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APS superintendent finalist addresses community, board questions

Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal Ignacio Ruiz, assistant superintendent for the Clark County School District in Nevada, said he grew up in a community similar to Albuquerque and that’s part of the reason he wants to become the next Albuquerque Public Schools superintendent. “I was an English learner going into school,” he said. He playfully cited the state’s famous chile as another big draw to make the move. ...................... Ruiz is now one of three finalists for the job after Ushma Shah, assistant superintendent of elementary schools, instruction and equity for School District U-46 in Illinois, withdrew her application. “While I was excited to potentially make the move to New Mexico, recent personal matters have underscored the importance of remaining local at this time,” Shah wrote in a letter to the APS Board of Education dated Feb. 28.

Finalists named for APS superintendent

It’s down to four. The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education chose its superintendent finalists on Friday, and Scott Elder, the man currently running the district, made the cut. The four finalists are: ...................... • Ignacio Ruiz, assistant superintendent, Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada. • Ushma Shah, assistant superintendent of elementary schools, instruction and equity, School District U-46, Elgin, Illinois. • Elder, APS interim superintendent. Elder was the district’s former chief operations officer who was appointed to the role. The board voted 6-1 for the finalists. Peggy Muller-Aragon said she voted against them because the public was kept out of the conversation.

APS board lands on six superintendent semifinalists

Fifteen more apply to be APS superintendent

Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal After the COVID-19 pandemic halted Albuquerque Public Schools’ superintendent search, the process is in full swing again, with 15 new applicants seeking the job. Scott Elder At a virtual news conference Tuesday, Board of Education President David Peercy said 11 men and four women applied to lead the state’s largest school district after the job was reposted. Applications were due Jan. 6. The process to replace former Superintendent Raquel Reedy after her retirement had been well underway, and five semifinalists had been named out of 39 original applicants. But the search was suspended in March, and then-Chief Operations Officer Scott Elder was later named the interim leader. In November, the Board of Education decided to move forward with the search process and to open it up to more applicants. The continuation was expected to cost an additional $4,000.

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