The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education on Nov. 5 voted to accept the district's progress-monitoring report for interim goals 2.1 and 2.2, which track middle-school math proficiency. The vote followed a 30-minute staff presentation and an extended board question-and-answer period focused on English-language-learner performance, interim assessments and supports for teachers.

Superintendent Dr. Gabriela Blakey and members of her leadership team presented the monitoring material and described the district's approach to math improvement, emphasizing high-quality instructional materials, coaching for teachers and use of diagnostic tools. "We are, as noted, looking very carefully at the strategies we use to support our English language learners," Blakey said during the discussion.

Board members raised several concerns that shaped the debate. Member Astorga pointed to what a report identified as a very low proficiency rate for sixth-grade ELL students and asked what short-cycle intervention checkpoints the district uses to prevent persistent underperformance. The administration described language routines embedded in curriculum, coaching supports, and the use of iReady diagnostics to identify prescriptive skill needs but acknowledged a need to tighten interim assessment practices and to provide clearer evidence of classroom-level implementation.

Several board members focused on the amount of collaboration time available to middle-school teachers. Administration witnesses said middle schools have limited common planning time compared with high schools and that the district has been "creative in their scheduling"; district staff also noted a contracted allowance of two hours every 20 days that schools may use to support collaboration. Assistant and deputy superintendents said the district is pushing 90-day plans and coaching cycles to improve fidelity of implementation.

The motion to accept the monitoring report was made by Board Member Courtney Jackson and seconded by Crystal Tapia Romero. The board conducted a roll-call vote and the motion carried.

The acceptance vote was presented as an acknowledgment that board members had a satisfactory conversation with the superintendent, that the data presented aligns with the board's vision for the goals, and that the district has a strategy sufficient to cause growth toward the goals. No change to policy was adopted at the meeting; the vote accepted the monitoring report as presented and directed no immediate formal board action beyond continued monitoring.

Board members and administrators said they will include more detailed follow-up material in subsequent monitoring reports, including plans to surface Panorama and interim-assessment data that tie classroom practice to student outcomes.