HIS PAY AND START-DATE HAVEN’T BEEN WORKED OUT BY THE SCHOOL BOARD YET. BUT THE NEWLY APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT FOR ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS TALKING ABOUT DRAFTING PLANS FOR THE DISTRICT.
THE APS BOARD ON SATURDAY NAMED THE SAN FRANCISCO UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT’S ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF CURRICULUM LUIS VALENTINO TO REPLACE WINSTON BROOKS. VALENTINO SAYS HIS FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO TALK TO TEACHERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND THE APS BOARD. HE SAYS HE’LL THEN PRESENT HIS PLAN TO DEAL WITH THE DISTRICT’S CHALLENGES, INCLUDING THE BUDGET.