Española Public Schools

Española Public School District #55 (EPSD) or Española Public Schools (EPS) is a school district based in Española, New Mexico, USA. It includes sections of Rio Arriba County and Santa Fe County.

Española Public Schools
Location
Northern New Mexico
South Rio Arriba County and Northern Santa Fe County
District information
TypePublic
MottoReaching for Excellence, one student at a time.
GradesK-12
Established1920
SuperintendentEric Spencer
Students and staff
Students4,970
Other information
Websitehttp://www.k12espanola.org

In the year 2000 the district had a total of 16 schools with approximately 6,103 students. In the 2011–2012 school year, the district had an enrollment of 4,970. Currently there are 10 elementary schools,a kindergarten center, a middle school, and a high school.

History

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In 2016 Bobbie Gutierrez resigned as superintendent,[1] and at that time Eric Martinez became the superintendent.[2]

The New Mexico Public Education Department criticized Martinez, who left in 2017 and was paid $130,000 and leave money as part of a buyout. That year the school board members changed in composition to a significant degree.[3]

Service area

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In addition to Española, the district serves:

School Board

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Name Position Took office Up for
re–election
Jeremy G. Maestas Board President, District 4 2019 2023
Katrina J. Martinez Vice-President, District 1 2021 2023
Brandon M. Bustos Secretary, District 2 2019 2025
Ruben Archuleta Member, District 5 2015 2023
Javin Coriz Member, District 3 2021 2025

List of schools

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Española Valley High School
Secondary schools
Elementary schools
  • Abiquiu Elementary
  • Alcalde Elementary
  • Chimayo Elementary
  • Dixon Elementary
  • Eutimio "Tim" Salazar, III (Fairview) Elementary
  • Hernandez Elementary
  • James H. Rodriguez (Española) Elementary
  • San Juan Elementary
  • Tony E. Quintana (Sombrillo) Elementary
  • Velarde Elementary
Kindergarten Centers
  • Los Niños Kindergarten
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Notes

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  1. ^ "Española Valley Schools Superintendent resigns, put on administrative leave". KRQE. April 6, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Española School District hires new superintendent". KRQE. June 10, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Carillo, Edmundo (May 12, 2017). "Española schools hope to get 'back on track'". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Santa Fe County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

References

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