On Friday, March 27, 2020 Governor Lujan Grisham announced that New Mexico public education will shift to a learn-at-home model as schools remain closed for the rest of the academic year. This decision, which was made in consultation with the New Mexico Public Education Department and the New Mexico Department of Health, is part of a two-pronged plan to protect New Mexicans from COVID-19 and ensure that children are protected, fed and educated and that families are supported through this crisis. The Public Education Department has put together this document with support from the Early Childhood Education and Care Department and the Children, Youth and Families Department to answer some of your most frequently asked questions.

SANTA FE – New Mexico public education will shift to a learn-at-home model as schools remain closed for the rest of the academic year, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state education and child care officials announced Friday.

The following emergency offerings by Internet Service Providers was compiled by the NM Public Education Department (PED) and the Homework Gap Team (PED, Department of Information Technology, State Library, Public Schools Facility Authority, Santa Fe Indian School, and the Navajo Nation) through a request to New Mexico Internet Service Providers (ISP) for their emergency offerings during the Covid19 pandemic. In addition, the “Team” also has included national offerings specific to New Mexico that are being compiled by the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA). The goal is to provide resources for staying connected to broadband during the mandatory school closures. We will update this information as new information is shared with the “Team.” Lastly, the “Team” has put together a companion document that includes helpful links supporting at home education.

The goal of this document is to share information about resources available to students, parents and educators, to allow school instruction to continue during the NM schools closure.

Directing Individuals Traveling to New Mexico Through an Airport to Self-Quarantine for a Limited Period and Directing the New Mexico Department of Health to Initiate Lawful Isolation and Quarantine Proceedings for Individuals Who Do Not Self-Isolate or Self Quarantine