SHOULD ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXTEND THE SCHOOL YEAR BY 12 DAYS?? DISTRICT SPOKESWOMAN MONICA ARMENTA TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT’S SOMETHING A-P-S AND ALL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE ARE CONSIDERING. SHE SAYS ALL 89 DISTRICT IN NEW MEXICO HAVE THE OPTION TO EXTEND THEIR SCHOOL YEAR.
ARMENTA SAYS THERE ARE ACADEMIC BENEFITS TO HAVING A LONGER SCHOOL YEAR…BUT THERE WOULD ALSO BE ADDED COSTS. A-P-S IS ASKING FOR PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON THE IDEA BY FRIDAY. TO MAKE A COMMENT, YOU CAN LOG ON TO WWW.APS.EDU.