About ATC

 

A look inside our school

ATC has met No Child Left Behind Requirements for the last three school years.

ATC enjoys a friendly relationship with its authorizing district, Santa Fe Public Schools.

The school’s charter has been renewed and the current charter is in effect through June 2010.

The school takes its fiduciary responsibilities seriously and has worked very diligently to reduce its audit findings from a high of 14 for the 2002-2003 school year to zero findings for the 2005-2006 school year.

The ATC Foundation has received a donation of 10 acres in the Rancho Viejo subdivision upon which to construct a permanent school building.

The ATC Foundation has secured funding via an Industrial Revenue Bond to construct the permanent school building.

The school provides innovative technology classes, i.e., Web Page Design, 3-D Animation,

ATC provides instruction in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Russian and Latin using computer based instruction along with immersion sessions.

• ATC ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The school’s marimba band has become known statewide. The band performs at local venues in Santa Fe and Albuquerque and has been asked to perform at the National Charter School Conference which will be held in Albuquerque in April 2007.

ATC emphasizes foreign language, math, and science by requiring additional credits for graduation in each of these disciplines.

Junior and senior students of ATC may attend dual enrollment classes at Santa Fe Community College

80% of the school’s graduates attend post-secondary schools. Graduates have received admission to Yale University and Princeton University and have been named Regent and President Scholars at the University of New Mexico.

ATC’s population for the 2006-07 school year is 250 students. Our current charter allows a maximum potential school population of 400 students. The school currently has waiting lists for all grades with the exception of 11 th and 12 th grades.

Approximately 16% of our students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Our ethnic breakdown is 58% Caucasian; 40% Hispanic; 1% Native American;<1% Black; and <1% Asian

The pupil/teacher ratio ranges from 15 to 20 students per class.

This smaller, more intimate school size enhances a safe school environment, allows for students to receive individual attention from teachers and administration, and allows every student to be known by every member of the school staff.

The school strives to instill in our students classic virtues of respect, integrity, responsibility, and honesty.

The Parent/Teacher/Student Coalition provides strong parental support and involvement in the school.