Peñasco Independent School District is a school district headquartered in
Peñasco, New Mexico
Peñasco is a census-designated place (CDP) in Taos County
Taos County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,937. Its county seat is Taos. The county was formed in 1852 as one of the origina ...
. It has two schools: an elementary school and a secondary (middle and high) school. The elementary school is located just off Federal Highway 82, in the desert about 12 miles west of
Hope, New Mexico
Hope is a village in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. It is located approximately west of Artesia on U.S. Route 82. It has had a post office since 1890.Julyan, Robert (1998), "Hope". ''Place Names of New Mexico'' (2nd edition), Universit ...
, the nearest community.
Geoffrey Plant of ''
Taos News
''Taos News'' is a weekly newspaper published in Taos, New Mexico. It is owned by El Crepusculo, Inc., named after the first newspaper published by Padre Martinez. The company is classified under newspaper publishing and printing manufacturers. ...
'' described the school district as "rural". In fact it is desert-based.
In
Taos County
Taos County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,937. Its county seat is Taos. The county was formed in 1852 as one of the original nine counties in New Mexico Territory.
Taos County compris ...
the district includes: Peñasco,
Chamisal,
Picuris Pueblo
Picuris Pueblo (; Tiwa: P'įwweltha ’ī̃wːēltʰà is a historic pueblo in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. It is also a census-designated place (CDP) and a federally recognized tribe of Native American Pueblo people. The 2010 censu ...
,
Rio Lucio, and
Vadito. In
Rio Arriba County
Rio Arriba County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,246. Its county seat is Tierra Amarilla. Its northern border is the Colorado state line.
Rio Arriba County comprises the Española, N ...
the district includes a portion of
Ojo Sarco.
History
Lisa Hamilton served as the superintendent in July 2020, when she removed the secondary school principal and gave the principal a different job. In December 2020 school board voted 3 to 2 to remove Hamilton as the superintendent.
In 2022 the district banned
tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
completely from all facilities.
Campuses
The elementary school is, from spring 2023, to receive heating services.
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References
External links
Peñasco Independent School District
School districts in New Mexico
Education in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Education in Taos County, New Mexico
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