Albuquerque schools board appoints Elder as superintendent

The Albuquerque Public Schools board has named Scott Elder as superintendent of New Mexico's largest school district, a post he has held on an interim basis since last summer. The board's announcement of Elder's appointment Monday noted his work helming the district during the pandemic and also said Elder was "has committed to making APS classrooms culturally and linguistically responsive." Elder took over on an interim basis with the retirement of Raquel Reedy was selected by the board after a lengthy search process initially launched after Reedy announced in October 2019 that she would retire. The process later was suspended and then restarted.