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Canutillo Independent School District's boundaries encompass
fertile farm lands, sprawling desert plains, and five
small communities with a total population of about 15,000 residents.
The growing rural communities-- Canutillo, Vinton,
Westway, Borderland, and Montoya-- are part of El Paso
County and located in the foothills of the southern-end of the
Rocky Mountains along the Rio Grande between El Paso, Texas
and Las Cruces, New Mexico.
The first Canutillo Elementary School was built in 1911.
It was named Lone Star School and was part of the El Paso
County school system. The school served grades first through
eighth. Ninth through twelfth grade students attended El Paso
High School, about 30 miles away.
In 1959, Canutillo residents voted to operate their own
school district, thus Canutillo Independent School District
was established. Canutillo ISD graduated its first senior class
in 1963.
Today, Canutillo ISD maintains four elementary schools,
two middle schools, one high school, an alternative education
program, and plans are to open the fifth elementary school in
2008. It served about 5,500 students during the 2006-2007
school year.
CISD's regular instructional curriculum emphasizes preparing
students with the basic skills needed to succeed in the
twenty-first century and is enhanced with numerous programs
under the auspices of six Divisions including School Improvement,
School Resources, Student Support, Business Services,
Facilities & Transportation, and Human Resources.
With an annual budget of over $43 million, CISD is the
largest employer in the community. It employs 410 teachers
and 85 educational aides, 275 auxiliary personnel, 18 campus
and 11 central office administrators, and 67 professional support
staff.
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