Known Candidate Forums

Updated: 12:00 p.m. January 7, 2011

January 25 – Parent, Family and Community School Partnerships, Tuesday, January 25 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Parents Reaching Out Center, 1920 Columbia Drive, SE. Meeting is held in collaboration with Parents Reaching Out and the APS Community Schools and Partnerships Department. For more information, contact Tony Watkins at 855-5271 or watkins_t@aps.edu. This forum is for candidates representing school board district 4.

January 25 – The Westside Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday, January 25 starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Ladera Golf Course Banquet Room, 3401 Ladera Drive NW. For more information, contact Dan Serrano, chairman of the Westside Chamber at 249-7994 or dtserrano@aol.com. This forum is for candidates representing school board districts 1 and 2.

January 27 – Enlace and Washington Middle School Parent Organization, Thursday, January 27 from 5:30-7:00 p.m., in the Washington Middle School Library, 1101 Park SW for candidates representing school board districts 1 and 4. For more information, contact Julia at jfitzsim@unm.edu or call 764-2000, ext. 61119.

Past Forums

January 8 – Democratic Women of Bernalillo County is sponsoring a candidate forum for school board district 4 on Saturday, January 8 between 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the UNM Law School, 1117 Stanford NE, Room 2401 (south of Indian School, north of Lomas, between University and Girard).

January 11 – Southwest Alliance and Neighbors (SWAN)is sponsoring a gathering to meet candidates in school board districts 1 and 2 on Tuesday, January 11 starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Alamosa Community Center, 6900 Gonzales SW. Contact Jerry Gallegos at jgallegos@ydinm.org for more information.

January 13 – APS-Sponsored School Board Candidate Forum, 6-8:30 p.m., John Milne Community Board Room, Alice and Bruce King Educational Complex, 6400 Uptown Blvd. NE. For questions, call 880-3737 or 252-3211. This forum is for all candidates. For more information, call 252-3211 or email rickman@aps.edu.

January 17 – The University of New Mexico Critical Race Theory Working Group’s Educational Forum, Monday, 10 a.m. at Room 2401 at UNM Law School. Meeting of the forum is scheduled between 10 a.m.-12 p.m. with candidate forum scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. For more details, contact Douglas Daugherty, dkees@unm.edu; 217-6602. This forum is for all candidates, and the public is welcome to attend.

January 18 – Parent, Family and Community School Partnerships, Tuesday, January 18 from 5:30-7 p.m.at the Alamosa Community Center, 6900 Gonzales Road SW. Meeting is held in collaboration with ENLACE New Mexico, the Southwest Creations Collaborative and the APS Community Schools and Partnerships Department. For more information, contact Tony Watkins at 855-5271 or watkins_t@aps.edu. This forum is for candidates representing school board districts 1 and 2.

January 20 – Latino/Hispano Education Achievement Task Force, Thursday, January 20 starting at 6:00 p.m. at the YDI-Wool Warehouse, 518 First Street NW. The forum is for all candidates. For more information, contact Rosa Barrazas at Rosa Barrazas, 575-442-9811, rmbarraza52@hotmail.com; Candy Patterson, 505-321-1761, candypatterson@aol.com; or Dr. Joe L. Valles, 505-720-0253, joevalles@aol.com.

January 24 – Concerned Citizens for APS Reform, Monday, January 24 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the following locations:

• District 1 – Rio Grande High School Performing Arts Center (2300 Arenal Blvd. SW)
• District 2 – West Mesa High School Kiva Performing Arts Center (6701 Fortuna Road NW)
• District 4 – Highland High School Auditorium (4700 Coal Ave. SE).

For more information, contact Marcie May at mmmarcie2002@yahoo.com.