ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION OF ITS NEXT SCHOOL. THE K-THROUGH-8TH GRADE SCHOOL, WHICH HAS YET-TO-BE NAMED, IS ON TIERRA PINTADA BOULEVARD NORTHWEST, NEAR NUSENDA COMMUNITY STADIUM. JEANNIE CHAVEZ WITH APS SAYS THIS SCHOOL WILL SERVE UP TO 16-HUNDRED STUDENTS.
CHAVEZ SAYS THERE WILL BE 74 CLASSROOMS, TWO GYMNASIUMS, AN AGE APPROPRIATE PLA BASKETBALL COURT, A MEDIA CENTER AND CAFETERIA. THE SCHOOL WILL HELP EASE OVERCROWDING IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE DISTRICT. THE BUDGET IS 50-MILLION DOLLARS AND IT SHOULD BE READY FOR THE 2018 SCHOOL YEAR.
