately. This decision makes mask-wearing in school and district sites an individual...

SFPS’ Equity, Diversity and Engagement Department launched its Near Peer Tutoring Program at the end of February to train 25 high school students as paid reading and math tutors f...

Santa Fe Public Schools releases the data from the Masking Survey that was sent out over the weekend. In total, there were 6,016 responses submitted to the survey. See charts bel...