Colinas del Norte Reading Garden Founded: Original facility (now housing the RRPS Shining Stars Preschool) opened Fall 1990 by Albuquerque Public Schools and named for former APS Superintendent Dr. Ernest Stapleton (shown below, with Principal Linda Sanasac); new facility opened August 2005.
Enrollment: 890 (September 2006)
Percent Special ed students: 15.9% (May 2006)
Percent Free/reduced meal students: 62.5% (August 2006)
Grade levels served: K-5 with special programs
Primary areas served: Vista Hills, Rockaway Heights, Rolling Hills, Southern Park West, and portions of Star Heights and North Hills
Principal: Linda Sanasac
Assistant Principal: Pat DiVasto

Linda Sanasac and Ernie Stapleton shake hands on the new school!2006-07 Profile Information:
Staff: 104, including:

  • 61 teachers
  • 36 instructional support staff
  • 7 non-instructional support staff

School mascot: Coyote
School colors: Turquoise/Gold
AYP Status (2006): Meets AYP
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Ethnic distribution of students at E. Stapleton
Goal: Support individualized student learning through the continued development and implementation of integrated and aligned curriculum in all major content areas.


Special programs for students: Homework Club, Reading Tutoring, Math tutoring, Art Club, Karate, Academy of Reading, Conflict Mediators, S.A.F.E. before and after-school academic and music programs.

2006 NM Standards-Based Assessment – Standard administration
Percent testing proficient or above All students
Caucasian African-American Hispanic Asian/
Pacific		 Native American English-language learners Students with Disabilities Economically Disadvantaged
Mathematics 65.11 67.97 ** 60.67 ** 72.73 37.93 35.14 54.74
Reading 74.89 76.56 70.00 71.91 ** 81.82 44.83 51.35 68.42
**Scores are not reported for subgroups of fewer than 10 students.

RRPS Pinon Award

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