New Mexico Administrative Code

A. "Career and technical education standards" means the content standards with benchmarks and performance standards defined in 6.29.3 NMAC for students in grades seven through twelve enrolled in career and technical education coursework. B. "Career technical education" or "CTE" m…

The goals for a department-approved ECHS are for all enrolled students to simultaneously earn a New Mexico high school diploma and earn a workforce recognized credential through the postsecondary partner.

To be designated a department-approved ECHS, a school shall meet the following qualifications: A. Integrates state standards into courses within a structured pathway that meets local and state graduation requirements. B. Follows a pathway that results in a workforce recognized cr…

Public Education Department hereinafter referred to as the department.

A. Eligible applicants may apply for funding to implement the community schools initiative. B. A school district is responsible for any indirect costs associated with the establishment and implementation of a community school within the school district. C. An eligible applicant t…

A. The department is authorized to provide planning, implementation, and renewal grants to eligible applicants for the creation of a community schools initiative. The department shall prioritize awards for schools identified as needing comprehensive support and improvement and ta…

A. Within 30 calendar days after the state fiscal year ends, awardees of an implementation grant shall submit data to the department in the format required by the department. B. Uniform data collections measures and instruments are required to meet department guidelines. C. Award…

A. The department shall appoint a coalition for community schools that is a statewide coalition of community school stakeholders, which shall include: (1) local community school content experts representing the northern, central and southern regions of the state; (2) culturally a…

All public schools, regional education cooperatives, and educational programs conducted in state institutions.

Sections 9-24-8, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, and 22-32-1 et seq. NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

August 10, 2021, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule provides criteria for the development and implementation of the community schools act. Development and implementation includes establishing a set of research- and evidence-based strategies and best practices that support students and their families by making schools cen…

A. "Active family and community engagement" means encouraging partnerships with families and community members from diverse backgrounds, including disability experience, to develop and promote a vision for student success, and establishing systems, structures, and supports to eng…

A. The community schools initiative shall include: (1) a lead partner agency; (2) an annual asset mapping process conducted by the community school coordinator and informed by the site-based leadership team; and (3) a community school framework. B. The community school framework …

A. The duties of a community school coordinator, at a minimum, shall include: (1) implementing the community school framework; (2) leading the asset mapping process; (3) facilitating communication between partners through a stakeholder and community-driven approach to problem sol…

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Public Education Department, hereinafter the department.

School districts and charter schools shall submit data in accordance with PED guidance.

A. Pursuant to 22-13-32 NMSA 1978, every school district and charter school shall develop and implement a literacy professional development plan that includes a detailed framework for the following:(1) professional development in structured literacy by a licensed and accredited o…

This rule applies to all school districts and state-chartered charter schools.

Sections 9-24-8, 22-2-2, and 22-13-32 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

July 14, 2020, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule provides criteria for improving literacy outcomes for all students through the development and implementation of structured literacy instruction and structured literacy interventions for students displaying difficulties in reading or characteristics of dyslexia, leading…

A. "Department-approved screener" means a tool, approved by the department, used to identify characteristics of dyslexia. B. "First standardized reporting date" means the 40th day count, or the second Wednesday of October. C. "Licensed and accredited or credentialed teacher prepa…

At the beginning of a school year, school districts and charter schools shall notify parents or legal guardians that entering first grade students shall be screened for characteristics of dyslexia. If a student is determined to display characteristics of dyslexia per the departme…

A. Using a department-approved screener, elementary schools shall screen all entering first grade students, in accordance with PED guidance, for dyslexia by the first standardized reporting date. B. A student whose screening demonstrates characteristics of dyslexia shall receive …

Public Education Department, hereinafter the "department".

An adjudicated or mobile student shall receive credit for any work completed prior to the transfer. A. Public schools shall award up to a maximum of one credit as follows for courses:(1) 0.25 credit when a student was enrolled anywhere between ten and twenty-five percent of the t…

This rule shall apply to all public schools in New Mexico.

Sections 9-24-8, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, and 22-12A-14 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

September 29, 2020, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The purpose of this rule is to establish the parameters for awarding partial credits to students identified as adjudicated or mobile and who experience classroom disruption.

A. "Adjudicated student" means a student identified as one of the following: (1) neglected or abused as determined by the children, youth and families department pursuant to the Abuse and Neglect Act; (2) part of a family in need of court-ordered services; or (3) delinquent if th…

A. Sending schools shall award partial credit for work completed to students identified as adjudicated or mobile as defined in 6.30.18.7 NMAC. B. Sending schools shall provide the transferring student's records, including a department-approved partial credit form, within two busi…

A. Receiving schools shall request the transferring students records from the sending school within two business days. B. Receiving schools shall apply all partial credits to the same or equivalent course and prioritize the adjudicated or mobile students placement in courses requ…

Public Education Department, hereinafter the department.