I need two hundred people, who are willing to stand up for what they believe in, for two minutes.

Diogenes searched for years for one honest man. My task is to find but two hundred; two hundred men, women and children who are willing to stand up for two minutes while the following question is put to the Leadership of the Albuquerque Public Schools;

As Board Members and Senior Administrators; to what standard of conduct are you willing to be held honestly accountable?

By honest accountability it is meant: inescapable accountability to an unequivocal standard. It means accountability in the manner in which we want our children to understand it.

Are you willing to be held accountable to the standard to which 89,000 of our sons and daughters are accountable?

The Leaders of the APS must identify the standard to which they are accountable. They must present tp scrutiny, the process by which all allegations of their misconduct will see a principled resolution. By principled resolution it is meant; universally available, beyond undue influence, fair and impartial, and consistent with agreed upon principles of acceptable conduct, such as a code of ethical conduct.

It would seem to be a question that reasonably requires a response from any person who enjoys the public trust; in particular educational leadership.

To what standard of conduct will you be honestly accountable?

There is a counter at the bottom of this blog page. On the day that people visit this blog at the rate of 200 per day; I will attempt to organize a rally of those 200 people. We will stand together to respectfully deliver the question each member of the Board, the Superintendent, or their designee. We will hope that we have gathered in a number large enough to compel a reponse.

If a large enough crowd of people gather in one place to ask the question; the media will be compelled to cover the story. At that point every stakeholder in the District will have the opportunity to decide for themselves whether or not to protest the APS Leadership’s response to a legitimate question, stonewall. Stonewalling is not telling the truth.

This endeavor will not be supported by the media. I am compelled to toss it into the blogosphere and see what happens. They made a difference in Connecticut.

Please spread the word on Diogenes’six. Email friends, relatives, any stakeholder whose address you know. This can be done.

When it looks like we have the attention of 200 people, we will attempt to hold the Leadership of the APS honestly accountable to a meaningful standard of conduct.

If we fail, we will have to do it again, and again if necessary; until the terms of public service, as defined by the public, are clearly defined.

I look forward to comments or questions.