Albuquerque Public Schools Calendar 2022/2023

APS CONNECTS

2022 | 2023

Connect with the Service Center

The APS Service Center is the customer service arm of the district. Call, email, or drop by when you have questions or concerns about Albuquerque Public Schools.

Among the issues the Service Center can help you with:

Enrollment Support Transfers Conflicts Discipline Buses Weather Delays Heating and Cooling Issues Safety Concerns School Traffic Policies and Procedures

Call: 505-855-9040 Email: servicecenter@aps.edu Drop by: APS Administration Building 6400 Uptown Blvd. NE

Why not lean on a group of professionals who can help you find the answers to your questions and provide information and resources for students, staff, and families.

APPLY FOR GRANTS

EVENTS & RECOGNITIONS

CLASSROOM & GRADE LEVEL LEARNING

SUPERINTENDENT’S CUP GOLF TOURNAMENT

EARLY LITERACY

LUNCH & LEARNS

SCHOOLWIDE IMPACT

BEST IN CLASS

SCHOOL CLIMATE TRANSFORMATIVE IDEA GRANT

SELFLESS SENIORS

GOLD BAR

STUDENT CLUBS & ACTIVITIES

PEPSI COMPETITION AND TRAVEL GRANT

RANKED 18 IN THE NATION

APS HALL OF HONOR TEACHER OF THE MONTH

FUNDING CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL PROJECTS THAT ENRICH TEACHING, INSPIRE LEARNING AND ENHANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS! apseducationfoundation.org

Connect with the Service Center The APS Service Center is the customer service arm of the district.

Call, email, or drop by when you have questions or concerns about APS. Among the issues the Service Center can help you with:

Enrollment Support Transfers Conflicts Discipline Buses Weather Delays Heating and Cooling Issues Safety Concerns School Traffic Policies and Procedures Why not lean on a group of professionals who can help you find the answers to your questions and provide information and resources for students, staff, and families.

Call: 505-855-9040 Email: servicecenter@aps.edu Drop by: APS Admin. Building 6400 Uptown Blvd. NE

AUGUST 2018 2022 SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Jemez Pueblo Feast Day

31 7

FRIDAY

First Day of School for Extended Calendar Santo Domingo Pueblo Feast Day

4

SATURDAY

5

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8

9 10 11 12 13

First Day of Preschool & Kindergarten for Extended Calendar

Zia Pueblo Feast Day

First Day for Teachers/Staff on Traditional Calendar

THURSDAY

Board of Education Meeting

3

First Day of School for Traditional Calendar Picuris Pueblo Feast Day

6

First Day of Kindergarten & Preschool for Traditional Calendar Santa Clara Pueblo Feast Day

Board of Education Meeting

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SAT

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Metro Soccer Championships (through Sept. 2)

Isleta Pueblo Feast Day

28 29 30 31

Online Registration

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Before the school year begins, be sure to log in to ParentVUE and update your child’s information including address, phone number, email address and emergency contacts. Go to APS.edu for more information. *The APS Board of Education meets at 5 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of the month.

Dates are subject to change.

AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST

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SEPTEMBER 2022 SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

28 29 30 31 Patriot Day Grandparents Day

4

Labor Day (schools & offices closed) Substitute Appreciation Week

Board of Education Meeting

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Superintendent’s Cup Apply for an APS Education Foundation Grant (deadline is 0ct. 5) Attendance Awareness Month

Acoma Pueblo Feast Day

New Mexico State Fair (through Sept. 18)

Volleyball Metro Championship (through Sept. 10) Middle School Progress Reports

ACT

End of 1st 6 Weeks

Constitution Day

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Hispanic Heritage Month (through Oct. 15)

3

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Go-Jii-Ya Jicarilla Apache Feast Day

Laguna Pueblo Feast Day

Board of Education Meeting

IT Professional Day

Fall Begins

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Taos Pueblo Feast Day

Rosh Hashanah (through Sept. 27)

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What’s for Lunch?

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APS uses a secure online system that lets you see what’s on today’s menu.

It also allows families to monitor meal accounts, set up recurring payments, and more. Go to family.titank12.com Dates are subject to change.

APS.edu SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER 2022 SUNDAY

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College Credit Online Learning Project-Based Learning

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

3

Indigenous Peoples Day (schools & offices closed)

Nambe Pueblo Feast Day Walk & Bike to School Day Yom Kippur (through Oct. 5) Board of Education Meeting

4

PSAT

5

Fall Break (Oct. 6 & 7 for traditional calendar)

6

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (through Oct. 9) SAT

1

Fall Break (Oct. 7 for extended calendar)

Cross Country Metro Championships

End of First Quarter

Zia Marching Band Fiesta

7

8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 School Lunch Week

Job Skills STEM Dual Language

Athletics

TUESDAY

25 26 27 28 29 30

Small Settings

Technology

MONDAY

Board of Education Meeting

School Bus Safety Week Boss’s Day (observed)

New Mexico Pageant of Bands

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ACT

Diwali

APS School Choice Fair

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Rudolfo Anaya I Love to Read Day

#APSConnects

Halloween

30 31

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Albuquerque Public Schools knows when it comes to education, choice matters. Some students excel in traditional neighborhood schools; others prefer our magnet schools that offer a more intimate setting with focused areas of study. Learn more about our schools by visiting APS.edu.

Dates are subject to change.

APS.edu OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER

NOVEMBER 2022 SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

30 31

Daylight Savings Ends (set clocks back)

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WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Board of Education Meeting

End of 2nd 6 Weeks End of 1st Trimester Native American Heritage Month

SAT

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2

8

9 10 11 12

All Saints’ Day

Election Day (schools on traditional calendar closed)

3

Middle School Progress Reports

4

Veterans Day (schools and offices closed)

5

Tesuque and Jemez Pueblos Feast Days

Board of Education Meeting

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Parent/Teacher Conferences Parent/Teacher Conferences

Thanksgiving Holiday (schools closed Nov. 23-25, offices closed Nov. 24-25)

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Service Center

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The APS Service Center is the customer service arm of the district.

Call 505-855-9040, email servicecenter@aps.edu, or drop by 6400 Uptown Blvd. NE when you have questions or concerns about Albuquerque Public Schools.

Dates are subject to change.

NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER

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CLASSROOM & GRADE-LEVEL LEARNING AWARDS Award Amount: $1,500 - $5,000

Classroom grants in the areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), Fine Arts and Literacy, ranging from $1,500 for a single classroom and $5,000 for a team of multiple classrooms.

STUDENT CLUBS & ACTIVITIES AWARDS Award Amount: $500 - $10,000

A competitive grant supporting schoolsponsored clubs, student organizations, and activities throughout the district.

GUHL EARLY LITERACY AWARD Award Amount: $15,000 - $35,000

Together with the Guhl Trust, this award provides funding to create or expand elementary (PreK-5) literacy programs throughout the entire school.

SCHOOLWIDE IMPACT AWARDS

DECEMBER 2022 SUNDAY

4

Award Amount: Up to $5,000

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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Pojoaque Pueblo Feast Day

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8

2

Dance & Cheer Metro Championships (through Dec. 10)

ACT

3

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Hanukkah (through Dec. 26)

Christmas

Extended Calendar Winter Break Begins (through Jan.2)

End of 1st Semester End of 2nd Quarter End of 3rd 6 Weeks

Traditional Calendar Winter Break Begins (through Jan. 3) Board of Education Meeting

APS offices closed for winter break (through Jan 2)

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

International Migrants Day

Award Amount: Up to $10,000

Winter Begins

New Year’s Eve

Kwanzaa (through Jan. 1)

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Stay Informed

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apseducationfoundation.org

THURSDAY

Board of Education Meeting

TRANSFORMATIVE IDEA GRANT (TIG) AWARDS

Financial support to school-based electives, clubs, activities, and student groups in need of assistance with unexpected and unbudgeted expenses as part of participating in a national, regional and/or state competition.

WEDNESDAY

27 28 29 30

Funding for innovative practices impacting student learning and engagement across the entire school and/or grade levels.

PEPSI AWARDS

TUESDAY

SAT

Award Amount: $10,000 - $25,000

Made possible by Technology Integration Group, this grant is dedicated to supporting programs that enhance school climate, increase student, staff, and family engagement and promote social emotional learning.

MONDAY

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APS connects with its community in a variety of ways including district and school websites, robocalls, email, digital flyers, electronic newsletters, social media, and mobile apps.

Learn more at aps.edu/communications/stay-informed Dates are subject to change.

DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER

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JANUARY 2023 SUNDAY

MONDAY

New Year’s Day

1 8

TUESDAY

New Year’s Holiday (schools and offices closed)

2

WEDNESDAY

Extended Calendar Teacher Training (no school for students) Basketball Metro Championships (through Jan. 7)

3

THURSDAY

Extended Calendar Second Traditional Calendar Second Semester Begins Semester Begins Traditional Calendar Teacher Training (no classes for traditional calendar schools) Board of Education Meeting

4

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

New Mexico’s Birthday

5

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Girls Swimming & Diving Metro Championships

9 10 11 12 13 14

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (schools and offices closed)

Boys Swimming & Diving Metro Championships

Board of Education Meeting

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

School Choice Week

Chinese/Lunar New Year

Wrestling Metro Championships (through Jan. 28)

San Idelfonso Pueblo Feast Day

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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Changing Schools

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Students who want to change schools for the 2023-2024 school year may apply for a transfer beginning Jan. 1. The application will be posted to APS.edu. You may also call the Transfer Office at 505-855-9050.

Dates are subject to change.

APS.edu JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY

FEBRUARY 2023 SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Black History Month Apply for an APS Education Foundation Grant (deadline is Feb. 22)

29 30 31

Board of Education Meeting

School Counseling Week

5

6

Valentine’s Day

7

SATURDAY

Middle School Progress Reports

1

2

8

9 10 11

School Resource Officer Appreciation Day Board of Education Meeting

Metro Youth Art Exhibit (through March 16)

3

ACT

4

End of 4th 6 Weeks

End of 2nd Trimester

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

Presidents Day (schools and offices closed)

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Festival de Bellas Artes (through March 3)

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Dial-A-Teacher

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Students can call the free homework hotline from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and receive help in English or Spanish from a licensed teacher. Call 505-344-3571 or email atfdial@gmail.com.

Dates are subject to change.

FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY

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MARCH 2023 SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

26 27 28 School Social Worker Week

5

Daylight Savings Begins (clocks forward)

Art is Elementary (through May 11)

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Baseball Metro Championship (through March 18)

Educational Assistants Day Women’s History Month Board of Education Meeting

End of 3rd Quarter

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Employee Appreciation Day Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day

1

2

8

9 10 11

Board of Education Meeting Softball Metro Championship (through March 18)

Elementary & Middle School Parent/Teacher Conferences

3

SAT Elementary Honor Choir Concert

4

Elementary & Middle School Parent/Teacher Conferences St. Patrick’s Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Ramadan begins (through April 21)

Student VUE

Spring Break (schools closed through March 24)

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Spring Begins

26 27 28 29 30 31 @ABQschools

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Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Tag us @ABQschools when you’re sharing good school news, too.

Dates are subject to change.

MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH

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APRIL 2023 SUNDAY

World Autism Awareness Day

Small Settings College Credit Online Learning Project-Based Learning Job Skills STEM Dual Language Technology Athletics

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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26 27 28 29 30 31

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MONDAY

Easter

2

3

No School for Traditional Calendar Only

School Librarian Appreciation Day

Board of Education Meeting

4

5

Vernal Holiday

6

(Schools and offices closed)

End of 5th 6 Weeks Gold Bar

7

ACT

8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Volunteer Recognition Week Tennis Metro Championships (through April 22)

Board of Education Meeting

Golf Metro Championships

Administrative Professionals Day

Middle School Progress Reports

Earth Day

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Track Metro Championships (through April 28)

College and Career High School Graduation

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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Gold

Gold Bar

Join us on April 14 as we celebrate some of our best students, teachers, and contributors to public education. The sixth annual Gold Bar is hosted by the APS Education Foundation.

Dates are subject to change.

APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL

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MAY 2023 SUNDAY

MONDAY

30

Mother’s Day

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

AP Exams (through May 12) Teacher Appreciation Day Board of Education Meeting School Principals Day Asian Pacific Heritage Month San Felipe Pueblo Feast Day Jewish American Heritage Month

Focus On Youth Exhibit (through June 4)

7

TUESDAY

Graduation Week (through May 20)

4

SATURDAY

Cinco De Mayo School Lunch Hero Day

5

SAT

1

2

8

9 10 11 12 13

School Nurse Appreciation Day

3

FRIDAY

6

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Board of Education Meeting

Last Day of School for Traditional Calendar

Traditional Calendar Make-Up Days

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Memorial Day

(schools & offices closed)

Traditional Calendar Make-Up Days

28 29 30 31

Class of 2023

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High school graduation ceremonies will be held the week of May 15. Comprehensive high schools will graduate at Tingley Coliseum. Magnet high schools will hold their graduation ceremonies at the Berna Facio Professional Development Complex. Get more information at APS.edu/schools/graduation. Congratulations to the class of 2023.

Dates are subject to change.

MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY

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JUNE 2023 SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

28 29 30 31 4 Father’s Day

Extended Calendar Make-Up Days

Board of Education Meeting

5

6

Sandia Pueblo Feast Day

Flag Day

7

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Last Day of School for Extended Calendar

Extended Calendar Make-Up Days

Pride Month

1

8

SATURDAY SAT

2

ACT

3

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Juneteenth (schools and offices closed)

World Refugee Day

Ohkay Owingeh Feast Day

Summer Begins

Board of Education Meeting

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2

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JUNE

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JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE

Find My School

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To find your neighborhood school or for a map of district boundaries, go to APS.edu and click on Find My School.

Dates are subject to change.

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JULY 2023 SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

25 26 27 28 29 30

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Independence Day

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Board of Education Meeting

(schools and offices closed)

4

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Cochiti Pueblo Feast Day

ACT

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Board of Education Meeting

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Santa Ana Pueblo Feast Day

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Buses

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Go to MyBusStop.aps.edu to find your bus stop, number, pick up and drop off times and route.

Dates are subject to change.

JULY JULY JULY JULY JULY JULYAPS.edu

AUGUST 2023 SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Board of Education Meeting

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1 Zia Pueblo Feast Day

8

2

Picuris Pueblo Feast Day

3

SATURDAY

Santo Domingo Pueblo Feast Day

4

Santa Clara Pueblo Feast Day

5

9 10 11 12

Board of Education Meeting

13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Isleta Pueblo Feast Day

28 29 30 31 4

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2023-2024 School Calendar

At press time, dates for the 2023-2024 school year hadn’t been set. We’ll post the new school year calendar at APS.edu Dates are subject to change.

AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST

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STAY CONNECTED

Albuquerque Public Schools connects with students, families, staff and the community in a variety of ways: APS.edu School websites The Core newsletter SchoolMessenger ParentVUE/StudentVUE Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube Peachjar Digital Flyers

These tools – combined with more traditional ways of reaching out such as phone calls and letters home, parent conferences and home visits – help inform and involve families in the academic journey of their children.

CONNECTIONS A message from APS Superintendent Scott Elder

APS CONNECTS

2022 | 2023

If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that human beings are hardwired to connect. Nowhere is that more true than in our schools.

We’re all about making connections in Albuquerque Public Schools, and not just in the classroom, where every lesson—every interaction—provides an opportunity for students to connect cognitively, emotionally, physically, or socially to the world around them. We connect with families, colleagues, and neighbors, too. In doing so, we forge relationships and partnerships that build a solid foundation for students to learn, grow, and thrive.

Each month’s featured photograph in the 2022-2023 APS calendar depicts the strong bond between our students and their teachers, principals, coaches, support staff, and peers. These glimpses in time represent the everyday happenings in schools across the district where APS educators foster passion, fuel curiosity, and transform lives.

We do this by respecting each student’s unique story and recognizing individual desires, needs, and interests. Now more than ever, we need to intermingle grace and kindness with teaching and learning, keeping in mind the health, safety, and wellbeing of all of those around us. We will be more successful if we head down this unknown yet familiar path together through a school year that offers promise and hope. We owe it to our students—all of our students—to help and guide them along the way.

Relationships are two-way streets, so I encourage all members of our community to connect with their school district. Let’s keep the lines of communication open this school year. We have many tools to help you stay connected at the school and district levels.

APS.edu and school websites are good places to start, but don’t hesitate to pick up a phone, send an email, or drop by. There’s no better way to connect than in person, and we are grateful for every opportunity we have to make those human connections.

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