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Where
in the world is Alamo??
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Alamo History
The
original BIA school at Alamo was built in the 1930’s, but closed in
1941. Children from Alamo were sent to boarding schools off
the reservation in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and other distant
places. In 1957, the BIA dormitory was put into operation in
Magdalena and children were boarded there and attended the Magdalena
public school. As Alamo parents watched their children go off
to school in the fall, returning only for holidays and some weekends,
they began to discuss a way to create a community school at
Alamo. A school would eliminate the 35-mile bus ride to
Magdalena, the need to house children in the BIA dormitory, and allow
the children to live at home, give parents the opportunity to be
involved in their children’s education.
The
creation of the Alamo Navajo School Board, Inc. in 1979 represented the
political birth of the Alamo’s leaders. Taking advantage of
the 1975 Indian Self-Determination Act, the School Board was able to
contract for its own services, and the Alamo leaders began to make
decisions for themselves. The concept of self-determination
found fertile ground in a community, which knew it wanted a school,
health services, and local control, but previously had no vehicle to
obtain those things.
The
Alamo Navajo Community School opened its door on October 1, 1979 as a
K-8 school in four portable buildings. On December 15, 1980,
the contract scope was amended making it a K-12 school with six
additional trailers and 317 students. In 1982, planning,
coordination, and construction for a permanent facility was begun,
culminating in 54,000 square foot structure, which includes classrooms,
labs, a library/media center, gymnasium, cafeteria,
agriculture/greenhouse lab, and shops for industrial arts.
The
Alamo Navajo School Board, Inc. now operates the K-12 schools as well
as an Indian Health Clinic, Early Childhood Center, Adult Education
Program, Roads Department, Technology Department, & Wellness
Center.
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Vision Statement:
“It is the Vision
of the Alamo
Navajo School Board, Inc., that Alamo community members
will attain physical, spiritual and emotional well-being; community and
individual self-sufficiency; and realize harmony between tradition,
cultural values, and the mainstream environment.”
Mission Statement:
“It is
the Mission of the Alamo Navajo School Board, Inc.,
to provide the resources and services necessary to empower community
members to attain good health and self-sufficiency through excellence
in education. ANSB, Inc., will carry out its mission in the
spirit of Indian Self-Determination and local decision making in the
planning and administration of its programs.”
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