Dear nex+Gen Community,

As we enter the final stretch of the 2025–2026 school year, I encourage all families to check your student’s grades on Echo to ensure they are on track for success.

With only three full weeks of school remaining before exams, now is an important time to stay informed, communicate with facilitators, and support your student in finishing the year strong.

 Here are some important announcements:

• Teacher appreciation week: Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4th-8th): Parents, if you would like to donate any food to celebrate, please email brianna.gonzales@aps.edu 

• We need your help spreading the word! There are still seats available in the nex+Gen Class of 2030, and we’re excited to welcome new students into our small, supportive learning community. Interested students and families can learn more at learnaboutnexgen.com or reach out directly to schedule a tour at lynch_d@aps.edu. Thank you for helping us grow the nex+Gen community!

• Spirit Week: We all know that the seniors' last full week is coming up, and we want to give them a fun goodbye. This means we want to do a spirit week dedicated to them, as it will be their last. We will be doing this in the spirit of our Senior Send Off.  This Spirit week will start Monday, May 4th, and run through Friday, May 8th.

Starting with Monday, with Childhood Character Day, dress as your favorite Childhood character. Throwback Tuesday: Dress as your younger self. Wednesday is going to be College Rep, wear your college merch. For Thursday, it will be Career Day, dress as your future (or dream) job. Finally, for Friday, it will be Summer Life. Dress like it is time for summer. 

As this is the seniors' last full week, make sure to dress up and show your spirit before they leave! 

• Senior Finals: Senior finals will be held on Wednesday, May 13th

• Senior Honors Ceremony: The senior honors assembly will be held on May 19th at 6:00pm

• Graduation Day: The nex+Gen Graduation will be held on May 21st. This will be an asynchronous day. No classes will be held. 

• Memorial Day:   School is closed. No classes are held on this day. 

• B Day Final Exams: May 26th

• A Day Final Exams: May 27th 

• Exam Make-Up Day: No classes are held on this day. If your student needs a make-up exam, it must be scheduled with the facilitator. 

• Semester Grades: Semester Grades should be available on ParentVue/StudentVue on May 30th.  

• Online Registration for 2026-2027: Online Registration for the 2026-2027 School Year is open. If you need assistance with ParentVUE, please contact Ms.Granone at nicole.granone@aps.edu. 

• Summer School: See below for important summer school information. 

Superintendent Visits to Celebrate a 90.8% Graduation Rate

We were thrilled to welcome Dr. Blakey, Superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools, to nex+Gen Academy to celebrate an incredible milestone—our graduation rate has risen to 90.8%!

This achievement reflects the hard work, perseverance, and dedication of our students, as well as the commitment of our outstanding staff and supportive community. At nex+Gen Academy, we’re proud to be a small, public high school of choice where students are known, supported, and challenged to build the skills they need for success in college and career.

Big things are happening at nex+Gen—and we’re just getting started!

Our Pre-Prom Pep Assembly was a great success!

Students brought incredible energy—cheering, playing games, and enjoying time together as a school community. It was the perfect way to build excitement for prom.

Important Updates for Seniors

3.  Cap and Gown Distribution - May 7 during classes

4.  AP Calculus Exam - Monday, May 11, 8 am

5.  AP Precalculus Exam - Tuesday, May 12, 8 am

6.  Seniors Final Exam Day (Last Day of School for Seniors) - Wednesday, May 13

• This is the final exam day for seniors

• Seniors in ESS will be presenting their Omnivore's Dilemma projects…stay tuned for more info if you'd like to attend.

• Senior final exam make-ups are on Thursday, May 14.

7. Senior Sunset is Monday, May 18, 6:00 - 8:00 pm at nex+Gen. This is a final informal gathering for just seniors, and is a potluck.  If you have a grill and a way to transport a grill, please let me know.  We'd appreciate having 2-3 grills to cook out with this special evening! 

8. Senior Honors Ceremony is Tuesday, May 19, 6:00 - 7:15 pm at nex+Gen.  This very special event is for ALL seniors and their families!  We honor each senior and this is a more personalized ceremony than graduation.  More details about this event are forthcoming.

9. Graduation is on Thursday, May 21, 12:30 - 1:30 pm at Berna Facio.  Doors will open to the public at 12:00 pm. There will be no tickets - you can bring as many family members as you'd like, but saving seats is not permitted.  There will be a clear backpack policy in place.  More details about this event are forthcoming!

If you have any questions or concerns, contact Laura Ornelas at laura.ornelas@aps.edu

Make your voice heard on the Instructional Council (IC) 

Family and Community Partner Instructional Council (IC) Voice Form is now available. We are happy to launch a new system for our families and community partners to voice feedback, input, and suggestions on previous* and upcoming IC meetings. IC is open to all staff, students, families, and partners in our community. IC works to support teaching, learning, and school instructional issues in a collaborative meeting. Please click on the agenda minutes to read meeting details. To provide comments, please complete the nex+Gen IC Voice Form. The meeting agenda minutes will be available for public review. *Comments are open for the previous meeting and the upcoming meeting only.