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Candidates explain board’s governance role: set goals, approve budget, hold superintendent accountable
5767170 · September 13, 2025
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Summary
At the forum, candidates consistently described the board’s role as policymaking, budgeting and superintendent oversight, and contrasted that with the superintendent’s operational responsibilities.
Several candidates at the Albuquerque Public Schools forum provided a consistent description of the distinction between the board of education and the superintendent.
Danielle Gonzalez, an incumbent board member, cited state law and said the school board’s role is “to approve policy, to approve the budget, and to hire, manage, and evaluate the superintendent,”…
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