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Before she taught culinary classes at Atrisco Heritage Academy High School, Catherine Lind worked as a chef at hotels and restaurants across Albuquerque.

鈥淚 love being a teacher, and I love the students, and that鈥檚 why I come back every day,鈥� she said. 鈥淏ut the hoops that you have to jump through 鈥� is ridiculous.鈥�

While Lind, a certified chef and alumna of Central New Mexico Community College and New Mexico State University, loves her students, the difficulties of her job with Albuquerque Public Schools could soon lead her back to the service industry.

鈥淚 actually redid my resume not too long ago. I don鈥檛 know if I鈥檓 supposed to say that, because I鈥檓 still working with APS,鈥� she said.

But she鈥檚 not the only teacher frustrated with the district. Across APS, culinary teachers are struggling to keep their classrooms stocked with equipment and ingredients.

The issue stems from a federal funding stream teachers are struggling to access: the Perkins grant, which is used to provide Career and Technical Education courses, or CTE. APS defines CTE courses as 鈥渄esigned to equip students for both college and career success by offering hands-on learning and real-world experiences across a wide range of career pathways.鈥�

For Lind, the missing funding means paying out of her own pocket for ingredients and other groceries and waiting for reimbursement.

鈥淭his is the first job that I鈥檝e ever had in my life where I have to spend my own money and then wait for a check,鈥� she said.

APS did not make staff available for an interview.

In a statement, the district said that the funds are harder to access because of a federal case around money laundering and bribery against a former New Mexico House majority leader and APS staffer.

鈥淲e鈥檝e faced increased scrutiny for this grant since our Executive Director of Procurement discovered financial irregularities that led to the criminal case against former APS employee Sheryl Williams Stapleton in 2021,鈥� district spokesperson Martin Salazar said in a statement. 鈥淪ince then, we鈥檝e revamped our procurement process and internal controls.鈥�

However, the district鈥檚 response isn鈥檛 satisfying for the Albuquerque Teachers Federation, which estimates that over $1 million in funding hasn鈥檛 been released.

鈥淥ne way or the other, we need a resolution. These classes are important, but they require funds. Culinary arts classes need groceries. Automotive technology classes need tools. Woods鈥� classes need raw materials,鈥� Ellen Bernstein, longtime union president, said in a statement. 鈥淭eachers need APS to step up.鈥�

For its part, the state鈥檚 Public Education Department said it has been actively working with APS 鈥渢o ensure that the district鈥檚 Career and Technical Education (CTE) grant application and CTE programming meet all federal and state requirements.鈥�

鈥淭he PED has authorized the district to obligate funds and continues to offer technical assistance and support throughout this process,鈥� department spokesperson Janelle Garc铆a wrote in a statement. 鈥淭he PED understands that the funding referenced is not preventing programming and services from being provided to students.鈥�

The bureaucracy is frustrating for Andrea Serda, whose students haven鈥檛 been able to return to the kitchen in three weeks because of plumbing issues and a broken ice machine, which she used a Perkins grant to pay for last school year ago.

鈥淣ow that the ice machine and the sinks aren鈥檛 working, I鈥檓 having to replan all my lesson plans,鈥� she said. 鈥淥bviously, we can鈥檛 get into the labs and then cook the pastas and sauces like we were planning to.鈥�

She will be able to do a soup unit with her students this school year because of the stock pots she purchased with the Perkins grant.

However, those pots didn鈥檛 show up until July, after the end of the last school year, and eight months after she submitted the grant paperwork.

鈥淏asically, we can use it for the next year. So it鈥檚 just kind of frustrating,鈥� she said, adding that the money can鈥檛 be used quickly when equipment breaks and has to be replaced.

Similar issues are playing out at Rio Grande High School for culinary teacher Janet Delgado, who has taught at APS for 16 years.

Because of the lack of funding, she had to she was teaching, which dealt with the 鈥渇arm to table鈥� part of the culinary curriculum.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 have that income,鈥� she said. 鈥淎nd the students don鈥檛 have that class.鈥�

Delgado also questioned the legitimacy of the district鈥檚 reasoning for the increased scrutiny around the grant funding.

鈥淚 wrote (for grants) under Sheryl Williams, and I can say that we can get over that excuse, right? It鈥檚 time. It doesn鈥檛 matter what Sheryl did. I mean, we just keep blaming Sheryl,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 unacceptable.鈥�

Delgado also questioned why the district would hold up funding for programs when there鈥檚 an increased demand for CTE courses, and added that the impact of the unreleased funds would hurt more than just culinary teachers.

鈥淎re we in the position to leave a million dollars for CTE programs on the table?鈥� she said. 鈥淐TE is what keeps students in school elective classes.鈥�

Editor鈥檚 Note: The story has been updated with the correct spelling of Catherine Lind's name.