NO CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT WINSTON BROOKS. THAT WAS THE DECISION THURSDAY MORNING FROM THE APS BOARD. IT COMES ON THE HEELS OF MONDAY'S BOARD MEETING TO EVALUATE BROOKS' PERFORMANCE. THOUGH HE'S CREDITED WITH RAISING APS GRADUATION RATES AND REDUCING TRUANCY, THE BOARD CHOSE NOT TO EXTEND HIS CONTRACT BEYOND 2016.
BROOKS HAS COME UNDER FIRE BY DISTRICT OFFICIALS LATELY AFTER POSTING INSULTING TWEETS ABOUT STATE EDUCATION SECRETARY-DESIGNATE HANNA SKANDERA, COMPARING HER TO FARM ANIMALS. HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SUSPENDED FOR THREE DAYS BECAUSE OF THE TWITTER MESSAGE TO A TV REPORTER. HE DID ISSUE AN APOLOGY TO SKANDERA.
CONTRACT EXTENSIONS FOR APS SUPERINTENDENTS IS CUSTOMARY AND PART OF THE REGULAR WHERE THOSE CONTRACTS ARE CONCERNED.
