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APS board approves amended resolution to submit to New Mexico School Boards Association platform
Summary
The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education approved an amended resolution Sept. 3 to submit to the New Mexico School Boards Association for consideration in the association’s 2025 legislative platform; board members amended wording referencing the Martinez and Yawzi decision.
The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education voted Sept. 3 to approve an amended resolution to be submitted to the New Mexico School Boards Association for consideration in the association’s 2025 legislative platform. The board accepted wording changes to a whereas clause that referenced a court decision.
Board Member Josefina Dominguez moved approval of the resolution as amended; Board Member Crystal Tapia Romero seconded. During discussion a board member proposed replacing the word “demands” in a whereas clause with “necessitates.” The board accepted that change as a friendly amendment. The roll‑call vote carried with unanimous support.
The resolution as discussed references the “Martinez and Yawzi decision,” which board members said necessitates action for historically disenfranchised families and community advocates; the transcript records the board’s exact phrasing of that amendment. The draft resolution and proposed amendments were available to the board at the dais and had been provided in meeting materials.
No legislative language beyond the amendment was adopted at the meeting, and the board did not indicate a timetable for additional edits before submission to the association.
Why it matters: Submitting resolutions to the New Mexico School Boards Association is a standard route for local school boards to seek broader association support for legislative priorities. The board’s amendment changed the strength of language that will accompany the proposed platform item.
What’s next: The resolution, as amended, will be submitted to the New Mexico School Boards Association for consideration in its 2025 legislative platform.
