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Candidates stress listening, town halls and targeted outreach to rebuild trust with families
Summary
At the APS candidate forum, candidates across districts emphasized listening, town halls, tribal consultation and targeted outreach to engage families, especially underserved groups, while centering student outcomes.
Community engagement and building trust with families were recurring themes at the Albuquerque Public Schools candidate forum. Candidates described a mix of strategies — from town halls to biannual strategic‑plan audits and targeted outreach — to hear constituents and center decisions on student outcomes.
Brian Laurent Jr. and Joshua Martinez emphasized going to communities where parents are already gathered rather than expecting attendance at traditional forums: Martinez said, “we have to find new…
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