Two Taos Municipal Schools campuses presented end‑of‑year reports to the board on June 18, sharing student outcomes and next‑year priorities.

Ranchos Elementary principal Madeline Serna Marmol said the school handed out nearly 450 awards during its fourth quarter and saw an improvement in tier‑1 attendance. She said 173 students missed four days or fewer in the fourth quarter, and the school recorded multiple perfect‑attendance recognitions. Serna Marmol described plans for a STEAM lab targeted at grades 3–5, literacy centers to boost informational‑text skills and renewed focus on restorative practices to reduce repeated harmful behavior.

“Attendance was phenomenal for the fourth quarter,” Serna Marmol told the board, and she highlighted family engagement at preschool, kindergarten and fifth‑grade ceremonies as evidence of growing community participation.

Taos CyberMagnet principal Carla (recorded as “Carlo”) Martinez reported the micro‑school held a May 30 graduation for two students and closed the semester with approximately 95 percent course completion. Martinez said the school used a Title I grant to hire a reading interventionist who worked with students to improve written responses and close reading gaps; the staff plan to reapply for comparable funds for 2025–26. CyberMagnet is instituting scheduled social‑emotional learning (SEL) time into weekly schedules to address attendance and course completion barriers.

Martinez said CyberMagnet continues to track credits and graduation progress closely, provide restorative circles and pursue dual‑credit and community partnerships with UNM‑Taos to expand post‑secondary options for students. The principal noted that the program is small and space‑limited — the site reported 16 students enrolled this year — and said district support and community outreach could help grow the program.

Board members praised both principals for improving student engagement and building family connections. The board asked staff to continue reporting data‑driven results and to share plans for how the district will sustain and scale intervention and STEM investments.