APS Board of Education Community Conversations Information (2022)
2021-22 School Update
UPDATE - Aug. 4, 2021
Guidelines for 2021-22 School Year:
All New Mexico public elementary school students, teachers, faculty, and staff are required to wear masks indoors and on transportation, regardless of vaccination status. Secondary schools will have different requirements based on local educational authorities.
Albuquerque Public Schools:
- Requires masks for everyone inside and on transportation (all locations and grades)
- Students who refuse to wear masks will be treated as dress-code violators
- Staff who refuse to wear masks may be disciplined
- Indoor sports - Following NMAA guidance, proof of full vaccination -- no mask required; Otherwise -- mask required at all times/during play
Rio Rancho Public Schools:
- Mask Pass for secondary schools, similar program for staff
- Disciplinary Addendum - First refusal; student sent home, family given choice of in person learning or virtual school; second refusal; student placed in virtual school
Los Lunas Schools:
Moriarty - Edgewood School District:
- Board of Education Meeting - Aug. 17, 2021
ABQ Charter Schools:
- Must follow New Mexico Public Education Department guidelines
ABQ Area Private Schools:
- Not required to follow New Mexico Public Education Department guidelines
For more information on masking guidelines, visit:
If you have any other educational questions or concerns, contact the Kirtland School Liaison Specialist, Beth Mann, at beth.mann.1@us.af.mil, 505-846-6477 (office) or 505-228-5697 (cell).