Zuni Public School District (ZPSD) is a school district headquartered in the

Zuni Pueblo Zuni Pueblo (also Zuñi Pueblo, Zuni: ''Halona Idiwan’a'' meaning "Middle Place") is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 6,176 as of the 2020 Census. It is inhabited largely by me ...

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of unincorporated

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. It includes sections in Cibola County and

(including Zuni Pueblo and Black Rock).

History

Created on July 1, 1980, it was the first tribally controlled public school system in the United States. The last school district creation, prior to that of Zuni, occurred in 1950. Zuni School District, which largely coincides with the

Zuni Indian Reservation The Zuni Indian Reservation, also known as Pueblo of Zuni, is the homeland of the Zuni tribe of Native Americans. In Zuni language, the Zuni Pueblo people are referred to as A:shiwi, and the Zuni homeland is referred to as Halona Idiwan’a mea ...

, became the 89th school district in New Mexico. The initial prospective enrollment was 1,800, with 98% of them being

Zuni people The Zuni (; formerly spelled ''Zuñi'') are Native American Pueblo peoples native to the Zuni River valley. The Zuni people today are federally recognized as the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, and most live in the Pueblo o ...

. Hayes Lewis, the acting superintendent, stated that the reason why the Zuni Pueblo community decided to leave the

Gallup-McKinley County Schools Gallup-McKinley County Schools (GMCS) is a school district based in Gallup, New Mexico which serves students from Gallup and surrounding areas of McKinley County. History Prior to 1980, the district had of land. That year parts left to form t ...

system is because the Zuni people wanted to make their own educational decisions, and a Zuni had never been elected to the school board of the previous district. The Zuni people had attempted forming their own school district for about ten years prior. In 1999 the district leadership criticized the New Mexico school district funding formulas, stating they are not enough to support the district.

Schools

Zuni High School Zuni High School (ZHS) is a public high school in Black Rock, New Mexico, with a Zuni Pueblo postal address. It is a part of the Zuni Public School District. It includes sections in Cibola County and McKinley County (including Zuni Pueblo an ...

* Zuni Middle School * Shiwi T'sana Elementary School (K-5) - It was scheduled to open in 2016 and replaced the A:shiwi and Dowa Yalanne schools. ; Alternative school: * Twin Buttes Cyber Academy ; Former schools (K-5): * A:shiwi Elementary School - It began operations in the fall of 1992. It was in the east of the village. its enrollment was around 450. * Dowa Yalanne Elementary School - its enrollment exceeded 500. It was in the southern portion of Zuni Pueblo. * Twin Buttes High School (alternative school) - Its building, built in the 1930s, is in the Zuni style.

References

External links

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Zuni Public Schools
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Reference list

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