School Board Acknowledges Help With Projects

Mountain Mail Reports

SOCORRO -- Assistant Superintendent Anton Salome asked the Socorro Consolidated Schools Board for their approval of signage acknowledging the City, County and Socorro Electric Cooperative’s help with projects at the High School which was unanimously approved.
Salome spoke to the board and advised them that he received an email from the South Central Council of Governments stating that the Legislative Finance Committee would be meeting at 1:30 p.m. today to review documentation submitted by the SCCG to contemplate the idea of sustaining funds acquired for all projects that are already in place in Socorro for different planned projects. One of which is a new softball field for the school system.
Charter School representative Mary Cox reported that they were on budget and everything was going good. A short report was given on the schools audit completed by JJ Griego & Associates along with findings and managements response to those audit findings.
Salome advised the board that it was again time to apply for a local government road fund program from the Department of Transportation. This years funding request will be for the renovation of the Saraccino Middle School front parking lot.
The project must be completed by December 31, 2012. Board member Bob Markwell asked if the island located in the front parking lot could be landscaped with the funds and Salome stated that it could be done in the process of making repairs to the whole parking lot.
Assistant Superintendent Janice Argabright presented and requested that the board look over and consider proposed changes in several areas of school policy such as attendance, discipline, hazing, sexual harassment, health screening, self medication, maintenance of all school records and other policy updates needed and suggested by administration.
Parkview School Teacher Janice Jaramillo has been nominated for the Golden Apple Foundation of New Mexico 2010 Award for Excellence in Teaching. Cottonwood Valley Charter teacher Karen Gram was also nominated. The annual award includes a $1,500 stipend, a $4,000 grant for personal development, a laptop from Intel and admission into the Golden Apple Academy of Fellow.
Two resignations were announced. Fran Hazelwood, a SMS health teacher and Lynette Phipps, a SMS Special Ed Teacher. Two new hires were announced. Thomas Culbertson will work at SHS Behavioral Modification and P.E. Teacher and Matthew Carrejo will teach P.E. at San Antonio and Midway schools.
After 37 years with the Socorro school system Linda Perdue will retire in June. The school board expressed their thanks for the many years of Ms. Perdue’s service to Socorro and its children.
Superintendent Cheryl Wilson announced and encouraged everyone to look for the first Mountain Mail Express in February which will have a full page dedicated to news at every school in the district each month and will also include important dates, school stories, photos and reports on school board activities and meetings and reports from the Superintendent. The next school board meeting will be Feb. 9.

School Board Acknowledges Help With Projects