ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In about three years, families of special needs students will have a dedicated school closer to home. Albuquerque Public Schools is building a new special education campus on Albuquerque’s west side.
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Right now, APS has two special education campuses, but both are on the east side, meaning westside students spend hours each day getting to and from school. District leaders said that the new campus will reduce those travel times, while still providing the services that special ed students need.
There’s going to be a brand-new facility, currently called the APS Westside Education Complex, funded through last November’s voter-approved $350 million bond package. “We really just want to say thank the taxpayers. Without them, this would not be possible,” said Sarah Young, a Senior Planner for APS’s Capital Master Plan. “These complexes are able to serve these students with some of the highest needs within our district due to the taxpayers, and we can’t thank them enough.”…