Albuquerque Public Schools
Board of Education
The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education is focused on improving student outcomes.
Election Information
Albuquerque Public Schools will have an election on November 4, 2025, to elect members of the Board of Education in school board Districts 3, 5, 6, and 7.
Voters and candidates can find their district and learn about voter registration, polling locations, candidate requirements, and more.
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Find information about school board meetings, board resources, policies and procedures, government affairs, charter schools, and board members.
APS Board of Education
The powers of the Board of Education lie in its action as a public body. Members of the board are public officials, but they have no authority or power individually. The Board of Education:
- Employs the superintendent
- Sets policy
- Approves the district’s budget
- Works in partnership with the superintendent to improve student outcomes through the Goals, Guardrails, and Strategic Plan
- Authorizes Charter Schools
The board and its individual members do not address personnel issues other than those related specifically to the superintendent. For more information on the board's work, the superintendent's work, and progress towards the Goals, please see the 2025 Regional Town Hall Presentation (PDF).
Board Members
- District 1: Janelle Astorga (secretary) District 1 Map (PDF)
- District 2: Ronalda Tome-Warito (vice president) District 2 Map (PDF)
- District 3: Danielle Gonzales (president) District 3 Map (PDF)
- District 4: Heather Benavidez District 4 Map (PDF)
- District 5: Crystal Tapia Romero (finance chair) District 5 Map (PDF)
- District 6: Josefina Domínguez (policy chair) (District 6 Map (PDF)
- District 7: Courtney Jackson District 7 Map (PDF)
Board Meetings
APS Board of Education meetings are now posted to an external public site: APS.diligent.community. The site provides a meeting calendar, agendas, minutes, meeting videos, past meetings, and more.
2025 Meetings
- Board of Education: First and third Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m. at the Alice and Bruce King Educational Complex (APS administration building), 6400 Uptown Blvd. NE
- Finance Committee: Fourth Wednesday of the month at 8 a.m. virtually
- Audit Committee: Fourth Tuesday of the month at 5 p.m. virtually as needed and/or required by law
- Policy Committee: First Monday of the month at 5:15 p.m. virtually
- Special Meetings, ad hoc committees, and discussion groups are scheduled as needed
All meetings subject to the New Mexico Open Meetings Act are livestreamed on the APS Board of Education YouTube Channel.
Contact the Board of Education
Phone: (505) 880-3729
Email: boarded@aps.edu