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APS board reviews time‑use under student‑outcomes framework; members urge clearer accountability
Summary
At the Jan. 8 meeting board member Crystal Tapia Romero presented quarter‑by‑quarter time‑use data for the district's Student‑Outcomes Focused Governance framework, showing a drop from 39% in Q2 to 7% in Q4. Members discussed training and calendar changes to improve reported time counted toward student‑outcomes work.
Board member Crystal Tapia Romero presented a quarter‑by‑quarter review of Albuquerque Public Schools’ time counted under the district’s Student‑Outcomes Focused Governance (SOFG) framework at the Jan. 8 special Board of Education meeting, saying the proportion of meeting time that met SOFG criteria fell from 31% in first quarter 2024 to 7% in the fourth quarter.
Tapia Romero said Q1 measured 31%, Q2 rose to 39%, Q3 fell to 11% and Q4 dropped to 7%. She said December had the largest aggregate meeting minutes (757 minutes) because of a board retreat but that most of those minutes did not qualify as SOFG‑countable time. She urged the board to identify ways to hold each other accountable and to be intentional about allocating meeting time to governance that directly advances student outcomes.
Secretary Janelle Astorga and other members responded with clarifications about the monitoring calendar and how scheduled goal‑monitoring months affect quarterly totals. Astorga said the board’s monitoring calendar had months without goal monitoring (for example, November and December), so declines in certain quarters were expected; she outlined an upcoming schedule for monitoring goals 1–4 in January through March.
Members discussed training and revisions to what counts as SOFG time. Board staff said a community engagement training is planned and that the SOFG implementation work runs through the end of February; staff suggested those sessions could provide guidance on what activities qualify for SOFG minutes. A board member asked staff to verify whether YouTube livestreams could include timestamps for agenda sections to make it easier to verify how long the board spent on each topic; staff said they would look into adding timestamps or noting timestamps in minutes.
Several clarifications and next steps were recorded:
- Tapia Romero requested clearer timestamping on the board’s YouTube recordings and suggested adding time details in the minutes when timestamping is not available.
- Astorga asked members to review the monitoring calendar; she recommended end‑of‑year results discussions in June to capture student outcome evidence when the district does not have scheduled goal monitoring.
- Staff said community engagement training would occur before the end of February and could inform what the board counts as SOFG‑related time; members were advised to coordinate on the training schedule.
Tapia Romero closed by urging that the board hold itself accountable and use the SOFG tool to better reflect the board’s stated priorities. The board later scheduled specific committee meeting times and continued into agenda item 5 for members’ reflections on the new year.
The board will revisit time‑use and self‑evaluation at its Jan. 15 meeting, which will also include quarter‑four self‑evaluation consolidation and progress monitoring for goal 4.
