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Community speakers urge APS to slow, open review of Council of Great City Schools contract and RFP process
Summary
Multiple public forum speakers at the Albuquerque Public Schools board meeting called for a transparent, community‑engaged review of the Council of Great City Schools contract and the district's RFP process for coaching, with speakers both criticizing and defending the use of outside coaches.
At the June 18 Albuquerque Public Schools board meeting, multiple public‑forum speakers asked the board to slow the process to replace coaching services, open the procurement to public input, and explain how an out‑of‑state contract with the Council of Great City Schools was approved and renewed.
Janet Harmon told the board, “It takes an enormous amount of time vetting these outfits, many of whom have questionable motives,” and thanked the board for not renewing the contract with the Council of Great City Schools. Harmon asked whether such contracts are mandated and urged the board to investigate the vendor’s funding sources and the district’s…
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