RIO RANCHO SCHOOLS WILL LIKELY SEE VERY HIGH ENROLLMENT NUMBERS WHEN CLASSES RESUME NEXT WEEK. DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THEY COULD USE TWO NEW ELEMENTARY AND TWO NEW MID-SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW.
BUT DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT SUE CLEVELAND TELLS US BUILDING A SCHOOL IS ONE THING, BUT OPERATING IT, THAT’S ANOTHER ISSUE. SHE SAYS THEY HAVE A SITE FOR ANOTHER ELEMENTARY, WHICH IS DESPERATELY NEEDED. BUT SHE SAYS SHE CAN’T TAKE MONEY FROM OTHER SCHOOLS TO OPEN IT.
DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY ENROLLMENT AT SEVERAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS COULD WELL BE IN THE RANGE OF 800 TO CLOSE TO A THOUSAND STUDENTS THIS YEAR.
