Dulce Independent Schools (School District 21) is a school district headquartered in
Dulce, New Mexico
Dulce ( or ; apj, Lóosi)
is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,743 at the 2010 census, almost entirely Native American. It is the largest community and tribal headquarters of ...
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It is on the property of the
Jicarilla Apache Reservation. The district serves Dulce and
Lumberton.
History
In the halfway point 2019-2020 school year it issued a report. Kyle Land of the ''
Rio Grande Sun'' stated that the report included information about "High rates of absences, rock-bottom performance scores and a large number of students attending school elsewhere".
Jim Hattabaugh of
Fayetteville, Arkansas became the superintendent in 2020.
Student body
One factor that affects studying times is students accompanying parents on shopping trips, as retail outlets are long distances from the reservation.
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In 2018 some families dissatisfied with the schools enrolled their children in Archuleta School District schools in ]Pagosa Springs, Colorado
The Town of Pagosa Springs (Ute dialect, Ute language: Pagwöösa, Navajo language: Tó Sido Háálį́) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality that is the county seat, the most populous community ...
. There were about 100 such students.
Operations
In 2018 Amanda Martinez of the '' Rio Grande Sun'' stated that each day incidents of bullying are reported.
The tribe does not allow non-members to own property in the tribal areas. This factor, along with distances from other settlements and cultural differences, hamper the district's efforts in keeping teachers employed there, according to reports made circa 2018.[
]
Schools and facilities
* Dulce High School
* Dulce Middle School
* Dulce Elementary School
** In January 2018 the last six rankings from New Mexico educational authorities were "F". The state planned to take direct operation of the school. In response the state and the district devised a "Most Rigorous Intervention", with the state asking the school district to rework earlier revisions. After it was finalized, the district was not allowed to change it. In August 2018 the New Mexico Public Education Department
New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED, es, Departamento de Educación Pública de Nuevo México) is the New Mexico state agency that oversees public schools. The agency is headquartered in the Jerry Apodaca Education Building in Santa Fe. ...
sent a notification that the school district was not abiding by the plan. The state had proposed the "$100,000 Teacher" program, spending money for teacher retention, and wanted Dulce Elementary to be a part of the program. The district opposed this. The New Mexico Legislature
The New Mexico Legislature ( es, Legislatura de Nuevo México) is the legislative branch of the state government of New Mexico. It is a bicameral body made up of the New Mexico House of Representatives and the New Mexico Senate.
History
The N ...
Legislative Education Study Committee stated that it was questioning whether the education department had the right to subject the school district to the conditions.
The district also maintains residences for its employees.[ - The page is blank but the title indicates employee housing.]
References
External links
Dulce Independent Schools
{{Education in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
School districts in New Mexico
Education in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico