Albuquerque Public Schools
Superintendent's Message
A letter of introduction from Superintendent Gabriella Blakey in the APS Handbook for Student Success.
Superintendent Gabriella Blakey
Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians,
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! I’m the new superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools, and I’m thrilled to be leading the same school district that nurtured me and gave me the tools I needed to succeed. It’s an exciting time at APS as we refocus our efforts on improving outcomes for ALL students. To succeed, we must work together and maintain a respectful and safe school environment.
Toward that end, I urge you and your student to familiarize yourselves with our Student Success Handbook. It outlines our expectations for students and includes guidelines for student conduct. It also contains our discipline code, which spells out appropriate actions and potential consequences for misconduct and strives to promote fairness and accountability.
Our Student Success Handbook serves as a roadmap. It outlines student rights and responsibilities and provides valuable information on such things as:
- Student drop off and pick up
- Immunizations
- Dress code
- Transportation
- Our bilingual seal program
- Academic interventions and supports
- Athletic eligibility
- And counseling and health services
You’ll also find information in the handbook on help available to students and families who are struggling with housing insecurity, in addition to information about the APS Community Clothing Bank and other support we offer students.
Please read through it and contact your school if you have questions. The APS Student, Parent, Employee Service Center — our customer service center — is also available to assist you with any questions. You can reach them at (505) 855-9040 or servicecenter@aps.edu.
We’re excited for the 2024-2025 school year, and thank you for entrusting your student to us.
Sincerely,
Dr. Gabriella Durán Blakey
Superintendent