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2025 APS/NM State K-8 Summer Reading Program

APS has partnered with the NM State Public Education Department for the 2025 NM Summer Reading Program. This will provide free structured literacy instruction to all APS, Charter, Private and Home School incoming Kindergarten through 8th grade students.

 

Registration link  for the NM State registration site  will be posted below when available. This link will take you to the State of New Mexico website. You will find more information regarding the program here on our webpage i.e. Bus routes and Before & After school care providers.

When is Summer Reading Program?

  • June 2, 2025 through June 27, 2025
  • Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  • No School June 19 (Juneteenth) 

What is Summer Reading Program?

We serve high-impact reading instruction for students in small groups of four students to one instructor focused on improving literacy outcomes. Students who receive focused instruction can get caught up in important reading skills and gain the confidence they need to be successful in all school subjects.  This will provide free structured literacy instruction to all APS, Charter, Private and Home School incoming Kindergarten through 8th grade students.  

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable students with disabilities to participate in the extracurricular program. 

Registration

Registration for the 2025 Summer Reading program is now open please click here to register your student today! Families will be able to attend any of the schools on the list, we will not have feeder schools this year.  Registration is based on a first come first served basis and we will close schools as they fill to capacity.                                                                   

Program Details

Learn more about what to expect from the Summer Reading Program. 

Summer Reading Sites will be listed below:

Summer Reading Program Administration Teams
Host SchoolContact

1

Cleveland MS

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

2

Desert Ridge MS

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

3Dolores Gonzales ES Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

4

Garfield MS 

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

5

Governor Bent ES

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

6

Hayes MS

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

7

Jimmy Carter ES

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

8

John Baker ES

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

9

Mark Twain ES

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

10

North Star ES

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

11

Rudolfo Anaya

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

12

Seven Bar ES

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

13

SR Marmon ES

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

14

Tony Hillerman MS

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

15

Van Buren MS

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

16

Ventana Ranch ES

Contact Information will be listed here once determined for this site.

Transportation/Bus Routes

Bus routes will be determined closer to the start of program please check back for more information.

Parents MUST be present at drop off or student will be brought back to City Center(District office at 6400 uptown Blvd. NE) for parent pick up.  

Students may take the bus to and from the Summer Reading host site but it is not required for both.  It is mandatory that you do not change the location of pick as we compile a list of those students riding each bus. 

If you click on the Summer Reading site your student will be attending this summer you will find the bus route times for pick up and drop.  These bus routes will be available 1-2 weeks prior to the start of the Summer Reading program.  

 

What to Wear and Bring

  • Students need to dress accordingly. Wear tennis shoes/closed-toed shoes. No sandals or flip flops.
  • For the first day, we recommend bringing a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, water bottle, snack, and backpack.

Breakfast and Lunch

  • Breakfast and lunch will be provided daily.
  • Students are welcome to bring their own lunch if they would like.
  • Any questions regarding the breakfast or lunch menu, please contact Food Services at (505) 345-5661

Additional Information

Behavior and Attendance Expectations for Parent and Students

Behavior Expectations

It is important that students are engaged and actively participating in the activities.

APS does expect all students to follow the APS Student Behavior Handbook:

Summer violations of the student handbook may result in disenrollment. We want everyone to enjoy the program and stay safe.

Academic Expectations

New Mexico’s Summer Reading Program is an innovative free program set to empower students from incoming kindergarteners to outgoing eighth graders with focused reading instruction in small groups with trained literacy instructors. This program is being offered free to New Mexico families because reading interventions work.

Students who receive focused instruction can get caught up in important reading skills and gain the confidence they need to be successful in all school subjects. Our goals are simple: enhance literacy, track reading progress, and boost confidence and skills in literacy.

Work will not be graded, and students will not earn course credits.

Attendance Expectations

Dates are given so that families may plan their summer vacations and fun accordingly around those dates.  Due to the high demand and limited spaces we do ask that students attend on a regular basis. Students who attend regularly are more likely to succeed academically, including reading proficiently and performing well

Before and After School Program

APS Summer Reading program will work diligently to provide a before and after school program at each site this summer.  Although, APS does not determine whether or not a site will have before/after school care.  Providers must volunteer to provide this service in the summer.  

Please contact our Out of School Time office with any questions or concerns regarding this matter@  or 855-9798.  

Summer Site  Provider Name  Contact Information
Cleveland MS TBD TBD

Desert Ridge MS

TBD TBD
Dolores Gonzales ES TBD TBD
Governor Bent ES TBD TBD
Hayes MS TBD TBD
Jimmy Carter MS TBD TBD
John Baker ES TBD TBD
Mark Twain ES TBD TBD
North Star ES TBD TBD
Rudolfo Anaya ES TBD TBD
Seven Bar ES TBD TBD
SR Marmon ES TBD TBD
Tony Hillerman MS TBD TBD
Van Buren MS TBD TBD
Ventana Ranch ES TBD TBD

 

 

This page was last updated on: February 4, 2020.