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RRPS to craft recommendations on special ed audit
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (653+ words) RIO RANCHO " Officials with Rio Rancho Public Schools are set to form a new team tasked with improving the special education department in response to a recent external audit. Jerry Reeder, RRPS executive director of special services, said the 15-member…...
The end of an era: Cleveland looks back at tenure with RRPS
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1821+ words) RIO RANCHO " Just days after announcing her retirement in the fall, Rio Rancho Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sue Cleveland summed up the "why" in one simple phrase: "It's just the time to do it." "I've been thinking about it for…...
RRPS math instructional materials adopted for next six years
2+ week, 5+ day ago (673+ words) RIO RANCHO " Departing Rio Rancho Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sue Cleveland said Monday the school district is millions of dollars short in being able to pay for the cost of instructional materials and she urged lawmakers to make it a…...
Cleveland HS student visits D. C. under competitive U. S. Senate program
3+ week, 1+ day ago (872+ words) WASHINGTON, D. C. " Cleveland High School student Faith Young is not old enough to be a United States senator, but she recently got a taste of what it is like to be one under a program meant to teach young people like…...
Independence HS prepares for restructuring process
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (732+ words) RIO RANCHO " Independence High School is preparing for restructuring next school year due to low graduation rates over the last several years in Rio Rancho. Sanchez added that she will pick up a copy of the application'when she attends a…...
Incoming RRPS superintendent unveils 100-day plan
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (814+ words) RIO RANCHO " If there was at least one take-home message Thursday for Dr. Robert'Robby" Dodd, the incoming superintendent of Rio Rancho Public Schools, it might have been: Choose carefully when it comes to where to order New Mexico ch Chiles....
RRFR to train on Cochiti Lake
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (356+ words) COCHITI LAKE " The United States Army Corps of Engineers announced'Rio Rancho Fire and Rescue will be conducting on-the-water boat training at Cochiti Lake March 11-13. Jake Bailey, with the RRFR operations division, will be overseeing the training. "Rio Rancho Fire Rescue…...
RRFR graduates 16 cadets from fire academy
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (671+ words) RIO RANCHO " The latest class of cadets with Rio Rancho Fire & Rescue Academy have run into burning buildings and run with one another wearing their bunker gear as the sun beat down on them. But their graduation from the 20-week…...
New Rio Rancho schools superintendent settles in
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (786+ words) RIO RANCHO " For incoming Rio Rancho Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert "Robby" Dodd, March 1 was a school night and he felt the same sense of anticipation that most educators do before a new week of instruction. He had spent the…...
ASK Academy breaks ground on gymnasium building
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (734+ words) RIO RANCHO " As student-athletes with The ASK Academy looked on, school officials and dignitaries broke ground March 4 on a long-awaited gymnasium that will provide much-needed space for teams. The 14, 524 square-foot, $4. 6 million facility, simply known as The ASK Academy Gym, will…...