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Superintendent Scott Elder served the Albuquerque Public School Board in multiple capacities, from substitute, teacher, principal, chief operations officer, and superintendent. The APS Board of Education decided not to move forward with an extension of Elder’s contract, allowing it to expire naturally at the end of June 2024.

APS Superintendent to Step Down in 2024

On May 24 the APS Board of Education approved a $2.16 billion budget for the school district. The budget is a 12 percent increase in spending from the 2022-23 fiscal year, with the increase being driven by salary increases.

APS Board Greenlights $2.16 Billion Budget

New Mexico Public Education Secretary Arsenio Romero was the keynote speaker at the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce luncheon on May 30. Romero discussed his plans for the future of New Mexico’s education and some steps the Public Education Department is taking to get there.

New Mexico Public Education Secretary Outlines Vision for Education Reform at Chamber Luncheon

East Mountain High School in Sandia Park, New Mexico is a school with higher proficiency rates than the rest of the state, Principal Trey Smith said the school is looking to expand so more students have an opportunity to benefit from high-quality education like what is offered at EMHS.

East Mountain High Looks to Expand and Build on its Continued Success

Representative Elizabeth Thomson (left), Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Public Education Secretary Arsenio Romero (right) celebrated the signing of an executive order establishing the Office of Special Education in the Public Education Department while surrounded by parents and children in the library of Lowell Elementary School on May 25.

New Mexico Governor Establishes Office of Special Education to Improve Services for Students with Disabilities

Secretary of Education, Arsenio Romero discusses the coming year and the future of education in New Mexico during the recent May Legislative Education Study Committee meeting.

Education Secretary Makes Debut Presentation at LESC

Changemakers is a nine-month fellowship where participants attend five, half-day education learning experiences; one out-of-state trip in the spring to visit high-performing school systems; and at least one school district board meeting in New Mexico. The 2022-23 class graduated 29 fellows from the program who all said they found hope for the future of education through the program.

Community Leaders Graduate from Changemakers Education Fellowship

On May 8, Secretary Arsenio Romero announced his new leadership team at the Public Education Department. Seana Flanagan is the new PED Managing Director; Gregory Frostad is Assistant Secretary of Policy and Research; Amanda DeBell is Deputy Secretary of Teaching, Learning and Innovation; KatieAnn Juanico is Assistant Secretary of Indian Education; Candice Castillo is taking the role of Deputy Secretary of Identity, Equity and Transformation.

New Mexico’s New Education Leadership Team