Benefits, Human Resources, and Payroll
Robyn Schultz: (505) 663-2221 r.schultz@laschools.net
Human Resources Director: Joe Palmer (505) 663-2218 j.palmer@laschools.net
Teachers: Leslie Gallegos (505) 663-2262 l.gallegos@laschools.net
Classified: Cindy Herrera (505) 663-2219 c.herrera@laschools.net
Bus Drivers: Ashley Salazar (505) 663-2206 as.salazar@laschools.net
Teresa Gatewood:
(505) 663-2242 t.gatewood@laschools.net
Accounting Tech III:
Robyn Schultz (505) 663-2221 r.schultz@laschools.net
Accounting Tech III:
Verlene Stam (505) 663-2261 v.stam@laschools.net
Accounting Tech III:
Marie Granich (505) 663-2226 m.granich@laschools.net
LAPS Payroll General Office:
(505) 663-2221 LAPSPayroll@laschools.net
Curriculum and Standards
The library curriculum is a combination of the C.C.S.S. and the American Library Association Standards for the 21st Century Learner. The official name is for the document is the Crosswalk. In addition to the Crosswalk, the librarians teach Cyber-Safety & Cyber-Etiquette classes, technology skills, Dewey Decimal usage, using online and print reference sources (almanac, dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, and encyclopedia), elements of literature, fiction and nonfiction genres, fiction, and nonfiction text features, creating fiction and nonfiction writing, library manners, and they assist teachers and students with learning projects. Below are documents compiled and formatted by LAPS teacher-librarian Beverly Nelson, that are a concise statement of what is covered in each grade level library class.
Kindergarten • First Grade • Second Grade • Third Grade • Fourth Grade • Fifth Grade • Sixth Grade • Seventh Grade • Eighth Grade • Ninth & Tenth Grade • Eleventh & Twelve Grade
Common Sense Media: The School and Family Media Literacy Site • NM PED: Library, Media, and Information Literacy • District Media Center
The curriculum is the major statement any educational institution makes about itself, about what it can contribute to the intellectual development of students, about what it thinks is important in its teaching service to society. The mission of any curriculum committee is to provide guidance, advocacy, and supervision by ensuring that the curriculum is academically sound, comprehensive, and responsive to the evolving needs of the global community, thus serving the district’s mission, goals, and educational needs of our students. The LAPS curriculum aligns with the New Mexico Standards & Benchmarks, the Los Alamos School District’s EPSS, and regional accreditation requirements. We use a backwards design approach in designing our alignment guides and maps. Our current courses provide for differentiation and integrated curricular approaches to meet the needs of all learners in the classroom. Selection of major instructional and assessment materials is the responsibility of the Curriculum Committees. These committees are comprised of representatives from the local community, the teaching faculty for that particular content area, and the curriculum director.
The paramount focus for curriculum in Los Alamos Public Schools is that all students have equal access to the standards and benchmarks required for graduation from Los Alamos Public Schools.
Atomic Learning: A district funded site that students and staff can use to view lessons on how to use different types of applications. Your email is your username. Please ask your school librarian for the password.
Discovery Education: A district funded site that allows teachers to find video clips, lesson plans, and virtual field trips that can be used in the classroom or assigned to students for homework. Use your email login for this site.
Britannica Online School edition: -see your librarian for remote access username and password
Britannica ImageQuest: -see your librarian for remote access username and password
Scholastic GO! research database: -see your librarian for remote access username and password
Read Works: K-12 Fiction and Non-Fiction Literature Units and Articles, extremely great resource
ReadWriteThink: An amazing site that is filled with lessons and online activities for every grade and subject and professional development! No registration or login.
BrainFuse HelpNow (free online tutoring help for k-12 & college)
Gale Databases: A database of full text magazines and other research periodicals for almost every content area.
Common Core State Standards: The site for all your C.C.S.S. needs and information!
American School Librarian Association: Everything for the school librarian (or wannabe)!
MiddleWeb: MiddleWeb is all about the middle grades — with a sharp focus on teaching and learning in grades 4-8.
Lexington Schools Educational Technology Page: This page has a TON of links and lessons for educational technology!
Kentucky Virtual Library: How To Complete a Research Project • And other helpful information
Varsity Tutors: Free Learning Tools (practice standardized tests, flashcards, any subject matter at all grade levels)
IT Support
Mission: Providing service and leadership to improve 21st Century teaching and
learning.
Vision: Building Leadership through 21st Century Skills.
Core Values: Customer service
• Professionalism • Teamwork • Ethics • Having fun • Accountability • Mutual respect & trust
Strategic Goals: Support- maintenance, PowerSchool, ITDirect, Software, Hardware • Training • Implementation of technology for productivity & learning • Setting goals and standards
- IT Operations Administrator : Pierce Jones 663-2660 p.jones@laschools.net
- District Site Tech Administrator: Sal Zapien 663-2602 s.zapien@laschools.net
- Data Manager: Alison Watt 663-2201 a.watt@laschools.net
- Network Manager : Scott Newman 663-3200 s.newman@laschools.net
- Network Administrator: Ted Galvez 663-2205 t.galvez@laschools.net
- Darel Madrid: Aspen 663-3243 d.madrid@laschools.net
- Joyce Haven: Barranca 663-2746 j.haven@laschools.net
- Gary Penny: LAMS 663-2390 g.penny@laschools.net
- Linda Hand: Mountain 663-2342 l.hand@laschools.net
- Pauline Stephens: Chamisa 663-2480 p.stephens@laschools.net
- Eloy Gutierrez: LAHS 663-2598 e.gutierrez@laschools.net
- Salvador Zapien: LAHS 663-2602 s.zapien@laschools.net
Policies & Procedures
Questions or Need Help? Contact Susan Odegard-Fellows at s.fellows@laschools.net or (505) 663-2228.
The policies and regulation are in PDF format. You will need a PDF viewer to read them. The latest version of Adobe Reader is recommended. This is free to download.
| Policy Series | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1000 Community Relations | Communications with the Public Participation by the Public Public Activities involving Staff, Students, and School Facilities Relations between Local, State, Regional and National Non-School Sponsored Activities |
| 2000 Administration | Central Administrative and Supervisory Personnel Temporary and Part-Time Administrative Personnel Administrative Operations |
| 3000 Business & Non Instructional Operations | Finance Income Expenditures Non-Instructional Operations |
| 4000 Personnel | All Personnel Licensed Personnel Classified Personnel |
| 5000 Students | Elementary and Secondary Special Education |
| 6000 Instruction | Elementary and Secondary |
| 8000 Internal Board Organization | Organization Members Methods of Operation Responsibilities of the School Board |
| 9000 Board Bylaws | Term of Office Organization Duties of Members and Auxiliary Personnel Methods of Operation |
Contracts:
Collective Bargaining Agreement (Contract) Classified Employees July 1, 2016-June 30, 2019
Collective Bargaining Agreement (Contract) – Certified Employees July 1-June 30, 2016-2019
Liability Insurance:
In the event of an incident involving property damage or an incident resulting in injury to a student or visitor, the site administrator or nurse should complete the incident report. All claim forms should be returned directly to Regina Mertz r.mertz@laschools.net, 663-2238. Please call immediately in the event of a serious incident.
General Products Liability.pdf
Loss Report Property.pdf
Student Incident Report.pdf
Vehicle Accident Report.pdf
Windshield Only Report.pdf
Travel:
Questions? Contact Regina Mertz at r.mertz@laschools.net
Forms & Documents:
Mileage Chart.pdf
Mileage log.pdf
NM Cities Mileage Chart.pdf
Travel and Expense Reimbursement Request.pdf
Travel and Reimbursement Request Less than Overnight.pdf
Staff Transportation Request Forms:
Athletic Department Transportation Request – Team (Excel)
LAPS Transportation Request.pdf
LAPS Student Bus Rules.pdf
Request Bus or Car
Student Travel: Activity and Field Trips:
Please review the policy and regulation regarding Student Travel.
Policy Student Travel: Activity and Field Trips
Regulation Student Travel: Activity and Field Trips
Student Travel: Activity and Field Trips Guidelines
In-District Travel
Written request on Request for Activity or Field Trip Form, three weeks notice for site administrator approval.
In-State Travel
Written request on Request for Field or Activity Trip Form, one-month notice for site administrator approval.
Out-of-State Travel
Written request on Out-of-State Student Travel Request Form, three months notice for site administrator and Superintendent or designee approval.
Out-of-Country Travel
Written request on Out-of-Country Student Travel Request Form, six months notice for principal, Superintendent and School Board approval.
Note: You may submit forms as early in the school year as you wish, to allow yourself enough time to prepare details, such as Permission slips, transportation, travel accommodations, etc. We realize you may not have exact names of participants; however, you may submit a preliminary list and update the final list prior to travel.
Forms:
Trip Sponsor completes Part I, parent/guardian completes Part II
Parent/Guardian Permission form
Los Alamos School Transportation Request Form
In District or In-State Travel – Trip sponsor submits request to site administrator
Request for Activity or Field Trip Form
Out-of-State or Out of County Request Form – Trip sponsor submits request to site administrator
Out of State-County Request Form
Parent Request Permission to Transport Student To and/or From an Event