APS Community Round Tables

In a meeting this afternoon, I promised Albuquerque Interfaith, link, a seat at the table where decisions are made that affect their interests.

I have offered them a new format for APS School Board District and Community Relations committee meetings.

I have offered them a new mission statement for the APS D&CR; each meeting will be a round table discussion featuring open and honest two-way communication between the leadership of the APS and the community members they serve.

• Round table ... Participants agree on a specific topic to discuss and debate. Each person is given equal right to participate, as illustrated by idea of a circular layout referred to in the term round table, wikilink.

I propose;

• once each month the District and Community Relations Committee and senior administration will meet in a different high school auditorium at a time convenient to stake and interest holders.

1. During an executive round table; the board would be seated with representative stake and interest holders in policy decision making.  
2. During an administrative round table; the administrative leadership team would be seated with representative stake and interest holders in administrative procedural directive implementation.

• The discussions will be impartially facilitated

• The goal of the discussion will be to arrive at consensus or determination based on the common understanding of interests and issues; a decision will be made to support or oppose 

1. a policy change in the case of an executive round table, or 
2. an administrative procedural directive change following an administrative round table.

• The decisions of the round tables are subject to a vote by the school board and or the acceptance by the superintendent for the administration.

You have an opportunity to participate meaningfully in decision making that affects your interests.

You have an opportunity to regain control over the wielding of power and the spending of resources that belong  fundamentally to you; the people.

All you have to do is elect a school board who really wants to engage in open and honest two-way communication between them and the community members they serve.

All you have to do is elect a school board that wants you to know the truth.




photo Mark Bralley