OWNERSHIP

Santa Fe Public Schools

SIZE AND FUNCTIONALITY OF SITE

Salazar Elementary School is located on 6.19 acres. The entire school was rebuilt in 2001 and had an addition in 2003. The total square footage is 65,972.

INFRASTRUCTURE (ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE)

The site was altered extensively and the facility was replaced with a new structure in 2002-2003.

The site and facility should be evaluated in the next assessment cycle.

FLOOR PLANS

BUILDING CAPACITIES

The following school building capacities are shown in the chart below:

Design with portables (also called “building capacity”) is the generic enrollment average of PK to 6th grade students in a class times the number of classrooms in the school. The potential number of students per classroom is set by the minimum requirements for class size established by the New Mexico Public Education Department.

Program with portables (also called ''functional capacity'') is the generic enrollment average of PK to 6th grade students in a class times the number of classrooms in the school after the number of classrooms is reduced by subtracting rooms used for something other than general education times a loading factor of 95%.

Design without portables is the generic enrollment average of PK to 6th grade students in a class times the number of classrooms in the school if the school no longer has portables and if activities currently in portables are housed in permanent classrooms.

Program without portables is the generic enrollment average of PK to 6th grade students in a class times the number of classrooms in the school after the number of classrooms are reduced by subtracting rooms used for something other than general education and if all activities currently in portables are housed in a permanent classroom times a loading factor of 95%.

Enrollment 2010-11 40th Day is the number of students attending the school on the state reporting day of the 2010-11 school year.

Enrollment at Salazar does not exceed both either its design or program capacity.

HISTORIC TRENDS AND PROJECTIONS FOR ENROLLMENT

Salazar Elementary School enrollment grew until 2002, when its attendance area was changed. The school’s attendance area lost 122 students in 2006-07, compared to the number of students living in the attendance area in 2001-02. Continued gradual decline is projected.

ATTENDANCE

Salazar Elementary School is located on Osage Rd. just west of Cerrillos Rd. Students living on Maes Rd, in the La Cieneguita area and a small area east of Cerrillos Rd. are also assigned to Salazar and are transported to school on 1 of 2 buses. Of the students living in the assignment area, 71% attend Salazar Elementary School. Of the total number of students who attend the school, 91% are from the assignment area.

See the following map.

RESIDENTIAL GROWTH PATTERNS

No major residential developments were identified in the Salazar Elementary School attendance area.

CHARACTERISTICS AND IMPACTS OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY

Salazar ES has sustained involvement by parents and by faith communities. It has a strong volunteer base and successful community volunteer program.

The school may have use of a park in the future with the city of Santa Fe.

CURRENT AND FUTURE PROGRAMS

Special programs and partnerships at this school include: Inclusion and resource services for Special Education; after-school program serving about 100 students; schoolwide discipline plan; family nights; community day celebration; dual language program (to begin in 2006-2007) with kindergarten; summer literacy and math programs; summer camp; Reading is Fundamental book distribution; UCSF Dictionary distribution to all 3rd to 6th grade students; city of Santa Fe Children and Youth Grant; 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant; Title I School; free breakfast/lunch schoolwide.

The school has partnerships with Rebekah’s, RIF Book Distribution, the Dictionary Project, and the Atlas Project. It offers programs in visual and performing arts, music, sports, special programs that extend curriculum (science lab, Cooking with Kids), Student Council, health programs, and the 21st Century, city of Santa Fe After School Program. Other programs are United Church of Santa Fe Volunteer/Tutor Program; La Familia Medical Center; Museum of International Folk Art; National Dance Institute (NDI); Cooking With Kids; Santa Fe Opera; Youth Works; Wings for Hope; Garfield Street; Mentoring NM; The Food Depot; Santa Fe Rape Crisis Center; Georgia O’Keeffe Museum; St. Vincent Regional Medical Center winter coat drive; city of Santa Fe Holiday Food Drive; St. Michael’s High School Service Learning Tutor Program.

OPPORTUNITIES ANALYSIS

Salazar ES:
Should be included in the recent rezoning review
Should be included in a comprehensive plan to include preschools
Should be included in future partnership opportunities
Should be evaluated for future capital projects for the next bond issue and/or capital program

No changes are recommended.