(Deming) – The Deming School Board will meet in regular
session Thursday.
Included on the agenda is approval of the Deming Intermediate School handbook for this school year.
Also, Superintendent Harvielee Moore and her staff will report on a U.S. Teaching Ambassador Fellowship Program and a review of instructional audits.
The meeting is set to begin at 5 p.m. in the board room of the Emmett Shockley Administration Building, 400 Cody Road.The meeting is open to the public.
A closed session to discuss limited personnel, pending or threatened litigation and the former Columbus School building and other properties will precede the open meeting at 4 p.m.
Brian Dunnihoo
Deming) – A Deming School District official has been arrested on charges of criminal sexual penetration and contact of a minor involving a family member.
53-year-old Brian Dunnihoo is facing three counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor – all first-degree felonies, and two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor, both third-degree felonies.
Dunnihoo is the director of facilities and construction management for the Deming Public School district.
The allegations cover a six-year period, beginning in 1996, when the victim was about seven years old, and continued until the victim was approximately 13. The victim is now an adult and lives in another state.
The investigation began in April of this year, after the victim notified a New Mexico State Police officer about the abuse.
According to the criminal affidavit, Dunnihoo agreed to meet with State Police Investigator Paul Vaughn in early June about the allegations, but declined the interview the following day through his attorney.
A warrant was issued for Dunihoo’s arrest Friday, and he was picked up Monday night. The warrant lists his bond at $80,000 cash only.
(Deming) -- If you are a Deming High School graduate who still needs to pass portions of the New Mexico High School Competency Exam in order to receive your official high school diploma, you are in luck: retakes for the New Mexico High School Competency Exam are being offered October 1st-11th.
The New Mexico High School Competency Exam is the test all high school graduates had to pass in order to receive their official high school diploma.
If you graduated from Deming High between 2008 and 2011 and still need to pass any portion of the exam, contact the Deming High School Guidance office at 546-6561 during regular school hours to set up an appointment to retake the test.
Again, retakes for the test are being offered October 1st-11th. Contact the Deming High School Guidance Office weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 546-6561 to schedule an appointment to take the test.
(Deming) – The state Public Education Commission rejected the applications for two new charter schools in Luna County.
Both applications were denied unanimously by commission members, following the
recommendation of the state Public Education Department’s staff members.
Organizers have been trying for several years to get the state to approve a charter school in Columbus which would serve 7th through 12th grade students living in southern Luna County,
including American citizen students living in Palomas, Mexico.
Supporters said the school would have featured a non-traditional school year, longer school day and partner organizations, and would have allowed parents to be more involved in their children’s education.
And organizers petitioned for another charter school in Deming. The Academic Opportunities Academy would have been a self-paced, individualized, multi-grade educational program serving grades 1-12 using a detailed curriculum mapping database.
Both groups said they would appeal the commission’s decision to State Public Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera.
Harvielee Moore
(Deming) – The Deming School Board will meet in regular session Thursday.
Included on the agenda is a bullying prevention framework… the first reading of the Athletic and Activity Handbook and the Deming Middle School Student Handbook… consideration of the New Mexico Grads contract… and a memorandum of understanding with Tierra Blanca Ranch.
The meeting is set to begin at 5 p.m. in the board room of the Emmett Shockley Administration Building, 400 Cody Road. The meeting is open to the public.
A closed session to discuss Superintendent Harvielee Moore’s evaluation, the assignment or resignation of an employee, pending or threatened litigation and the former Columbus School building and other properties will precede the open meeting at 3 p.m.
SWNM State Fair Parade (photo: realtown.com)
(Deming) – The decision to change the Southwestern New Mexico State Fair dates means Deming school students will not get a day off of school to attend the fair.
Fair board members reportedly moved the Deming fair dates to assure that the annual attraction featured a carnival. The fair will now be held October 10th-14th, moved from the last week of this month.
But the new fair dates conflict with Deming High School’s homecoming – a date that was set by a statewide calendar and approved by the New Mexico Activities Association over a year ago.
Since Deming school officials cannot move homecoming, they have announced they are working with the fair board to merge activities or compromise on event times to make the weekend successful for all.
But Friday, October 12th – the Friday of the fair – will be a regular day for students, teachers and staff.
And, Friday, September 28th – list as “Fair Day” in the school calendar – will be an in-service day for teachers and staff members, but students will not attend school.
(Deming) – The state Public Education Commission will meet in Santa Fe this week to take action on 14 charter school applications – including two in Luna County.
Organizers have been trying to get the state to approve a charter school in Columbus which would serve 7th through 12th grade students living in southern Luna County, including American citizen students living in Palomas, Mexico.
Supporters say the school – which would feature a non-traditional school year, longer school day and partner organizations – also would allow parents to be more involved in their children’s education.
And organizers have petitioned for another charter school in Deming. The Academic Opportunities Academy would be a self-paced, individualized, multi-grade educational program serving grades 1-12 using a detailed curriculum mapping database.
The Public Education Commission met with Columbus and Deming residents and officials last month to receive input on the proposed charter schools.
The state’s Charter School division will make recommendations on the applications to the commission Wednesday and Thursday, then applicants will have 15 minutes to make their presentations.
Following a question-and-comment period, the commission members will vote to approve or deny each application.
(Deming) – Fees paid by people caught driving drunk in Luna County have been used to purchase lapel cameras for Deming police officers.
Luna County DWI Program Coordinator Kathryn Smyer said her office used approximately $3,900 to purchase 32 lapel cameras and software for the police department.
Smyer said the money came from sentenced DWI offenders, who have to pay a $75 screening fee which the state says can then be used for equipment to aid law enforcement actively involved in DWI prevention and apprehension. She said those fees raise approximately $7,000 a year in Luna County.
Deming Police Chief Michael Carillo said the cameras will be assigned to patrol officers to record traffic stops of suspected DWI offenders. He added that the cameras will be on at all times, so the technology will help document accidents, domestics and other events encountered by patrol officers.
Carillo said they were very appreciative of the DWI council’s approval of the camera purchase, adding that the lapel cameras will replace the aging dash cams in the patrol units – many of which are inoperable and becoming obsolete.
Smyer said they also purchased two cameras for the Luna County Sheriff’s Department, which had previously purchased the bulk of the deputies’ cameras with grant funds.
(Deming) – The state Public Education Commission will be in Deming and Columbus Wednesday to hear public comments on proposals for new charter schools.
The commission’s Columbus meeting is set for 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Columbus Community Center.
Organizers are trying to get the state to approve a charter school in Columbus to serve 7th through 12th grade students living in southern Luna County, to include American citizen students living in Palomas, Mexico.
Supporters say the school – which would feature a non-traditional school year, longer school day and partner organizations – also would allow parents to be more involved in their children’s education.
And organizers are petitioning for another charter school in Deming. The Academic Opportunities Academy would be a self-paced, individualized, multi-grade educational program serving grades 1-12 using a detailed curriculum mapping database.
The Deming meeting is set for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the conference center at 119 East Pine Street.
Both meetings are part of a statewide swing this week by the state Public Education Commission which includes stops in Taos, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Gadsden, Alamogordo and Carlsbad.
There are applications pending before the commission to establish 14 new charter schools.
The commission will meet next month in Santa Fe to vote on whether to approve the schools.
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