Arroyos Del Norte Elementary

Taos Municipal Schools is excited to continue to offer the New Mexico Pre-K programs at Enos Garcia and Ranchos Elementary. This is a program designed for four-year-old students as a full day program Monday thru Thursday. Enos Garcia Elementary will again have three Pre-K classrooms and Ranchos Elementary will have two classrooms. Both will have highly qualified pre-school teachers and support staff. We have the continued ability to provide placements for many four-year-olds in their neighborhood elementary school for the 2022/23 school year. Please remember to contact either Enos Garcia Elementary or Ranchos Elementary and have your child added to the waiting list as soon as possible.

The New Mexico PreK program will be incorporating the Waterford Early Learning program this next year. This program includes a reading component and a math component. Not only will your child be utilizing this in the classroom, but you can also work with your child at home! Taos Municipal Schools continues to partner with YDI Head Start located in the district, to offer programs for three and four-year-old children at both Enos Garcia and Arroyos del Norte Elementary. If you would like to enroll in these programs you can contact Youth Development Inc. at (575) 758-3425. New Mexico Pre-K is a program funded by the New Mexico legislature to provide early intervention services to children who are four years old by midnight August 31 of the upcoming school year. Program funds allow the district to provide research based best practices in early childhood education to students prior to their entrance into kindergarten. Educational research shows when students are able to attend a preschool program have more success in their school careers and students benefit from additional interventions when needs are identified and supported at an earlier age. For more information about these programs or to enroll your four-year-old child, you can contact:

737-6150

737-6070

NM Pre-K Program Coordinator, 737-6115

SCHOOLS * The information in this publication is accurate as of the date of publishing and is provided in good faith by Taos Municipal Schools; Information is subject to change without advance notice.

Taos Tiger Connect K-12 Online Academy, 310 Camino De La Placitas, Taos, NM 87571

Taos Tiger Connect K-12 Online Academy is a unique, remote-learning opportunity for K-12 Taos students and students from around the state. TTCA uses the Edgenuity online platform that provides curriculum in core and elective courses to support students with their state graduation requirements. TTCA is an extension of each of the Taos School sites and allows students from other districts to continue to be a part of their residing school while taking remote courses via Taos Municipal School District and TTCA. Students taking courses online as a Taos Municipal School student in this remote setting will continue to be part of the school’s population with all the same benefits as an in-person student, while working on independent skills and a self-paced curriculum. With Edgenuity, support in academics is provided by a certified NM teacher in the subject area of that course. In addition, Edgenuity supports students with Individual Educational Plans (IEP) by implementing accommodations. The Edgenuity platform provides further student support via virtual teacher access through appointments, phone calls, and email. Students can also access on-demand tutoring with subject areas. A built-in calendar in Edgenuity can be used as an added plus for following the lesson deadlines per day and week. Students can follow a traditional course path or choose to follow an accelerated course pass. TTCA students must take any required state or district assessments to monitor student academic progress. Students must meet required attendance laws, passing grade requirements, and course completion set by Taos Municipal School District. The program director monitors student attendance and academic progress and provides schools with reports for any needed interventions that may need to be implemented by the residing school. Students from Taos Municipal School district are allowed to take 6 online courses while out of district students are allowed to take up to 4 classes with of approval of the residing school/district. TTCA high school students take college-entrance exams and work closely with the counselors of their residing schools including them in any college and career readiness programs to prepare them for the transition from high school to college. This includes assistance on applications and the FAFSA processes. For further information on TTCA and the NM Course Consortium, please access the TTCA website using the following URL link or contact Dr. LaBella.

Program Director maelab@taosschools.org 575-737-6122