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Los Ranchos trustees urge APS pause on Taft rightsizing as residents warn of traffic and equity harms
Summary
Albuquerque Public Schools presented a rightsizing plan that could move Coronado to Taft and reshape middle-school assignments; Los Ranchos residents and trustees called for a delay, citing traffic safety, equity and lack of neighborhood notice.
Albuquerque Public Schools officials outlined a district 'rightsizing' plan Monday that would repurpose Taft Middle School as a phased K–8 site if the Board of Education approves transferring Coronado students there. The presentation — given to the Los Ranchos Board of Trustees — emphasized declining district enrollment and the district's data-driven criteria for identifying buildings for consolidation or repurposing.
The plan presented by APS deputy superintendent for operations Gabriel Hockas and deputy superintendent for leadership and learning Antonio Gonzalez noted the district has dropped from roughly 89,000 students in 2012–13 to about 69,000 in 2023–24 and said rightsizing aims to preserve academic offerings and long-term financial stability. "We want to balance closures with identifying needs to repurpose buildings so they remain community…
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