3 New Mexico schools recognized as 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — College students and employees on the Albuquerque Faculty for Excellence have been working onerous – and it’s getting acknowledged.

“We’re one of many three faculties in New Mexico to be awarded for a Blue Ribbon award and we’re one in every of 15 constitution faculties to be nominated for this nationwide,” stated Mustafa Ayik, the college’s government director.

The award relies on a college’s progress in closing achievement gaps amongst scholar subgroups.

“We’re very proud to obtain that recognition, to be nominated for closing the achievement hole, as a result of two years in the past when the pandemic began, we have been all speaking about how one can shut the achievement hole,” Ayik stated.

Directors on the college stated their scholar check scores are above the nationwide common. The college is a state constitution college.

“So we’re our personal district, so we make our personal choices with our admin staff and governing council,” stated Vickie Kwiecinski, Okay-5 principal on the college. “We have now numerous flexibility.”

The college can also be tuition free and choose college students on a lottery system. This yr, they’ve slightly below 1,000 college students.

“It’s fulfilling and I can’t look forward to the academics to actually let it set in, it’s been onerous, the previous couple of years have been onerous on academics,” stated Kwiecinski.

Acequia Madre Elementary in Santa Fe and Texico Center Faculty in Texico additionally obtained the Nationwide Blue Ribbon award. These faculties are a part of virtually 300 faculties nationwide to be acknowledged.