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Minutes of Special Board of Education Meeting

Albuquerque Public Schools

A Special Board of Education Meeting of Albuquerque Public Schools was held Friday,

November 14, 2014, beginning at 7:30 a.m. in the DeLayo Martin Community Room, Alice and

Bruce King Educational Complex, 6400 Uptown Blvd. NE.

I. Call to OrderThe meeting was called to order at 7:30 a.m.

A. Roll CallPresent: Dr. Analee Maestas, Kathy Korte, Lorenzo Garcia, Steven Michael

Quezada, Dr. Don Duran, Dr. David Peercy (arrived after agenda item I.B.), andMartin Esquivel (by phone after agenda item I.B. and arrived at the beginning of

the closed session for agenda item VI.)

B. Adoption of the November 14, Special Board of Education Meeting Agenda

(Discussion/Action)

Board Member Quezada motion to adopt the agenda. Board MemberGarcia seconded motion. Board members Maestas, Korte, Garcia, Steven

Michael Quezada, and Dr. Don Duran voted to adopt the agenda. Board membersPeercy and Esquivel were not available to vote on this agenda item.

II. Special Issues

A. Presentation on Results of Instructional Audits and School Plans (Discussion)Associate Superintendent of Elementary Schools Raquel Reedy introduced

the Adobe Acres Elementary School Principal Annittra Atler and AcomaElementary School Principal Theresa Fullerton. Associate Superintendent of

Middle Schools Kata Sandoval introduced Truman Middle School PrincipalJudith Martin-Tafoya.

I. Adobe Acres Elementary SchoolPrincipal Annittra Atler reviewed the results of the October 2014

New Mexico Instructional Audit for Adobe Acres Elementary School.

II. Acoma Elementary SchoolPrincipal Theresa Fullerton reviewed the results of the October

2014 New Mexico Instructional Audit for Acoma Elementary School.

III. Truman Middle SchoolPrincipal Judith Martin-Tafoya reviewed the results of the October

2014 New Mexico Instructional Audit for Truman Elementary School.

Issues discussed regarding the presentations of instructional audits included:

Clarification of which assessments were being used other than the required

testing

Clarification of how assessments were being used to assess the progress of

students and the quality of the assessments

Clarification of how much time was spent preparing students to takeassessments and how this is affecting instructional time.

Importance of having a common way to communicate test results to evaluate


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the progress of students, especially considering the high mobility rate in

Albuquerque

Concern regarding tracking progress during summer school and transitioningto the traditional school year

Support for the effectiveness of the Developmental Reading Assessments

(DRA) results in evaluating the individual students level Request for demographics of each school

Request for information regarding the availability of tests in Spanish

Concern about the lack of knowledge of Web Educational Plan for Student

Success (EPSS)

Concern that there is a focus on Web EPSS at schools, but the goals dontinclude the use of Web EPSS

Request for information regarding how schools create goals and determine thefulfillment of goals

Concern from parents comments that students are not meeting potential is

evidence of the need to address the needs of the students immediately

Recommendation to take advantage of small school size to address thechallenge of reforming organizational culture

Request for clarification of the contradiction of school grades of D with

documented school academic growth

Growth can occur in sub groups without being reflected in the school grade

Expression of lack of support for the current school grading process

Concern that staff feels demoralized because they work so hard to helpstudents improve academically

Confirmation that testing consumes most of the instructional time at school

Request for information about which assessments are used to evaluate EnglishLanguage Learners (ELL)

Support for professional development

Support step-by-step for empowerment instead of degradation

Recommend that the district is evaluated at all levels to truly understand the

testing effects on students, parents, teachers and principal

B. Consideration to Ratify the Hiring of an Independent Investigator toConduct an Investigation of Complaints made Against the Superintendent

(Discussion/Action)President Maestas reviewed the series of events that led to the

investigation of superintendent issues which caused some entities to question if

the Open Meetings Act was violated. Legal counsel has recommended that theboard ratify the hiring of an independent investigator.President Maestas motioned that the APS Board of Education ratify the

hiring of an independent investigator to conduct an investigation of complaints

made against the superintendent. Dr. Duran seconded the motion. PresidentMaestas requested a roll call vote.Results of the roll call vote yielded approval of

the motion with board members Maestas, Garcia, Quezada, Duran and Peercy

voting for approval; Board Member Korte opposed the motion, and Board


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Member Esquivel was not available for the vote.

III. Board Member CommentsBoard Member Korte requested an update on the status of the entire districts lock

down kits and a plan to replenish the kits because many schools do not have the activity

funds for the replacement items.

IV. President's ReportPresident Maestas had nothing further to report.

V. Announcement of Upcoming Board MeetingsPresident Maestas announced that the next Special Board of Education meeting

will be held on Friday, December 13, 2014, at 7:30 a.m., in the DeLayo Martin

Community Room, and the next Board of Education meeting will be held on Wednesday,

November 19, 2014, at 5:00 p.m., in the John Milne Community Board Room of the

Alice and Bruce King Educational Complex, 6400 Uptown Blvd NE.

VI. Consideration to Adjourn to Executive Session Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act

NMSA 1978, ( 10-15-1 (H) ( 6)) for the Purpose of Conducting Interviews with the

Finalists Pursuant to the Procurement Code Regarding RFP #15-034SS-SL,Superintendent Search Services (Action)

Board Member Quezada motioned to convene in executive session. BoardMember Korte seconded the motion. Results of the roll call vote resulted in approval to

convene in executive session with board members Korte, Garcia, Quezada, Duran, Peercy

and Maestas voting for approval. Board Member Esquivel was not available to vote onthis agenda item. The meeting convened in executive session at 8:36 a.m.

VII. Reconvene to Open SessionThe meeting reconvened in open session at 10:19 a.m.

VIII. Statement of ClosurePresident Maestas stated that the APS Board of Education met in executive

session on November 14, 2014, for the purpose of conducting interviews for

superintendent search services with the finalists pursuant to the procurement code. Thematters discussed in the executive session were limited only to those specified.

IX. Consideration for Approval of Proposal for Superintendent Search Services

(Discussion/Action)Kathy Korte motioned to accept the proposal of Ray and Associates, Inc. for

superintendent search services. Dr. Peercy seconded motion. President Maestasrequested a roll call vote that resulted in approval of the acceptance of the proposal of

Ray and Associates, Inc. for superintendent search services with board members Korte,

Garcia, Quezada, Esquivel, Duran, Peercy and Maestas voting for approval.

X. AdjournmentThe meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m.

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