From the Executive Director

 

Dear ABHS Families,

 

As we kick off another school year at ABHS, I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome each of you.  Whether you are new or returning to ABHS, this promises to be an exciting school year on multiple fronts.

 

We’ve made significant changes to our schedule and calendar in order to promote student success and better pave the path to college and community. Within the extended Tuesday and Thursday schedule, we now have two enrichment blocks with a wide variety of offerings. Students can access additional reading and math support and skill building classes, credit recovery classes, as well as classes like poetry, acting, sign-language, fitness, and college dual credit classes…all during the school day.  We will continue to offer our Saturday Breakfast Club and Interim School as additional support spaces for students. Academic expectations at ABHS are high, and we remain committed to providing the supports necessary for our diverse learners to be successful.  

 

The altered schedule has also facilitated the expansion of our Community Engagement Program. This year’s school-wide theme is “Food.” Students will be examining this topic from a variety of perspectives: food production, distribution, nutrition, and the effects of poverty.  We are excited about the opportunity to have students work with local community organizations and create projects that address real community needs.

 

Finally, we are taking steps to provide parents greater access to their students’ academic progress by making grade-reports accessible online through Powerschool. We hope to go live with this new online access by the end of the first quarter.

 

On a more sobering note, the school year begins with clear political and financial threats.  Funding for all public schools is in decline due to the state’s budget woes.  To make matters worse, as you may have heard, the Legislative Finance Committee recently released a critical evaluation of charter schools in New Mexico.  In spite of questionable methodology and utter disregard for why almost 15,000 families statewide continue to choose charters, the report argues for financial cuts to charter schools.  This year, I will be asking for your support to ensure that the hard-fought gains of the school choice movement are not reversed.  To that end, please ensure that your contact information, phone and email, is current in the front office in order to receive important announcements via our One Call Now system.

 

ABHS exists because of the choice you and your student have made in seeking out a mission of scholarship and community. We are honored by your confidence and we take very seriously our responsibility to challenge and support the growth of young people within this mission.

 

Thanks for your support,  

MikeMay

Executive Director, ABHS

 

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