Las Cruces Public Schools to select new superintendent July 1

Ernesto Cisneros, Las Cruces Sun-News
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A new district leader for Las Cruces Public Schools will be chosen Saturday, July 1, at a meeting open to the public.

A little over a week ago, the district announced three candidates were narrowed for the position: Debra Elder, Monica Mesa and Ignacio Ruíz.

Elder is the current interim superintendent of Los Lunas Schools. Mesa is the assistant superintendent of East Elementary Schools for Mesa Public Schools in Mesa, Arizona. Ruíz is an assistant superintendent for Clark County School District in Nevada.

Monica Mesa, assistant superintendent of East Elementary Schools, Mesa Public School District.
Monica Mesa, assistant superintendent of East Elementary Schools, Mesa Public School District.
Debra Elder, interim superintendent of Los Lunas Public Schools.
Debra Elder, interim superintendent of Los Lunas Public Schools.
Ignacio Ruiz, assistant superintendent Clark County School District.
Ignacio Ruiz, assistant superintendent Clark County School District.

LCPS Board of Education will convene at 9 a.m. starting with an approval of the agenda and prior executive sessions before moving into a closed session to select the new superintendent. After a selection is made, the board will reconvene in an open session to approve the superintendent’s contract and terms.

The meeting will take place in the boardroom at the Dr. Karen Trujillo Administration Complex, located at 505 South Main St., Suite 249. Those who cannot attend the meeting in person can watch via live broadcast.

Ernesto Cisneros is a UNM NM Local News Fund Fellow covering education. He can be reached at ECisneros@lcsun-news.com. Follow him on Twitter at @_ernestcisneros.

This article originally appeared on Las Cruces Sun-News: Las Cruces Public School will have a new superintendent by July 1