How Albuquerque Public Schools Are Doing

C2 Albuquerque Journal

METRO & NEW MEXICO

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

AROUND NEW MEXICO

D. Flores, Yvette K. Gonzales, Alisa Ann Hadfield, Robin Ann Hammer, Stanley D. Harada, Charles E. Knoblauch, Vincent A. Martinez, Kimberly A. Middlebrooks, Arnold Padilla and Michael L. Rosenfield. The commission meeting is open to the public. Those wishing to comment are asked to be present at the start of the meeting.

Journal Staff and Wire Reports

Remains ID’d as Camper’s

19-Year-Old Killed at Party ID’d Albuquerque police have identified a man who was stabbed to death Saturday at a house party as 19-year-old Javier Juarez. Police said Juarez was killed in a fight that broke out at a party in the 400 block of Texas NE. No arrests had been made as of Monday night. Police said they suspect the fight was gangrelated.

17 Vie for Criminal Judge Seat Three sitting Metropolitan Court judges are among 17 candidates vying for a criminal division position on the 2nd Judicial District Court. Judges Julie Altwies, Victor S. Lopez and Frank Sedillo applied for the vacancy created by the retirement of Chief Judge William F. Lang on Friday. Candidates will be interviewed starting at 9 a.m. Aug. 27 in the third-floor courtroom at the district courthouse, 400 Lomas NW. Kevin Washburn, the new dean of the

roberto e. rosales/journal

Horse and rider Craig Cohen and his horse Lulu perform for the public in Downtown Albuquerque on Wednesday while taking a break from their ride. Cohen says he’s a disabled veteran who took up horseback riding because it was therapeutic.

University of New Mexico School of Law, will preside over the selection commission interviews as a nonvoting member. Besides the Metro Court judges, applicants

include a mix of prosecutors, defense attorneys and other lawyers: Ramon M. Carrillo, Sandy Barnhart y Chavez, Garry L. Breeswine, Roger Thomas Dawe, Jazqueline

Remains recently found in the Santa Fe National Forest are those of missing camper David Eley, according to FBI spokesman Darrin Jones. The Office of the Medical Investigator in Albuquerque positively identified the remains, found Friday and Saturday, through a dental record comparison, Jones said. OMI is continuing to examine the remains, which might help determine how long the remains had been in the area and a cause of death. Those results might be difficult to obtain due to how long the remains had been in the forest, Jones said. Eley disappeared in the Jemez Mountains in 2006. Investigators presume Joseph Henry Burgess killed Eley and took his gun. Burgess used the gun to fatally wound Sandoval County Sgt. Joe Harris during a shootout last month. Burgess was also killed in the shootout. State Police, the FBI and the U.S. Forest Service have been looking for signs of Burgess’ campsites and other evidence.

I-40 Around the Big I Will Get a Little Freshening Up By Lloyd Jojola Journal Staff Writer

A pavement preservation project that’s been taking place on Interstate 40 west of Albuquerque will be shifting to the area at and around the state’s biggest intersection: the Big I. State Department of Transporta-

tion contractors recently began laying down a fog seal, or an asphalt emulsion for pavement preservation, on both directions of I-40 from mile markers 140 to 146, which is in the Rio Puerco area. “It kind of moisturizes the asphalt and rejuvenates,” said Phil Gallegos, state DOT district spokesman. “It’s

Teachers’ Contract Includes Payment from PAGE C1

ers a 1 percent lump sum payment with their Nov. 24 paycheck as reimbursement for training outside the workday, said union president Ellen Bernstein. Teachers get no reimbursement now unless the training is ordered by the district. Brooks said that amount was a concession made to the union in exchange for the district being able to do involuntary teacher transfers. Board president Mar ty Esquivel, who opposed bonuses for employees to pay for the retirement increase, said the new arrangement was more palatable. “At the end of the day, they thought we were getting something of significant value in negotiations,” he said, refer-

ring to concessions made for teacher transfers. The pilot program would pool any money left over in the $3.5 million substitute services budget, doubled with matching funds from APS, and divide it among employees who have used four or fewer sick days. “We have employees who come to work every single day,” Bernstein said. “It’s a big issue to have some kind of recognition for that.” Among other items included in the contract: n $5,000 stipends for teachers at Rio Grande High and Ernie Pyle Middle, schools that are being overhauled. n New academy leader positions at high schools and team leaders at middle schools, who will receive differential pay of $3,250 each.

Water Board Accused Of Meetings Violation from PAGE C1

ing request for an aquifer recharge project and $1million for a water line to the Carnuel area. Carnuel residents say they need the water line to avoid groundwater contamination in the area from septic tanks. It’s a “critical issue for me,” said Bernalillo County Commissioner Michael Brasher, who represents the East Mountains. “I think it’s very important.” The Journal was unable to reach a representative of the Water Trust Board on Monday.  

was postponed after Winter raised concerns about the Open Meetings Act, which requires that draft minutes be prepared within 10 days of a meeting. A new hearing date hasn’t been set. The Water Trust Board will hear the appeal, even though it’s the agency that denied the funding requests in the first place. The next step would be for the water authority to appeal to state District Court. The two projects in question involve a $5.2 million fund-

Arnold-Jones in Gov. Race; Colón for Lt. Gov. from PAGE C1

to serve another two-year term. “I’ve really enjoyed being state party chairman,” Colón said. “But for the grass-roots phone calls, I wouldn’t be considering this.” When Colón steps down, the party’s vice chairwoman, Annadelle Sanchez of Española, will take over the party’s reins until the Democratic Central Committee can elect a new chairman. STAYING PUT: New Mexico Auditor Hector Balderas won’t join the field of prospective Democratic lieutenant governor candidates. Instead, Balderas

announced Monday that he’ll try to keep his current job for another four years. Balderas, a former state legislator from Wagon Mound, was mentioned frequently as a possible lieutenant governor candidate in recent months. But he said in an interview he believes he has “unfinished business” in his post as auditor and said he believes he can have a greater impact in that office. If re-elected, Balderas said he plans to seek more legislative funding to pay for heightened oversight of government fraud. Balderas said he would strongly consider running for attorney general in 2014.

like putting on face cream.” Only on roadway wrinkles. Today and Wednesday, the work is scheduled to start on eastbound I-40 from Sixth Street to Carlisle. From 9 p.m. today to 5 a.m. Wednesday, the roadways’ two left lanes are scheduled to be closed. From 9 p.m. Wednesday to 5 a.m. Thursday, the

two right lanes are set to be closed. The $1 million project will focus on Interstate 40 from Carlisle to Sixth Street and on Interstate 25 from Comanche to Central. Area interstate ramps will be included. The work is part of a project that will be done overnights Sundays through Thursdays for a month or more.

“The reason it’s going to take us so long is because we’re not going to be able to put that much product down because we have to have it open by five in the morning,” Gallegos said. Because the seal will cover the existing striping, temporary striping will have to be put down in the area that’s worked on nightly.

How Albuquerque Public Schools are doing Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) represents the annual academic targets in reading and math and other measures that school districts and schools must reach to be considered on track with federal proficiency goals for school year 2013-14. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is federal legislation implemented in 2002-03 school year that requires schools to have 100 percent proficiency in math, reading and language arts by 2014. Designations refer to the school’s AYP improvement level. They are: Progressing, school met AYP indicators; SI-1, school improvement 1; SI-2, school improvement 2; CA, corrective action; R-1, restructuring 1; R-2, restructuring 2. NCLB AYP Status Designation 2009-2010 2009-2010 Title1

NCLB AYP Status Designation 2009-2010 2009-2010 Title1

A. Montoya Elementary Not Met Ca No Academia De Lengua Y Cultura Met Progressing Yes Academy of Trades and Tech Not Met Si-1 Delay Yes Acoma Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Adobe Acres Elementary Not Met R-1 Yes Alameda Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Alamosa Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Albuquerque Evening Not Met R-2 No Albuquerque High Not Met R-2 Yes Albuquerque Institute of Math Met Progressing No Alvarado Elementary Met Si-1 Delay Yes Amy Biehl Charter High Not Met Progressing No Apache Elementary Met Progressing Yes Armijo Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Arroyo Del Oso Elementary Met Progressing Yes Atrisco Elementary Not Met R-2 Yes Atrisco Herit Academy High Not Met Progressing Yes Bandelier Elementary Not Met Ca No Barcelona Elementary Not Met Ca Yes Bataan Charter School Not Met Progressing No Bel-Air Elementary Met Progressing Yes Bellehaven Elementary Met Si-2 Delay Yes Career Academy Chart Not Met Progressing No Carlos Rey Elementary Not Met R-2 Yes Cesar Chavez Comm. Center Not Met R-1 Yes Chamiza Elementary Not Met Progressing No Chaparral Elementary Not Met Si-2 Yes Chelwood Elementary Not Met Si-2 Yes Christine Duncan Charter Not Met Si-1 Yes Cibola High Not Met Ca No Cleveland Middle Not Met R-1 Yes Cochiti Elementary Not Met Si-2 Yes Collet Park Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Comanche Elementary Not Met Si-1 No Corrales Elementary Met Progressing No Corrales International School Met Progressing No Cottonwood Class Prep Met Progressing No Creative Ed Prep #1 Not Met R-1 Yes Creative Ed Prep #2 Not Met R-1 No Del Norte High Not Met R-2 No Dennis Chavez Elementary Not Met Progressing No Desert Ridge Middle Not Met Si-1 No Digital Arts And Technology Not Met R-1 No Dolores Gonzales Elementary Not Met Progressing Yes Double Eagle Elementary Met Progressing No Douglas Macarthur Elementary Met Progressing Yes Duranes Elementary Not Met Ca Yes Early College Academy Met Progressing No East Mtn. High School Met Progressing No East San Jose Elementary Not Met Si-2 Yes Edmund G Ross Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Edward Gonzales Elementary Not Met R-1 Yes Eisenhower Middle Not Met Ca No El Camino Real Academy Not Met R-1 Yes Eldorado High Not Met R-2 No Emerson Elementary NoT Met R-1 Yes Ernie Pyle Middle Not Met R-2 Yes Eubank Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Eugene Field Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Freedom High Not Met Si-1 No Garfield Middle Not Met R-2 Yes Georgia O’Keeffe Elementary Met Progressing No Gordon Bernell Charter Not Met Progressing No Gov Bent Elementary Not Met Si-2 Yes Grant Middle Not Met R-2 No Griegos Elementary Met Progressing Yes Harrison Middle Not Met R-2 Yes Hawthorne Elementary Not Met Ca Yes Hayes Middle Not Met R-1 Yes Highland High Not Met R-2 Yes Hodgin Elementary Not Met R-1 Yes Hoover Middle Not Met R-1 Delay No Horizon Acad West Not Met Progressing Yes Hub H Humphrey Elementary Met Progressing No Inez Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Jackson Middle Not Met R-1 Yes James Monroe Middle Not Met R-1 No Jefferson Middle Not Met R-1 No Jimmy Carter Middle Not Met R-2 Yes John Adams Middle Not Met R-2 Yes John Baker Elementary Not Met Si-1 No Juvenile Justice Not Met Si-1 No Kennedy Middle Not Met R-2 Yes Kirtland Elementary Not Met Si-2 Yes Kit Carson Elementary Not Met R-1 Yes L.B. Johnson Middle Not Met Si-2 No La Academia De Esper Not Met R-2 Yes

La Cueva High Not Met Si-1 No La Luz Del Monte Center Met Progressing No La Luz Elementary Not Met R-2 Yes La Mesa Elementary Met Si-1 Delay Yes La Promesa Early Learning Ctr. Not Met Si-1 Yes La Resolana Leadership Academy Not Met Si-2 Yes Lavaland Elementary Not Met R-2 Yes Lew Wallace Elementary Met Progressing Yes Longfellow Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Los Padillas Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Los Puentes Charter Not Met R-2 Yes Los Ranchos Elementary Not Met R-1 Yes Lowell Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Madison Middle Not Met Ca No Manzano High Not Met R-2 No Manzano Mesa Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Marie M Hughes Elementary Not Met Ca No Mark Twain Elementary Not Met R-1 Yes Maryann Binford Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Matheson Park Elementary Met Progressing Yes McCollum Elementary Not Met Si-2 Yes McKinley Middle Not Met R-2 Yes Media Arts Charter Not Met Progressing Yes Mission Avenue Elementary Not Met Ca Yes Mitchell Elementary Not Met Progressing Yes Monte Vista Elementary Met Progressing No Montessori Elementary Met Progressing No Montessori of the R.G. Charter Met Progressing No Montezuma Elementary Not Met R-2 Yes Mountain Mahogany Not Met Progressing No Mountain View Elementary Met Progressing Yes Native American Comm. Acad. Not Met Si-1 Yes Navajo Elementary Not Met R-2 Yes New Futures School Not Met R-1 Yes North Alb. Co-Op Comm. Elem. Met Progressing No North Star Elementary Not Met Progressing No Nuestros Valores Charter High Not Met R-2 Yes Onate Elementary Met Progressing No Osuna Elementary Not Met Progressing No Painted Sky Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Pajarito Elementary Not Met R-2 Yes Petroglyph Elementary Not Met Si-2 No Polk Middle Not Met R-2 Yes Public Academy for Perform. Arts Met Progressing No Ralph J Bunche Academy Met Progressing Yes Reginald Chavez Elementary Not Met Progressing Yes Rio Grande High Not Met R-2 Yes Robert F. Kennedy Charter Not Met R-2 Yes Roosevelt Middle Not Met R-2 No S. Y. Jackson Elementary Met Si-1 Delay No San Antonito Elementary Met Progressing No Sandia Base Elementary Not Met Ca No Sandia High Not Met R-1 No School for Integrated A. and Tech. Not Met Ca Yes School for the Deaf Not Met R-2 No School On Wheels Not Met R-2 Yes Seven-Bar Elementary Not Met Si-2 No Sierra Alternative Not Met Progressing Yes Sierra Vista Elementary Not Met R-1 No Sombra Del Monte Elementary Met Si-2 Delay Yes South Valley Academy Not Met Progressing Yes Southwest Primary Learning Ctr. Met Progressing No Southwest Secondary Met Progressing No Sunset View Elementary Not Met Progressing No Susie R. Marmon Elementary Not Met R-1 Yes Taft Middle Not Met Ca Yes Taylor Middle Not Met R-1 No The Alb. Talent Dev. Charter Not Met Si-1 No The Family School Met Progressing No The Learning Community Not Met R-1 No Tierra Antigua Elementary Met Progressing No Tomasita Elementary Not Met Ca Yes Truman Middle Not Met R-2 Yes Twenty-First Century Not Met Progressing No Valle Vista Elementary Met R-2 Delay Yes Valley High Not Met R-2 No Van Buren Middle Not Met R-2 Yes Ventana Ranch Elementary Not Met Progressing No Volcano Vista High Met Progressing No Washington Middle Not Met R-2 Yes West Mesa High Not Met R-2 Yes Wherry Elementary Not Met R-1 Yes Whittier Elementary Not Met Si-1 Yes Wilson Middle Not Met R-2 Yes Zia Elementary Met Si-1 Delay Yes Zuni Elementary Met Progressing Yes