ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Public School (APS) District has 24 new principals. Two more could be coming soon as the district is working on hiring to fill two additional vacancies.
“We’re thrilled to welcome these individuals to their new schools,” APS Superintendent Gabriella Blakey said in a press release. “We’re confident they have the skills and experience necessary to be great school leaders.”
New principals will be taking control at:
Alameda Elementary School
Chaparral Elementary School
Dolores Gonzales Elementary
Double Eagle Elementary School
Emerson Elementary School
Eugene Field Elementary School
Governor Bent Elementary School
Hawthorne Elementary School
Hodgin Elementary
Hubert Humphrey Elementary School
Lew Wallace Elementary School
Sandia Base Elementary School
Whittier Elementary School
Desert Ridge Middle
Harrison Middle School
Jimmy Carter Middle
Kennedy Middle School
Taft Middle School
Tony Hillerman Middle School
Truman Middle School
Van Buren Middle School
Atrisco Heritage Academy High School
eCADEMY High School
La Cueva High School
Many of the new principals were internal promotions. The new school leadership is also coinciding with the new leadership of Gabriella Duran Blakely as superintendent. You can read more about Blakey’s new role in this KRQE story.
