APS School Board Meetings in Secret Need a Watcher

The APS Board of Education intends to meet in the next few weeks to hire the next superintendent; the one who is not expected to be a role model.

A number of those meetings will be conducted in secret from stake and interest holders.

By the board’s own deliberate decision, their meetings in secret are not recorded.

The APS board has a history (many of which have been admitted by former school board members) of violating the NM Open Meetings Act in meetings in secret.

Having, with forethought and after deliberation, removed the “Pillar of Trustworthiness” from their own standards of conduct, the board and their search for a superintendent, can no longer be considered trust worthy.

At the very least, their meetings in secret should be recorded – from doors closed to doors open.

Better; include a trustworthy watcher to witness meetings and to report violations to stake and interest holders.

Instead; they will meet in secret and hire whichever candidate looks like they will do the best job covering up the ethics, standards, accountability and role modeling scandal in the leadership.

And still, not newsworthy