ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS CLOSER TO HIRING A NEW SUPERINTENDENT. AND IT’S HOLDING MORE MEETINGS TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT. SPOKESPERSON MONICA ARMENTA SAYS THEY’VE HELD PUBLIC MEETINGS ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS IN ITS NEXT SUPERINTENDENT.
ARMENTA SAYS THOSE WHO HAVE ATTENDED THOSE HEARINGS ALL SEEM TO WANT THE SAME THINGS: AN IMPROVED GRADUATION RATE, STUDENTS DOING BETTER ON TESTS, MAKING SURE CLASSROOMS ARE NOT OVERCROWDED AND THAT TEACHERS GET THE BENEFITS AND RESPECT THEY DESERVE.
THE SCHOOL BOARD LAST WEEK EXTENDED THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE JOB UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH AND WILL COMPILE A LIST OF CANDIDATES BY APRIL 2ND.
THE NEXT PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THE SUPERINTENDENT IS APRIL 9TH AND 10TH. THE NEW HIRE WILL BE ANNOUNCED APRIL 11TH.
