Taos Day School

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Taos Day School
Address
200 Rotten Tree Rd

Taos Pueblo
,
Taos
,
New Mexico
87571

United States
Information
School type(BIE)-Operated
NCES District ID5900174
NCES School ID590017400097
GradesK-8
Website https://tds.bie.edu/

Taos Day School is a Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-operated K-8 school, [1] located in Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. [2]

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History

In 1996 the school established a pen pal program for indigenous students worldwide, using the internet, in conjunction with the La Plaza Telecommunity Center. [3]

Patricia Kessler started her term as principal circa 2000. Around that time, the school lacked key technology, and Kessler stated that a unified set of curricula had not yet been established. In 2010 the school became the BIE school of the year. [4]

Kessler retired in 2014. [4]

Advanced ED accredited the school in 2015. In 2015 Alfred E. Taylor became the principal. [5]

Operations

In 2010 the school had a designated reading coach and used the Reading First program. [6]

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References

  1. "Taos Day School". National Center of Education Statistics . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  2. "Taos Day School". Bureau of Indian Education . Retrieved 2023-03-16. Physical Address: 200 Rotten Tree Rd Taos, NM 87571 - Despite the Taos address, tit is in Taos Pueblo CDP
  3. "Pueblo students surf internet". The Santa Fe New Mexican . Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1996-02-10. p. B-1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 Martin, Elliott (2014-03-20). "Taos Day School principal to retire after 14 years". Taos News . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  5. Hooks, Cody (2015-03-14). "New principal, accreditation for Pueblo school". Taos News . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  6. Van Buren, Matthew (2010-07-22). "Taos Day School receives 'Benchmarks and Beyond' school-of-the-year award". The Taos News . Taos, New Mexico. p. B5. - Clipping (Text detail A, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120994535/[ Text detail B], and Text detail C) from Newspapers.com.