ALBUQUERQUE HOLDS THREE MORE FORUMS FRIDAY AFTER INTRODUCING ITS THREE FINALISTS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT’S JOB TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED THURSDAY’S HEARING.
THE ONLY NEW MEXICO CANDIDATE IS ALMUDENA ABEYTA … DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING AT SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SHE SAYS STUDENTS ARE ALWAYS THE FIRST PRIORITY. ABEYTA IS ALSO A PRODUCT OF APS. MICHAEL CARDONA IS FROM HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND EMPHASIZES COLLABORATION AND INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY. LUIS VALENTINO … ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT … SAYS EDUCATION IS THE ONLY INSTITUTION IN THE U-S THAT CAN TRANSFORM SOCIETY.
FRIDAY’S PUBLIC MEETINGS AT APS HEADQUARTERS ON UPTOWN ARE SCHEDULED FOR 7AM … 11:30AM … AND 4PM.
THE APS BOARD WILL SELECT THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT SATURDAY.
