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Students say superintendent search sidelined them; cite low turnout for contractor-led forums
Summary
Two student speakers told the Santa Fe Public Schools board that the superintendent search process failed to engage students, citing forum timing, missed school visits and turnout data from the district'hired contractor.
Two Santa Fe students told the Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education on April 24 that the district'led superintendent search process did not meaningfully include student voices.
The criticism came at the start of the public forum when Lehi Hanhansen, student body president at Santa Fe High School, and Lucas Robbins, a student board member for Mandela Eco and Desert Sage, said meetings and outreach were scheduled or conducted in ways that kept students from participating while the board prepares to select a superintendent.
Hanhansen told the board: "According to the February 27 board meeting minutes, you all spent around $60,000 contracting a PR firm, Carol…
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