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APS committee says listening-session survey drew 4,122 responses; electric-bus tours and food tastings planned
Summary
At a July 21 Community Engagement Committee meeting, district staff reported 4,122 survey responses representing 5,565 students and outlined pre-session events — electric-bus demonstrations and food-sampling — ahead of a July listening session; staff will share detailed results with the board on the 27th.
The Albuquerque Public Schools Community Engagement Committee heard on July 21 that the district’s recent listening-session survey attracted 4,122 responses and represented voices from roughly 5,565 students, a dramatic increase from the district’s first session.
“ We received 4,122 survey responses,” Dr. Antonio Gonzales, deputy superintendent of operations, told the committee. He said the survey ran June 26 through July 10 and that the responses will be shared with the full board on Monday, July 27.
Gonzales provided a demographic breakdown of respondents: about 70% self-identified as parents or guardians, roughly 18% as APS employees (about half of those identifying as both parent and employee), 2% as students and 1% as community members. “So I feel like we got a very good representation of our community,” he said.
Staff described how the July listening session will be staged to increase participation. District transportation will host electric-bus tours beginning about 5 p.m., and food-and-nutrition staff will offer samples of new menu items before the meeting’s 6 p.m. start. Board members will sit at tables during the session to facilitate small-group conversation, followed by report-outs to capture community input.
Committee members praised the turnout and the planning. “That’s an incredible number,” Chair Janelle Estorga said, thanking Gonzales and staff for their outreach. Member Rebecca Betson and others emphasized the committee’s intent to keep conversations focused and to create space for many voices rather than letting a few attendees dominate table discussions.
Committee members asked how the district had achieved the large jump from about 400 initial responses to more than 4,000. Gonzales said he could not immediately quantify which channels—emails, board social posts or other outreach—drove responses, but he noted the second survey was led by the district’s SAPR team, which “helped us polish the survey, push out the survey, analyze” results.
Staff also reviewed logistics: six raffle bags will be distributed as entry tickets to attendees moving from the bus/food preview into the meeting space, and the district discussed an overflow room and livestreaming for virtual participants. Communications staff agreed to update publicity materials to note the 5 p.m. pre-meeting activities so attendees know buses and tastings start before the 6 p.m. meeting.
The committee did not take formal action on the survey report; staff will deliver the full analysis to the board and proceed with the pre-session logistics described at the meeting.
