Susan Hochrein, a math teacher at Kennedy Middle School works with a class Monday afternoon. Although many might not know it, a crucial decision is looming for the roughly 87,000 students in Albuquerque Public Schools — including Hochrein's. The Albuquerque Board of Education aims to hire a successor for the outgoing Beth Everitt by early next year, and both fans and critics of the district say the decision is crucial.