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Welcome!

The Central Consolidated School District is in the heart of the beautiful Four Corners region of San Juan County in the northwest corner of New Mexico. It borders Colorado to the north, Arizona to the west, and Utah to the northwest.

The District, which serves approximately 4,200 students in 15 schools and our Bond Wilson Technical Center, covers nearly 3,000 square miles. It is part of the New Mexico Public Education Department's public school system.

The District has agreements with the Navajo Nation for no-cost long-term land leases for its schools located within the Navajo Nation.

The District serves the communities of Kirtland, Ojo Amarillo, Newcomb, Naschitti, and Shiprock, New Mexico. There are eight elementary schools, three middle schools, three high schools, and one alternative high school, as well as the preschools.

The District has two 798 seat performing arts centers: The Phil Thomas Performing Arts Center in Shiprock and the Brooks/Isham Performing Arts Center in Kirtland. It also operates the Dine Bi Community Library in Newcomb.

There are many nearby outdoor recreational opportunities including the San Juan and Animas rivers, Navajo Lake, Mesa Verde National Park, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, and plenty of hiking, mountain climbing, rafting, and skiing in the San Juan Mountains just one hour away.

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Superintendent's Weekly Address

Steve Carlson brings 24 years of experience in leadership, with 18 years as the principal of Grace B. Wilson Elementary and Judy Nelson Elementary. Carlson started as a math teacher at Chinle High School in 1988 for five years. He then moved to teach at Kirtland Central High School for seven years and later served as an assistant principal for five years at Mesa Alta Junior High School. Mr. Carlson has a Master's Degree in Educational Administration from New Mexico State University.

"I am honored and humbled to be given the opportunity to lead the students, staff, and community of the Shiprock, Newcomb and Kirtland areas. My overarching goal is to make Central Consolidated School District a place where students are safe, comfortable and challenged in their learning environment, and where staff members feel valued and respected as they teach our community’s leaders of tomorrow." - Steve Carlson, Superintendent of CCSD

The board of education approved to for an extended one-year contract to Steve Carlson for the school year 2024 through 2026.

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