CLASSES START FOR THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR AT APS NEXT WEEK, AUGUST 13TH. YOU'D THINK THE SIZE OF THE STUDENT POPULATION FOR NEW MEXICO'S BIGGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A "GIVEN." BUT SPOKESPERSON MONICA ARMENTA TELLS US THAT'S NOT THE CASE. SHE SAYS THE DISTRICT HAS SEEN A SLIGHT DECREASE IN ENROLLMENT IN THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS.
ARMENTA SAYS APS COMPETES FOR STUDENTS WITH 59 CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE CITY. SHE SAYS IT'S APPEALING TO STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT WANT A TRADITIONAL EDUCATION WITH OPTIONS LIKE A PROGRAM AT CNM WHERE STUDENTS CAN ALSO GRADUATE WITH A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE. THERE'S ALSO THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM AT SANDIA HIGH.
