Santa Fe Studios to Partner with Turquoise Trail Charter School

New Middle School Will Provide Long-Term Opportunities

By Turquoise Trail Charter School

WHO:​NM Public Education Secretary Christopher Ruszkowski; Octovio Marin, General Manager Santa Fe Studios; Dr. Ray Griffin, Head Administrator Turquoise Trail Charter School;Floyd Trujillo, Turquoise Trail Charter School Board President; Hajer Maas, 6th grade student; Caterina Miller, 6th grade student and her mother Francesca Margaritondo, Jaden Flournoy, 6th grade student and his father Mark Flournoy; other families and board members and Santa Fe dignitaries

WHAT:​Event to announce new Private/Public partnership between Santa Fe Studios and Turquoise Trail Charter School. The event will announce the expansion of the school with middle school classes this fall. The lottery for enrollment will open at the news conference. There are spaces for 60 to 70 middle school students.

WHEN:​10 a.m., Thursday, April 12, 2018

WHERE:​Santa Fe Movie Studios, 2 Santa Fe Studios Road

(Directions: Take Highway 14 southbound toward Cerrillos/Madrid. One mile from the Allsup’sstoplight, across from the state prison administrative building, is Santa Fe Studios Road – there is no stoplight. Turn left. Go to the guardhouse where you will be directed to parking.)

WHY:​There is a huge demand in Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico for successful middle school models, especially since so many of the schools are overpopulated and struggling to meet student achievement goals. Private schools are not an option for most, and charter schools have excessively long waiting lists. Turquoise Trail Charter School is uniquely equipped to serve the developmental needs of Santa Fe’s diverse population by providing a smaller, more personalized school setting.