Thu, Feb 09, 2012
School To Open In Former Eclipse Aviation Building In New
Mexico
Southwest Learning Center Founder, Dr. Scott Glasrud, and
Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry announced Tuesday that the City of
Albuquerque is partnering with Southwest Learning Centers in a
lease agreement as they expand to open their fourth school:
Southwest Aeronautics, Mathematics & Science Academy. The
School will open in August of 2012 in a building previously owned
by Eclipse Aviation, and now owned by the city.
“Between 200 and 300 aviation companies operate in New
Mexico, generating about $1.7 billion in business annually," said
Mayor Berry (pictured). Approximately 15% of these firms are here
in Albuquerque. This includes everything from maintenance and
repair firms to avionics manufacturers and charter companies. These
businesses need skilled workers. I am proud that Southwest Learning
Centers in partnership with the City of Albuquerque is taking a
leadership role in creating an education pipeline for students to
service this important and growing business cluster.”
“As Economic Development Cabinet Secretary, one of the
greatest needs I hear from job creators is availability of highly
trained and skilled workers,” said Jon Barela, Cabinet
Secretary of the New Mexico Economic Development Department.
“If New Mexico is going to continue to be a prime location
for aerospace, engineering and technology jobs, we will need
high-performing schools like SAMS Academy to educate our children
so they are able to compete with not only kids from around the
country but around the globe for these good jobs.”
Dr. Scott Glasrud, Founder and Head Administrator of Southwest
Learning Centers, said, “The school will have a science,
mathematics, engineering and aeronautics focus based on the STEM
educational philosophy. The curriculum will offer real-world
learning opportunities for students to understand and apply the
principles they are mastering in their course-work. The school will
have flexible scheduling with courses being offered from 8:00 am
through 7:30 pm. The school is expected to serve approximately 220
students.”
“We are thrilled to be expanding the number of facilities
that will offer the hybrid online and real world learning model we
have developed at Southwest Learning Centers," added Dr. Glasrud.
"When our enrollment lottery reached over 4,000 families this year,
with 1,000 of those families applying from the West Side we knew we
needed to address this clear demand for another school. We
are grateful for the support we’ve received from the aviation
industry and the ability our students will have through internships
and other partnership opportunities. Our students at
Southwest Learning Centers have achieved the highest test scores on
the New Mexico Standards based assessment for the last six years.
We have demonstrated that the blended learning model works. We are
looking forward to bringing this powerful educational model to the
West Side of Albuquerque.”
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