APS board accepts progress report on high‑quality instructional materials after questions about middle‑school scores

The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education voted Sept. 3 to accept interim progress monitoring reports for Guardrail 3.1 and 3.2, which track district progress on adopting and using high‑quality instructional materials. The motion to accept the reports passed on a roll‑call vote; the board recorded unanimous support.

Board Member Josefina Dominguez, who asked that the item be pulled from the consent agenda for discussion, said a constituent asked why the district had an outlier score of 52% at the middle‑school level in the superintendent’s interpretation of the data. “One of my constituents asked about how the superintendent and her staff explain the outlier score of 52% at the middle school level,” Dominguez said. She asked district leaders to respond publicly at the meeting.

Superintendent Dr. Blakey and Chief Academic Officer Sherry Jett explained the district’s interpretation. Dr. Blakey said the district is seeing inconsistent…