Our Mission: The Las Cruces Public Schools, in partnership with students, families, and the community, provides a student-centered learning environment that cultivates character, fosters academic excellence, and embraces diversity.
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Three LCPS Elementary Schools Make AYP
Hillrise, Loma Heights, and Mesilla Elementary Schools made Adequate Yearly Progress based on standardized testing in the 2009-10 school year. Congratulations!
School bus stops, times and routes are available.Click Here. Students who are eligible for riding a school bus can find the street intersection that is closest to their home. These routes are being updated periodically during the next few weeks. If you have questions or cannot find your busstop/route, contact the bus company, STS of New Mexico, at 523-5686.
Additional questions about bus service can also be answered by your child's school or the LCPS Transportation Office at 527-5998.
Free Constitution Day Activities for Schools
HISTORY™and Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt are inviting schools nationwide to view a live webcast Sept. 17 to mark Constitution Day. “We the People LIVE” will feature leaders from government, news, and entertainment to read, discuss and answer questions about the value of the Constitution. Source documents, activities and other curricular materials will also be provided. To register, go to http://bit.ly/constitutionday.
Opportunity for LCPS Certified Employees Only
All Title I schools in the district are eligible to have an after school program in their building. The HR office is soliciting certified staff members to apply for these positions at a rate of pay of $25.00 per hour. To apply, submit a letter of interest and a copy of your current teaching license to the HR office by September 10. Once we have a pool of applicants, the building principals will make selections.
E-mail Help and Information Technology Support Services (TSS) has made a major change to the e-mail system at LCPS. We have moved from the Novell GroupWise system to the Microsoft Outlook system.
For information on logging in to the new system, please read “Update #3.”
A new update is available with additional information – click here for “Update #4.”
Hearing Impaired Interpretation Las Cruces Public Schools will provide an interpreter for deaf and hard of hearing students. If your child needs ...read more
Proposed Policies: The Board of Education seeks your input on proposed policies. Comments are welcome at
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