Calling all Native American Professionals! Our Cultural Education Department is seeking professionals and community members to present at our upcoming Career Exploration Fair on October 21st and 22nd! Come share your story, spark curiosity, and help GMCS students explore what’s possible for their future! See our flyer for more details.

Recent posts about cooling conditions at Gallup High School contain unsubstantiated and misleading claims. GMCS Administration responded the same day it was first notified — August 5, 2026 — installing 36 supplemental air conditioning units within weeks and subsequently working to replace broken roof exhaust fans discovered while supplemental units were being installed. Additionally, the District has procured design work and engineering to add permanent heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) to portions of the building.

GMCS has invested over $81 Million in HVAC upgrades in 12 schools over the past three years and remains committed to addressing aging infrastructure District-Wide. Our students and staff deserve accurate information, and our families deserve a clear account of what has happened and what GMCS is doing about it.
If your student has a genuine concern about classroom conditions, we want to hear it directly: Please click on the following link for a more comprehensive look at District HVAC and to report any concerns. https://www.gmcs.org/o/gmcs/page/facilities

High school sports teams can now gear up in style with exclusive, customizable merch from BSN. Explore the collection, pick your favorites, and show off your school pride before it’s gone! These shops are open for a limited time only, so be sure to head to your school shop NOW. Visit your school’s homepage and look for the BSN Shop button with the shopping cart icon to get started.

Juniors and Seniors!
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Read Masonjones Decision Here

The Gallup-McKinley County School District has received and is reviewing the arbitrator's decision regarding Sawyer Masonjones. We respect the arbitration process required under the New Mexico School Personnel Act, and the District will comply as required.

At the same time, the District is disappointed in this outcome. The arbitrator's decision confirms that the District proved, by a preponderance of the evidence, that Mr. Masonjones engaged in both Misconduct and Insubordination. That sustained record included inconsistent attendance practices that left the District unable to reliably account for students' whereabouts; failure to consistently provide the instructional engagement and supervision required of a classroom teacher; a pattern of conducting Union business during instructional time after receiving a direct administrative instruction to stop; and inadequate response to known student vaping in the classroom.

These are not minor or technical findings; they go to core responsibilities the District entrusts to every licensed teacher: accounting for students, maintaining a safe and supervised classroom, and following lawful administrative direction.

We disagree with the arbitrator's conclusion that the District overreacted, or that the discharge was a disproportionate response to the conduct proven. We further disagree with the conclusion that a District must put on direct student testimony to demonstrate that its students have not been provided with the instruction, supervision, and safety they deserve. Student safety, classroom accountability, and staff compliance with administrative direction are not areas where the District is willing to accept a diminished standard, and we are concerned that this decision may make it more difficult for districts to act decisively when these responsibilities are not met.

The District is currently evaluating this decision with legal counsel and will pursue any additional remedies available to it under the New Mexico School Personnel Act and applicable law. Regardless of the outcome of that review, the District will continue to hold all staff accountable to the standards our students, families, and communities expect and deserve.