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NMSBVI highlights in the local news.
New Play Houses
Governor's Visit
Personnel Prep
Upcoming Events ECP
Last Day of School - May 23rd
Graduation - May 24th
ECP Lunch Calendar Nutrition Newsletter 2016-2017 Calendar 2017-2018 Calendar Transportation
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NMSBVI InFocus Newsletter
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Family Fun Night
Theme: Science Night 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Beeping Egg Hunt
Vernal Holiday
April 14th and 17th are two scheduled in-service school days where no school will be held
Innovations Fair
Please join us at either NMSBVI campus for our First Annual Innovations Fair!
April 26 at NMSBVI Albuquerque ECP Campus, 1pm-3pm
April 28 at NMSBVI Alamogordo Residential Campus, 1pm-3pm
Please join us as we display and celebrate some of the school’s recent innovations in education! Our staff is involved with so many exciting things happening in NMSBVI classrooms and in various locations around the state... and they’re thrilled by this opportunity to share their innovations with you! Please stop by either event to visit with our staff and get a glimpse of some of the interesting creations currently under development. We hope to see you there!
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Past News Events SY2016-2017
NMSBVI InFocus Newsletter
please click on the links below to download the latest issue:
Click Here to download the Spring 2016 InFocus PDF (requires Adobe Reader)Click Here to download the Spring 2016 InFocus Microsoft Word version
ECP Student Registration
First Day of School
Welcome Students and Staff to the 2016-2017 School Year. This first day will be a half-day (9:00 a.m. - 12 p.m.)
Parent Orientation/Coffee Social
Parents & Guardians, come visit your child's classroom and meet their teachers. (9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.)
Labor Day Holiday- No School
Students will not be attending classes.
Low Vision Clinic
The New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers free low vision evaluations to infants, toddlers and students throughout New Mexico through its Access to Learning Low Vision Clinic. The mobile clinic travels throughout the state and offers a special medical examination to determine if a student's visual abilities can be improved. At the Low Vision Clinic, a doctor of optometry who has received specialized training in working with students with low vision will measure how well the student sees and will determine whether any low vision devices might improve visual functioning. More information...
Fall Break - No School
Students will not be attending classes this da.
Low Vision Clinic
The New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers free low vision evaluations to infants, toddlers and students throughout New Mexico through its Access to Learning Low Vision Clinic. The mobile clinic travels throughout the state and offers a special medical examination to determine if a student's visual abilities can be improved. At the Low Vision Clinic, a doctor of optometry who has received specialized training in working with students with low vision will measure how well the student sees and will determine whether any low vision devices might improve visual functioning. More information...
Fall Carnival
IEP Training for Families
Please contact Nora Sandoval for more information.
In-Service Day
Students will not be attending classes this day.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Please contact your child's teacher for an appointment. Early dismissal for students (12 p.m.)
Thanksgiving Break
Students will not be attending classes this day.
Santa Claus is Coming to the ECP!
Students will be receiving an early visit from Santa Claus.
Winter Break- No School
Students will not be attending classes. Happy Holidays!
ECP Graduate Transition Meeting for Families
Families of graduating students are encouraged to attend this meeting in preparation for what is to come.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In observance of the federal holiday, there will be no school.
Inservice NMAER Conference
An inservice day. There will be no school.
Bus Driver Appreciation Week
Give your thanks to your local bus driver throughout this special week!
President's Day Holiday
In observance of the federal holiday, there will be no school.
Picture Days
Bring your smiles! ☺
Low Vision Clinic
The New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers free low vision evaluations to infants, toddlers and students throughout New Mexico through its Access to Learning Low Vision Clinic. The mobile clinic travels throughout the state and offers a special medical examination to determine if a student's visual abilities can be improved. At the Low Vision Clinic, a doctor of optometry who has received specialized training in working with students with low vision will measure how well the student sees and will determine whether any low vision devices might improve visual functioning. More information...
Spring Break
No School will be held all week.
Past News Events SY2015-2016
WREIC Conference
The Western Regional Early Intervention Conference (WREIC) is designed to support professionals working with children birth to five who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or deaf-blind and their families. The WREIC has been in place for over 30 years, making it one of the longest ongoing early intervention conferences in the nation. Speakers and workshops have always focused on the most current research, technology, resources, and practices in our ever-evolving field. Given this rich history and the exciting current and future possibilities in this field, the theme for the 2015 WREIC is �Traditions and Innovations: Serving Families Whose Young Children are Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind�.
Low Vision Clinic
The New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers free low vision evaluations to infants, toddlers and students throughout New Mexico through its Access to Learning Low Vision Clinic. The mobile clinic travels throughout the state and offers a special medical examination to determine if a student's visual abilities can be improved. At the Low Vision Clinic, a doctor of optometry who has received specialized training in working with students with low vision will measure how well the student sees and will determine whether any low vision devices might improve visual functioning. More information...
Low Vision Clinic
The New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers free low vision evaluations to infants, toddlers and students throughout New Mexico through its Access to Learning Low Vision Clinic. The mobile clinic travels throughout the state and offers a special medical examination to determine if a student's visual abilities can be improved. At the Low Vision Clinic, a doctor of optometry who has received specialized training in working with students with low vision will measure how well the student sees and will determine whether any low vision devices might improve visual functioning. More information...
Low Vision Clinic
The New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers free low vision evaluations to infants, toddlers and students throughout New Mexico through its Access to Learning Low Vision Clinic. The mobile clinic travels throughout the state and offers a special medical examination to determine if a student's visual abilities can be improved. At the Low Vision Clinic, a doctor of optometry who has received specialized training in working with students with low vision will measure how well the student sees and will determine whether any low vision devices might improve visual functioning. More information...
Staff In-Service - No School
Students will not be attending classes.
Thanksgiving Break- No School
Students will not be attending classes. Happy Thanksgiving.
Santa Claus is Coming to the ECP!
Students will be receiving an early visit from Santa Claus.
Winter Break- No School
Students will not be attending classes. Happy Holidays!
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday- No School
Students will not be attending classes.
Literacy Class for Parents
Class scheduled for 9 - 11 a.m.
Presidents' Day Holiday- No School
Students will not be attending classes.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
school dismissal @ 11:30 a.m. for students
Picture Days
bring your smiles ☺
Family Fun Night
Theme: Science Night...5:30-7:30 p.m.
Low Vision Clinic
The New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers free low vision evaluations to infants, toddlers and students throughout New Mexico through its Access to Learning Low Vision Clinic. The mobile clinic travels throughout the state and offers a special medical examination to determine if a student's visual abilities can be improved. At the Low Vision Clinic, a doctor of optometry who has received specialized training in working with students with low vision will measure how well the student sees and will determine whether any low vision devices might improve visual functioning. More information...
Enchantment Bell Choir
Hand Bell Choir Performance for Students during Class time.
Beeping Egg Hunt
Spring Break- No School
Students will not be attending classes.
"Annual Parents of Blind Children of NM Seminar"
Parents, mark your calendars for this event. This free seminar will take place on Friday, April 8th, 2016, at the Sheraton Uptown Hotel in Albuquerque. This event will offer hands-on learning for both parents and children to learn how to use braille and non-visual skills to focus on everyday independence and living skills such as: cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, traveling, and other activities. This will also give you the opportunity to meet other parents of blind children and blind adults living in New Mexico. Free childcare is available, as well as dinner, and travel stipends are available for families that live outside of the Albuquerque area. For more information, please click on the links below:
Click Here to View Flyer and Contact InformationClick Here to for Registration Information
