JUST DAYS AFTER ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT WINSTON BROOKS WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWING AN ARGUMENT WITH HIS WIFE AND A CALL TO 9-1-1, THE APS BOARD IS CONSIDERING WHETHER TO EXTEND HIS CONTRACT BY ONE YEAR. THE CONTRACT CURRENTLY RUNS THROUGH JUNE OF 2016.
SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT MARTY ESQUIVEL TELLS 770 KKOB THE BOARD MET MONDAY MORNING FOR AN EVALUATION OF BROOKS' PERFORMANCE…SOMETHING HE SAYS IS A NORMAL PART OF THE PROCESS. ESQUIVEL SAYS THE BOARD WILL MAKE A DECISION THURSDAY ON WHETHER TO EXTEND THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT. HE ISN'T SAYING IF THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER FIRING BROOKS.
THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS ALSO SUSPENDED FOR THREE DAYS BY THE SCHOOL BOARD RECENTLY FOR MAKING INSULTING REMARKS ON TWITTER ABOUT STATE EDUCATION SECRETARY-DESIGNATE HANNA SKANDERA. HE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL LAST WEEK AFTER GETTING INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH HIS WIFE, AND CALLING 9-1-1.
