It’s down to four.
The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education chose its superintendent finalists on Friday, and Scott Elder, the man currently running the district, made the cut.
The four finalists are:
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• Ignacio Ruiz, assistant superintendent, Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Ushma Shah, assistant superintendent of elementary schools, instruction and equity, School District U-46, Elgin, Illinois.
• Elder, APS interim superintendent. Elder was the district’s former chief operations officer who was appointed to the role.
The board voted 6-1 for the finalists. Peggy Muller-Aragon said she voted against them because the public was kept out of the conversation.
Albuquerque school district delays vote on school reopenings
February 4, 2021 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) The largest school district in New Mexico has delayed the vote on how to move forward with schools reopening, and it has planned to revisit the discussion at a coming meeting.
The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education met Wednesday to discuss a plan presented by Interim Superintendent Scott Elder that would have allowed kids to return in phases starting Feb. 22.
Elder is now expected to present a different plan that would likely focus on small groups of students. The district’s next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 17.