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Superintendent outlines budget changes; district cites $2 million "strategic abandonment" and shifts Title I allocations to schools
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Blakey and district staff described a year-long effort to align budget and instruction, created a Federal and State Programs office, reported $2,000,000 in project abandonments and said all Title I allocations will go directly to schools. Board members asked detailed fiscal and programmatic questions.
Superintendent Dr. Blakey and district finance and academic leaders presented the Albuquerque Public Schools operational and federal-state program budgets Wednesday and described structural changes intended to align resources to the district’s goals.
The presentation highlighted three organizational shifts: creation of a Federal and State Programs office to reduce duplication, closer alignment of the academic side with budgeting, and the introduction of a performance framework that ties resource allocations to school outcomes. “This office was created to break down silos and ensure that federal and state dollars are being used effectively,” Dr. Blakey said.
Deputy Superintendent Dr. Antonio Gonzalez and executive staff detailed changes staff said have already produced savings and reallocations. Dr. Gonzalez said the administration had identified…
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