Students work on a restoration project at the historic Waterworks Building. From left to right top row: Zev Rivers, Addison Pearson, Ethan Hemphill Bottom: Junior Casaus, Jessi Ann Crocker, Lila Knadler Aldo Leopold Charter School Receives NM Vistas Excellence Designation 

On November 17, 2023 New Mexico Secretary of Education Dr. Arsenio Romero informed Director Hannah Wecks that Aldo Leopold Charter School (ALCS) was designated as a school of excellence. This designation recognizes schools that are performing in the top ten percent of the NM Vistas school index. 

The NM Vistas school index was created to inform parents across the state of the performance of schools and school districts. This index takes into account “attendance and graduation rates, college and career readiness, and traditional metrics for academic proficiency and growth.” For more information visit https://nmvistas.org/schools.html . 

Aldo Leopold Charter School is a tuition-free public school with a focus on stewardship of the community and the natural environment. The school offers small class sizes, after-school academic support, opportunity for paid internship with Youth Conservation Corps (YCC), dual-credit coursework with Western New Mexico University, and the opportunity to play team sports with either Silver High School or Cobre High School.