Taos Day School | |
Address: | 200 Rotten Tree Rd |
City: | Taos Pueblo |
County: | Taos |
State: | New Mexico |
Zipcode: | 87571 |
Country: | United States |
Schooltype: | (BIE)-Operated |
Us Nces District Id: | 5900174 |
Us Nces School Id: | 590017400097 |
Grades: | K-8 |
Website: | https://tds.bie.edu/ |
Taos Day School is a Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-operated K-8 school,[1] located in Taos Pueblo, New Mexico.[2]
In 1996 the school established a pen pal program for indigenous students worldwide, using the internet, in conjunction with the La Plaza Telecommunity Center.[3]
Patricia Kessler started her term as principal circa 2000. Around that time, the school lacked key technology, and Kessler stated that a unified set of curricula had not yet been established. In 2010 the school became the BIE school of the year.[4]
Kessler retired in 2014.[4]
Advanced ED accredited the school in 2015. In 2015 Alfred E. Taylor became the principal.[5]
In 2010 the school had a designated reading coach and used the Reading First program.[6]