New Mexico Administrative Code

CSI and MRI schools may exit department oversight before the end of a multi-year identification cycle by meeting exit criteria described in Section 12 of this rule, but shall continue to receive support from the department for the remainder of the identification cycle, at which t…

This rule shall apply to all public schools in New Mexico. If any part or application of this rule is held invalid, the remainder of the rule or its application in other situations shall not be affected.

Sections 9-24-8, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, 22-2C-1 through 22-2C-13, and 22-2F-1 through 22-2F-3 NMSA 1978; 20 USC 6303.

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October 10, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule provides for the recognition of high-performing schools and schools that have exited categories of improvement or intervention, and for the designation of schools needing improvement or intervention. This rule complies with requirements for statewide accountability syst…

A. "Annual meaningful differentiation" means the state system of accountability for defining school performance and categorizing schools in compliance with 20 USC 6303. Performance indicators for all schools include academic proficiency, progress toward English language proficien…

A. Each public school shall earn a school index score as calculated by the department according to the state's system for annual meaningful differentiation detailed in the state's ESSA plan or department guidance. The school's index score and priority group index scores will be u…

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Public Education Department, hereinafter the department.

Matters pertaining to professional development of school personnel shall include: A. recommending professional development standards and framework for all professional and paraprofessional school personnel; B. recommending approval of state funding for professional development pr…

Matters pertaining to ethics shall include: A. recommending to the department any changes to its code of ethics or standards of professional conduct for all licensed personnel; and B. recommending to the department in cases in which it has been asked by the educator quality divis…

A. Composition of the council: The PPSC shall consist of 20 voting members appointed to four subcommittees by the secretary according to the following criteria: (1) Five members shall be appointed to each of the following subcommittees of the council: (a) the educator preparation…

A. Time and frequency: The full PPSC shall meet at the call of the chairperson or at the request of the secretary. Subcommittees shall meet as needed at the call of the chairperson of each subcommittee in collaboration with department staff. Notification of meetings will be given…

A. The PPSC or subcommittee chairperson will prepare a written or oral report after each meeting and will present it to the secretary. The decision of the secretary will be reported to the PPSC or its subcommittee(s) at the next meeting. B. Recommendations to be submitted to the …

A. The educator quality division of the department shall serve as the staff office of the PPSC. All communications to the PPSC shall be addressed to: Professional Practices and Standards Council, c/o Educator Quality and Ethics, Public Education Department, Jerry Apodaca Educatio…

The department hereby creates the professional practices and standards council (PPSC) whose purpose shall be to ensure that high standards are maintained in the preparation and practice of professional educators and support providers licensed by the department. The PPSC shall adv…

Sections 22-2-1, 22-2-2, and 9-24-8, NMSA 1978.

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July 18, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The purpose of the PPSC is to ensure that high standards are maintained in the preparation and practice of professional licensed school personnel. The creation of the PPPSC recognizes that persons licensed by the department comprise a profession, with all of the rights, responsib…

Matters pertaining to educator preparation programs shall include: A. recommending standards to govern the approval of educator preparation programs; and B. establishing procedures for assessing educator preparation programs in compliance with standards approved by the department…

Matters pertaining to licensure of school personnel shall include: recommending licensure standards for all professional and paraprofessional school personnel.

New Mexico Public Education Department, hereinafter the department.

Exceptional circumstances for implementing a procedure immediately, or with an effective date other than those described in 6.2.9.9 NMAC shall be found when needed to: A. protect the immediate heath, welfare, or education of state charter school employees, students and others doi…

A. During the term of the charter contract, the state charter school, commission, and division will develop a record of the state charter school performance. This will include: (1) the charter contract between the commission and the state charter school; (2) all final annual repo…

A. The division will conduct an annual site visit to provide technical assistance to the state charter school, and to evaluate the school's annual progress toward the performance framework goals and compliance with the charter contract. The division will prioritize completing the…

A. The following actions are to be taken regarding the unsatisfactory performance by the state charter school or in response to an annual report notice. (1) If the performance framework reflects unsatisfactory performance on one or more indicator, but the commission did not find …

A. If a state charter school applicant wants to open a charter school on tribal land, it shall negotiate with and receive the tribal government's approval for the public school before the commission acts on the application. The applicant shall adhere to requirements for tribal co…

A. The division will analyze each new state charter school application, consider information and analysis provided in accordance with the act, and prepare a preliminary renewal analysis. The preliminary renewal analysis may include the division's preliminary recommendation to the…

A. The division will analyze each renewal application according to the criteria established by the commission and the act and will prepare a preliminary renewal analysis. The preliminary renewal analysis shall include the division's preliminary recommendation to the commission wh…

A. The commission may revoke the school's charter contract if legal grounds exist pursuant to the act. If immediate revocation is warranted, or if the state charter school does not provide a corrective action plan accepted by commission, or if the state charter school fails to ti…

The rule shall apply to all procedures, forms, and protocols of the public education commission in relation to state-chartered charter schools.

This rule is being promulgated pursuant to Sections 9-24-8, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, and 22-8B-5.3 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

July 31, 2023, unless a later date is cited in the history note at the end of a section.