Santa Fe Public Schools

The Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) is experiencing a shortage of school bus drivers and is seeking the public’s help. “In order to keep all routes operating and provide safe, hig...

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) offers more than 1,000 scholarships for high school students in the United States to study abroad ...

When you've worked at the prestigious Bell Labs Crawford Hill Laboratory in Holmdel, New Jersey, where nothing short of the Big Bang Theory took root, well, you tend to thin...

Current Emergency Health Order Status The emergency response to COVID-19 has officially ended, with the State of New Mexico ending the COVID-19 public health order on March 3...

The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation announced today that it is awarding 24 schools across the U.S. with a new or refreshed learning garden as part of the “24 Gardens in 24...

Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez announced today, August 28th, the appointment of Amy Thomas as leader of Tesuque Elementary School. Thomas, who has been an instructional co...

Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez announced today, August 8th, the appointment of Maeghan McCormick as principal of César Chávez Elementary School. McCormick, who has served ...

This fall, Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) will be at the forefront of new learning opportunities in coding and creativity, thanks to an exciting collaboration between Santa Fe Com...

Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez announced today, May 25th, the appointment of three new principals for the 2023-24 school year. They are Valerie Apodaca, as directing princ...

Partners in Education presented seven SFPS educators with Teachers Who Inspire Awards between May 3rd-18th. Teachers are nominated for the award by their peers for their outstandi...

On this episode of Inside SFPS, we are joined by Ms. Michelle Armijo, a 3rd-grade teacher at Pinon Elementary and 2023 Golden Apple Award winner! We talk about how she got into ...

The SFPS Board of Education tonight, May 10th, approved a $314.9 million balanced operating budget for FY24 that covers 74 percent of employee benefits costs, with employees cover...

On this episode of Inside SFPS, we welcome SFPS lead nurse Anita Hett! We speak about how she became a school nurse, the duties of a lead nurse of a school district and wha...

Jennifer Anderson, a dual language Pre-K teacher at El Camino Real Academy, was selected to the 15th cohort of Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Society Grosvenor Teach...

The Leopold Writing Program announced the winners of the 2023 Aldo Leopold Writing Contest this week. More than 170 students from across New Mexico in grades 6-12 entered this yea...

SFPS Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez said that SFPS will continue COVID-19 safe practices in schools as recommended by the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) and CDC foll...

SFPS Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez today released the 2023-24 school calendar, which provides for students to receive 176 instructional days of school. Students in the fi...

The following prioritized topics will be discussed to give constituents the opportunity to share their “Big Idea” as they consider the Reimagining of SFPS. · Behavioral H...

The Reimagining Initiative, born out of a Board Resolution to Reimagine and Reinvent Santa Fe Public Schools, is at its 6-month point. A Reimaging SFPS Steering Committee (RSC) wa...

In a world of superlatives, it’s hard to find words strong enough to describe the immense opportunity New Mexico has ahead in early childhood education. In last November’s elec...