Zuni Public School District Explained

Address:12 Twin Buttes Drive
City:ZUNI
State:New Mexico
Zipcode:87327
Country:United States
Type:Public
Grades:PreK–12
Students:1,232
Teachers:78.92 (FTE)
Staff:88.37 (FTE)
Ratio:15.61

Zuni Public School District (ZPSD) is a school district headquartered in the Zuni Pueblo census-designated place of unincorporated McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.

It includes sections in Cibola County and McKinley County (including Zuni Pueblo and Black Rock).[1] [2]

History

Created on July 1, 1980,[3] it was the first tribally controlled public school system in the United States.[4] The last school district creation, prior to that of Zuni, occurred in 1950. Zuni School District, which largely coincides with the Zuni Indian Reservation, became the 89th school district in New Mexico. The initial prospective enrollment was 1,800,[5] with 98% of them being Zuni people. Hayes Lewis, the acting superintendent, stated that the reason why the Zuni Pueblo community decided to leave the Gallup-McKinley County Schools system is because the Zuni people wanted to make their own educational decisions, and a Zuni had never been elected to the school board of the previous district. The Zuni people had attempted forming their own school district for about ten years prior.[6]

In 1999 the district leadership criticized the New Mexico school district funding formulas, stating they are not enough to support the district.[7]

Schools

Alternative school:
Former schools (K-5):

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-07-20.
  2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cibola County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-07-20.
  3. Web site: Home. https://web.archive.org/web/19981111183538/www.zuni.k12.nm.us/ . 1998-11-11 . Zuni Public School District. 1998-11-11. 2021-05-24.
  4. Carrillo. Cruz, Lynn. 2007. No Cake for Zuni: The Constitutionality of New Mexico's Public School Capital Finance System. New Mexico Law Review. en. 37. 2. 0028-6214.
  5. News: Sanchez. Arley. Zuni Pueblo Launches Its Own School District. Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1980-07-02. 100. 184. A-1, A-16. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Ragland. Ruth Ann. Zuni school officials to celebrate creation of state's newest district. Associated Press. The Santa Fe New Mexican. Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1980-06-30. B-2. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Roberts. Chris. Educational Equity: Pueblo Fights for Federal Dollars. Albuquerque Journal. 1999-02-07. B4. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  8. Web site: Invitation to Bid ("ITB"). Zuni Public School District. 2021-05-25. 10/17.
  9. Web site: Zuni School Sites. https://web.archive.org/web/19990203082944/www.zuni.k12.nm.us/schoolsites.htm . 1999-02-03 . Zuni School District. 1999-02-03. 2022-01-11.
  10. Web site: Who We Are . A:shiwi Elementary School . 2000-12-12 . 2022-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20001212164900/http://www.zuni.k12.nm.us/aes/main.html . 12 December 2000 . dead.
  11. Web site: Welcome to Dowa Yalanne Elementary School . Dowa Yalanne Elementary School . 1999-02-21 . 2022-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/19990221145303/http://www.zuni.k12.nm.us/dy/default.html . 21 February 1999 . dead.

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