As Las Cruces Public Schools prepares to balance student populations for the next school year, the district hopes to gather public feedback at three upcoming town hall-style meetings to outline the proposed school zone changes. The proposed changes coincide with the opening of the new Columbia Elementary School and are designed to balance school populations and overcrowding in the district’s East Mesa schools. Redistricting could also help bolster enrollment at Mayfield High School. Any change to attendance zones requires the approval of the LCPS Board of Education.
The town hall will be at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20 in the Mayfield High School cafeteria. That agenda will be the same as the one at Organ Mountain High School, with another opportunity for public feedback on preferred zone changes.
A third town hall meeting, conducted in Spanish, will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Dr. Karen M. Trujillo Administration Complex.
Important dates and timelines
- Nov. 19, 2024: LCPS Board of Education regular meeting, including a presentation and discussion of proposed zone changes.
- Nov. 20, 2024: Town Hall meeting at Mayfield High School, 5:30 p.m.
- Nov. 21 – Dec. 10, 2024: Stakeholder survey will be open.
- Dec. 5, 2024: Town Hall meeting for Spanish-speaking families at the Dr. Karen M. Trujillo Administration Complex, 5:30 p.m.
- Dec. 17, 2024: LCPS Board of Education meeting, including a final presentation and a potential vote on adopting new school attendance zones.