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Board member Courtney Jackson moved to archive the policy; Crystal Tapia Romero seconded. During the discussion, board members debated whether naming decisions are primarily a governance responsibility or best handled administratively with strong community involvement. Member Josefina Dominguez said she favors placing relationship-building with communities ahead of unilateral board action: “Deep change requires building relationships in order to share historical views on sensitive topics,” she said.

Superintendent Gabriela Duran Blakey told the board that archiving the policy would require a procedural directive because two schools are already in a renaming process. The superintendent named the active cases as the new international school (which needs a name) and Polk Middle School, both of which are proceeding under existing procedures while the district develops interim guidance.

At roll-call, Board members Jackson, Tapia Romero, Dominguez and Daniel Gonzales voted to archive the policy; Board members Benavides and Tomorito voted no. The motion carried. Administrators said they will draft a procedural directive quickly so the boards and communities working on current naming processes have clear guidance while the district develops any longer-term revisions.

Board members said they want the superintendent and the naming committees to ensure diversity of viewpoints on naming committees and to consider historical and cultural context in any recommendations that return to the board for final approval. The vote archived the policy; it did not itself rename any facility.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular Board of Education Meeting 4-2-2025 -1","oneSentenceSummary","The Albuquerque Public Schools board voted April 2 to archive its policy on naming and renaming facilities after board members debated whether such decisions should rest with the board or be handled through Superintendent-led procedures with community input.","taxTitle","ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, School Districts, New Mexico","taxId",13253,"location","New Mexico","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":44,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6090284,"APS board accepts monitoring report; administration outlines outreach plans for bilingual seal, career pathways and AP expansion",2442,3618000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2867198-b90a473413d855c066da17f47b633674&start=3618&end=6060","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2867198-b90a473413d855c066da17f47b633674/thumbnail_3618000.jpg","/articles/6090284/New-Mexico/APS-board-accepts-monitoring-report-administration-outlines-outreach-plans-for-bilingual-seal-career-pathways-and-AP-expansion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6090284-e3174e1078da1c61e117325ff2224ae9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186779&Signature=oaRR9lZGItyXFQD4BaTvRz9wnm1ziJdgQI3-Uqfik9dmIYDOJo4daWO7TKWAR642UyeA1Udg9YKwbNbSdaQ5TGVc3i3L6-0n9mhs~b7NmY-Ius0hekMV4DvWs4iXxXqHnQfvYiJXdeJVwUYtsHHc2vcp2a1epyBsACSa8MtK72PGtj1PuezfuWc9d~A1vQfsHl0Rbl-Qgr3VVW7aeeVMFoEKtiCtg6XK3-KvWJzTWqC0arZT94sIUV8G8M0AYQD6BMegaAdZP-EXTkFi1HULv7F5hNRPsSOHn6kWSH36YMULzVotSzpPYgr87PooQbV-tIkabJs3BDbOPIKxgdGVCw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education voted April 2 to accept the administration’s progress monitoring report on interim goals 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3, which cover bilingual seal attainment, career-connected learning and Advanced Placement coursework.

The motion to accept the monitoring report was moved by Board member Benavides and seconded by Member Jackson. A roll-call vote recorded a unanimous “yes” and the motion carried. Board members framed the vote as an acknowledgment that the board had a satisfactory monitoring conversation and that administration presented sufficient evidence of strategy and growth toward the goals.

Administrators described several tactics to increase participation and measure effectiveness. Mark Garcia and the academic leadership team said communication about bilingual-seal pathways will be continuous from pre-K through grade 12 and not confined to ninth grade; they plan updated handbooks, multi-language one-pagers, slide decks, and family nights at transition points (e.g., fifth-to-sixth and eighth-to-ninth grades). Garcia also highlighted the district’s recent recognition of students who earned bilingual seals, including the first APS students to earn the Navajo bilingual seal.

On career-connected learning (interim goal 3.2), the administration described pilots using Ford Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL) academies at Manzano and Highland high schools to link curriculum to industry partners, and said the district is developing asset maps to match local businesses to school pathways. Presenters reported a 60% rate of tenth graders earning a career-connected-credit in fall 2024, a 7.8 percentage-point increase from a prior period. The administration also reported that 70% of students had activated LevelUp (LevelAll) accounts (26,948 activations) and that 2,841 students had completed “next step” plans in that platform.

For AP access, administrators said the district is shifting from asking who is “ready” for AP to asking how to prepare more students. They reported growth among focus groups: AP attainment for students with disabilities rose from about 8% to 12.9% (semester-to-semester comparison), and English-language learner AP participation increased from about 32% to roughly 40.5% in the most recent reporting period. The district said it uses senior exit surveys and data from the National Student Clearinghouse to monitor postsecondary enrollment, though tracking post-graduation career placement remains difficult.

Board members pressed for specifics about measuring communication effectiveness, task-force membership for the LevelAll rollout, and long-term tracking of career-connected learning outcomes. Administrators said they will triangulate measures — enrollment trends, family and staff feedback, principal and advisory committees, and pathway completion rates — and return with more dashboarded, longitudinal data at future monitoring sessions.

The board accepted the report as meeting the three acceptance tests the board uses for monitoring: (1) reality aligns with the vision, (2) there is growth toward the vision, and (3) there is a strategy sufficient to cause further growth.

No changes to district policy or budget were adopted in the vote; the motion accepted the monitoring conversation and report.","The Albuquerque Public Schools board voted to accept a monitoring report on interim goals for postsecondary readiness (bilingual seal pathways, career-connected learning, AP credits). Administrators described outreach strategies, career-academy pilots and metrics for tracking progress.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6090289,"Parents, advocates press APS to remove sexually explicit books and rescind new media policy",2569,1030000,3599000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2867198-b90a473413d855c066da17f47b633674&start=1030&end=3599","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2867198-b90a473413d855c066da17f47b633674/thumbnail_1030000.jpg","/articles/6090289/New-Mexico/Parents-advocates-press-APS-to-remove-sexually-explicit-books-and-rescind-new-media-policy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6090289-9121497fba2e2f88143e89868c2beb3e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186779&Signature=Xkp0l~nMewgxjCz1USu2-RmJN23WSoRpzbHO~quwRLGtXT~ckaY9Hd7pmAP0Fh41Rdeo1X9tBpZgMT6-Lf9xiCbBVgFF8JlZCPpRHlqpRGL1d-zp91EueqPu-6Q-zcU40LvRcwgWMtDblZaqaaRNJnllg5cwRzsBdIQFs7RdBDrFTZOqPw8OPmaZdcU-olN4rP5Rq8DnmCgye69QnBDuXejDG93MZlUUo5FAvMXoeTVi9v63nl9txJmoR7DGLQJRchq89nFSjKki8C4~1QP5MnUvXKdk4XACUCVpuupSVWKKbUGIJgCUxAvObnut6u0~Byx4GTd2FEDuLW3wDjeDXg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dozens of speakers at the April 2 meeting of the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education urged the district to remove what they described as sexually explicit books from school libraries and to rescind a new media policy that restricts board members from speaking individually to reporters.

Speakers urged immediate action. “There are over a 25 plus ******** explicit materials found in the APS libraries,” said Damara Andrade during public forum, saying parents entrusted the district to guard children from harmful material. Sarah Smith told the board that “there are over 125 plus books in Albuquerque Public School libraries that are age inappropriate for students,” and read passages she characterized as sexually explicit.

The concern about the new media policy came from speakers who said the policy, which they said limits media comments to the board president, undermines accountability. “Constituents deserve to hear how their board members voted and why,” said Tony Watkins, who identified himself as with Families United for Education and cited the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government and the ACLU of New Mexico in urging the board to rescind the policy. Megan Long, speaking by video, asked the board to “rescind the new media policy” and said it could be used to “stifle any board members whose votes do not align with the majority.”

Speakers gave examples of books they said were present in school libraries, naming titles raised during public forum, and read brief excerpts from some texts to demonstrate their concerns. Commenters asked the board to adopt a districtwide policy and audit so parents would not have to file repeated individual challenges at each school to address materials they find objectionable. Several speakers urged the board to establish a clear definition of “age appropriate” and to create a process for a single, district-level review.

Board Vice President Jackson reiterated public forum rules at the start of the item and noted the New Mexico Open Meetings Act requirement that the agenda list items the board will discuss. The board did not take action on library materials during the meeting; public forum is a listening period and not a deliberative item. Members of the public also raised related issues — including health education placement, parent notification rights, and concerns about gender-transition treatments — but the majority of public forum time was devoted to books and the media policy.

The board’s administration and legal staff were asked to follow up on public comments. No formal vote or binding directive to remove particular titles was recorded during the meeting. Several speakers provided contact information and materials to the board and asked administration to conduct a districtwide audit of library holdings and to draft a transparent definition and process for evaluating age appropriateness.

The remarks at public forum closed after roughly 45 minutes of scheduled testimony. The board moved on to its monitoring and consent items after the public comment period concluded.","Dozens of public commenters at the April 2 Albuquerque Public Schools board meeting urged the district to audit and remove books they called sexually explicit from school libraries and criticized a newly adopted media policy that limits individual board members' statements to the press.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6090275,"Votes at a glance: April 2 APS Board meeting",1968,6072000,8040000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2867198-b90a473413d855c066da17f47b633674&start=6072&end=8040","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2867198-b90a473413d855c066da17f47b633674/thumbnail_6072000.jpg","/articles/6090275/New-Mexico/Votes-at-a-glance-April-2-APS-Board-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6090275-6230ff7b9885a1f1ef876caa9a575b22/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186779&Signature=WLlIXDBr6h2iYe6zhTLhyguj~hjzBzBBqPabeqQh6MQM4cHXeP4AUCCpkt6OgxP6U-5oQ4tumC7uJXDNzTQF1svp6Xw3bHHx8DI9c9vD5lYa0xSxBE~5RENg1-OBdFTloLBvF0JqCUwCTYmh2OxCg37B-uvwwjB9y66zvCxBgnc5bHhwSDa99I9JYmA6H-n1M3CDIl8CLgriLpiHQVcVXDYN~e4VCjQDCx~WuC6xdtxGTnilCOh9y44WMFJXk2T6t71RzuGcc7WAKm80nJ8Bd3ZnZcrrBBNNOrqv2b9hDRVs4V3eowqmZ2r-T36ssIEiwOLTm1IKJSoYHdPGCQ8svw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Key formal actions taken at the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education meeting on April 2, 2025:

- Accept monitoring report on interim goals 3.1–3.3 (postsecondary readiness): Motion moved by Member Benavides, seconded by Member Jackson; roll-call recorded unanimous yes; outcome: approved.

- Approve consent agenda (items 7.1–7.18): Motion moved by Member Jackson, seconded by Member Benavides; roll-call recorded affirmation; outcome: approved.

- Archive Board Policy FE (naming, renaming, dedication): Motion moved by Member Jackson, seconded by Crystal Tapia Romero; roll-call vote yes: Jackson, Tapia Romero, Dominguez, Daniel Gonzales; no: Benavides, Tomorito; outcome: approved (4–2).

- Convene executive session to discuss collective bargaining: Motion moved by Crystal Tapia Romero, seconded by Member Jackson; roll-call vote recorded yes by present members; outcome: approved. The board left open session to convene the executive session under the Public Meetings Act.

These items were procedural or governance actions; no ordinances or contracts were adopted in open session during the meeting minutes covered.","At its April 2 meeting the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education approved the consent agenda, accepted the student outcomes monitoring report and voted to archive Board Policy FE; the board also authorized convening an executive session on collective bargaining.","actionData","errors"]

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