New Mexico Administrative Code

A school that does not enroll military-connected students may apply to be a purple star public school by: A. emphasizing the importance and honor of military service, which may include: veterans day assemblies, armed forces day celebrations, hosting patriotic events, letter-writi…

All school districts and charter schools.

Sections 9-24-8, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, and 22-13-34 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

June 24, 2025, unless a later date is cited in the history note at the end of a section.

This rule provides the criteria and application process for New Mexico's purple star public schools program, which provides a mechanism for schools to ease the transition of students of military families into new schools by providing academic, social and emotional support to thos…

A. "Military-connected student" means a student enrolled in a school district or charter school who is a dependent of a current or former member of the United States military, New Mexico National Guard, or reserve force in the United States military or who was a dependent of a me…

A. Schools seeking designation as a New Mexico purple star public school shall submit an application available on the department's website. B. Schools shall maintain records demonstrating completion and maintenance of the required program elements and shall provide those records …

A public school that enrolls military-connected students shall submit to the department with their purple star school application evidence the school has fulfilled the following requirements: A. The public school applicant shall designate a staff member to serve as the school MPO…

Public Education Department, hereinafter the department.

A. Upon successful completion of an adult diploma program:(1) the qualified adult diploma program provider shall issue a transcript to the individual; and (2) the individual shall submit documentation of the successful completion to the program administrator. B. Any individual, w…

A. A high school equivalency publisher or program provider shall submit an application to the department, as required by the department, and shall meet criteria to be designated a qualified high school equivalency publisher or program provider in the state of New Mexico. The appl…

A. An adult diploma program shall submit an application to the department, as required by the department, and shall meet criteria to be designated a qualified adult diploma program in the state of New Mexico. The application shall include the following criteria: (1) the adult dip…

All individuals seeking to obtain a high school equivalency credential or department-issued New Mexico high school adult diploma and all publishers or program providers who seek to become qualified in the state of New Mexico to administer high school equivalency assessments or pr…

This rule is being promulgated pursuant to Sections 22-1-9.2, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, 22-2-8.8, 22-2-8.14, 22-12A-4, 22-13-1.1, and 43-1-3 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

January 28, 2020, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section or paragraph.

To give individuals who have not graduated from high school the opportunity to earn a high school equivalency credential or department-issued New Mexico high school adult diploma. To establish criteria for a high school equivalency publisher or program provider to become qualifie…

A. "Adult diploma program" means a program administered by a qualified adult diploma program in the state of New Mexico. B. "Department-issued New Mexico high school adult diploma" means a diploma issued by the department, its designee, or a qualified adult diploma program to any…

A. Any individual, whether or not a New Mexico resident, who is at least 16 years of age, who has not earned a high school diploma or high school equivalency credential, and is not currently enrolled or required to be enrolled in a high school is eligible to complete a high schoo…

A. Upon successful completion of a high school equivalency credential assessment or program: (1) the qualified high school equivalency publisher or program provider shall issue a transcript to the individual; and (2) the individual shall submit documentation of the successful com…

Public Education Department

This rule governs licensure for those individuals delivering instruction in driver education in the public schools.

This rule is adopted pursuant to Sections 22-2-1 and 22-2- 2 NMSA 1978 and subsection L of Section 66-7-506, NMSA, 1978.

Permanent

December 31, 1998

To establish rules developed cooperatively by the public education department and traffic safety bureau to implement the statutory requirement (66-7-506(L), NMSA 1978) that secondary schools must offer classroom instruction in defensive driving as an elective course for students …

[Reserved]

A. Required qualification-driver safety instruction (classroom): Any individual teaching a driver education course in a New Mexico public school must. (1) possess a valid New Mexico teacher license appropriate for the age of students; and (2) possess a valid New Mexico driver's l…

The public education department and the traffic safety bureau and the motor vehicle division have agreed to cooperate in the following manner to monitor compliance with this rule: A. The public education department will monitor the requirement requiring instructions to have a cur…

Public Education Department

Students in full-day kindergarten programs must comply with the minimum length of school day and school year as required in Section 22-2-8.1 NMSA 1978 and 6.10.5 NMAC.

A. Public schools providing full-day kindergarten programs, utilizing state funding, will include: (1) a comprehensive research-based early literacy program that: (a) identifies the concepts and skills necessary to establish the foundation of success in early reading; (b) include…

A. Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, all students in kindergarten must be administered the New Mexico kindergarten entry assessment provided by the department. Kindergarten entry assessment data must be reported through the department's data collection reporting system no…

A. So that schools can plan and implement comprehensive and aligned reading programs, school districts must provide professional development to teachers, teacher assistants, and principals in the areas of: (1) scientific-based early literacy research and its implications for inst…

This rule applies to public schools receiving full-day kindergarten state funding.

Subsection B of Section 22-2-1 and Subsection D of Section 9-24-8 NMSA 1978.

Permanent

November 14, 2000, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To provide program requirements for optional full-day kindergarten programs.

A. "Scientifically-based reading research" is the application of rigorous, systematic, and objective procedures to obtain valid knowledge relevant to reading development, reading instruction, and reading difficulties. B. "Developmentally appropriate practices" result from the pro…

The number of early childhood education program units is determined by multiplying the early childhood MEM by the cost differential factor 1.44. Students enrolled in full-day kindergarten programs shall be counted for 1.0 early childhood MEM (Section 22-8-19 NMSA 1978).

A. A student must be at least five years of age prior to 12:01 a.m., on September 1 of that school year (Subsection M of Section 22-8-2 NMSA 1978) to participate in a full-day kindergarten program. B. All public school districts will offer full-day kindergarten programs. Such pro…

Public Education Department, hereinafter the department.

A. The secretary may suspend a local school board when the local school board has been notified of disapproval and when the department has sufficient reason to believe that the educational process in the school district has been severely impaired or halted as a result of deficien…

Suspension of a local school board shall continue until and the secretary removes the suspension. Nothing in this rule shall limit the term of office, membership, election, re-election, or recall of a local school board.

A. A hearing shall be held:(1) within 30 calendar days of the date the secretary issues the alternative order of suspension; or (2) within 60 days after the secretary issues an emergency order of suspension, which may be extended by the secretary upon good cause shown. B. The loc…

A. The secretary may employ or contract with consultants, contractors, or other individuals determined to be appropriate by the secretary in executing their legal authority over a suspended local school board, provided that any expenses or payments associated with the use of thes…