In leiu of a review, I am placing the open letter I sent to the governing council of Alma. The…read moreprincipal has made the school unbearable for students. This is a shame, because myself, my junior, and my deceased sophomore this year has LOVED the school until this year. This year, my students HATE going. Esteemed Governing Council Members; I am the mother of Malachi DeLanoy, the Sophomore who hanged himself in his closet on August 19 of this year. I told Cecilia Romero about bullying that contributed to Malachi's suicide. A student there named Alex (she has the emotional support dog Wonder) was the ringleader. Ms Romero assured me the student was dealt with and no longer attended the school pursuant to Dr. Amador's new ZERO-tolerance bullying stance. I found out that not only was she not expelled, she had NO disciplinary action taken at all. Additionally, Dr. Amador fired the vast majority of the certified teachers, leaving our core classes, math, science and possibly language arts without a certified teacher at all. Often the students watch movies in the cafeteria. Math has been like this since BEFORE Malachi hanged himself eight weeks ago! I asked for a meeting, and Dr. Amador HID from me, refused to take or return calls or see me face-to-face. I believe this was due to my telling other administrators I was going to report the lack to the State Board of Education. When I raised enough of a scene, he reluctantly saw me BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, with no witnesses for MYSELF, and told me, "You just want to be coddled" when I told him something like "Students come here for a different, gentler environment. It's the main thing Alma d' Arte had to offer. You need to be gentler." Malachi had been dead 54 days. This guy doesn't belong in a school aimed at artists. This is the same individual who told parents that we were not allowed to bring lunch to our children because we were going to "Sneak fentanyl in" for our kids. Seriously? THIS is the man we want watching our children? When I posted the above about being "coddled" on the Facebook page, I was BLOCKED. I am a PARENT of a student there still. I was told by Dr. Amador that he wanted parental involvement, but he obviously does not unless it supports HIS militant line. So much for controlling bullying, school transparency and parental communication. Sincerely, Cindy DeLanoy

Beautiful campus and plenty of parking! They definitely have great sports programs, they're always…read morementioned in local papers for their academics and they have great security after hours too.

Really good school magnet programs and others wow the best school best middle school in crucesread more

My child bloomed at this school and has fond memories of her time there…read more She loved learning about God, the small class sizes, and her interactions with the students and staff. I enjoyed the various fun activities and opportunities for parental involvement. We hold LCCS in our hearts. Highly recommend.

Very wonderful school.... We have been at this school for 5 years. We are very pleased with the…read moreclass sizes, and the teaching staff. Wonderful place to keep our children.

Las Cruces Academy was by far my favorite schooling experience…read more I attended kindergarten through 5th grade. Throughout those six years, I worked on becoming trilingual, studied advanced science, and cultivated a strong foundation in all other subjects. After my time at LCA I preformed above my grade level throughout middle and high school. Now, I am a college freshman, studying to be a teacher. I hope I can be a teacher as great as the teachers here. I volunteer at LCA now, and my time here is still teaching me things, even if I am no longer a student.

My grandson has been going there since kindergarten and he loves it. The classes are smaller than…read moreat a public school, the curriculum is challenging, and the staff are great.

My son was enrolled in their program this year. Ms. Rosie and ms. Amanda are incompetent and do not…read moredeserve the respect to be called teachers. Nanette cannot be credited with anything short of loathsome and crude. They kicked my son out in a month time. Examples of what they could not tolerate was water time and his refusal not to splash to playing outside and not running in the playground. They are horrible people and do not deserve your children. They are verbally abusive to children and Ms. Rosie and Ms. Amanda have no business working with children. I have filed complaints with New Mexico and I hope you think very carefully before placing your children here.

The child care center was never clean. They didn't follow COVID rules. I witnessed a director…read morephysically assault one of the children. They didn't plan any activities for the children. They yell at them all the time. When brought to Amanda's attention, nothing was done. Walnut should not be open. The director has no business working with children. She cusses and threatens the children.