11/10/2025
Congratulations to New Mexico’s Superintendent of the Year, Dennis Roch! 🎉 What a wonderful achievement — and even more special with his beautiful daughter there to celebrate her dad’s well-deserved honor! 👏💙
NMCEL is the State Organization of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA). Executive Director is Stan Rounds.
NMCEL is an umbrella organization of 20 affiliates who administer and manage public education in New Mexico.
11/10/2025
Congratulations to New Mexico’s Superintendent of the Year, Dennis Roch! 🎉 What a wonderful achievement — and even more special with his beautiful daughter there to celebrate her dad’s well-deserved honor! 👏💙
🎉 Celebrating our amazing New Mexico students! 🎉
Congratulations to Aimee Reese’s students and Superintendent Umholtz at Clayton High School — we are so proud of your hard work and accomplishments! 💙✨
09/28/2025
📢 Attention New Mexico Principals!
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to connect, collaborate, and learn alongside fellow principals from all Eight Mountain West States. 🌄
Be part of a network that shares ideas, builds leadership, and strengthens schools across our region. ✨
09/06/2025
Day 3 of the LESC in Gallup, NM
Today’s agenda features:
🗣️ Public comment
🥗 Evaluation of the Healthy Universal Meals Program
📊 Review of the impact of recent federal funds legislation on New Mexico schools
Important conversations are taking place that will shape the future of education across our state.
09/06/2025
Day 2 of LESC in Gallup, NM!
Today’s presentation highlights the important work of the Hispanic Education Act and the Bilingual Multicultural Education Advisory Council over the past several years.
The three-day meeting covers a wide range of critical topics, including:
✔️ Student performance and efficacy
✔️ Funding and the state budget
✔️ Personnel matters
✔️ Local school board training
For those interested, the full agenda is available at nmlegis.gov.
07/24/2025
LESC, PED and NMSU staff present teacher support efforts to improve the instruction of mathematics.
07/16/2025
Steven Michael Quezada delivers an entertaining and impactful speech. As a New Mexico graduate he is a great example of what New Mexico education can be proud of! Thank you Subject.com for sponsoring Steven Michael Quezada as today’s Keynote!
07/14/2025
NMCEL Summer Conference is moving along well. NMASBO is presenting an all day training for new superintendents and school leaders entitled: Financial Essentials for Superintendents and School Leaders.
07/14/2025
It's been a great day at the NMCEL
Summer Conference. Another pre-session included The Cook Center and principals and key staff of a five year funded study.
07/14/2025
Elementary and Secondary Principals training at NMCEL in Albuquerque! Thank you for the collaboration, hard work and love you put in to New Mexico students and staff!
06/27/2025
Day 2 of LESC, hosted by Roswell Independent School District (RISD) with a focus on student literacy. Ms. Steinhart, director of elementary education (RISD) reports on district literacy efforts.
06/27/2025
Superintendent Luck and his team hosts LESC and report on the many excellent programs they have that are moving student performance and excellence!