New Mexico Administrative Code

If any part or application of this rule is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder or its application to other situations shall not be affected.

This rule shall apply to all local school boards.

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

Permanent.

May 24, 2022, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule establishes the process for suspending the authority of local school boards for failing to attain and maintain the requirements of law, standards, or rules of the department as a final step following notice from the department of disapproval or failure to meet requireme…

A. "Emergency suspension" means a suspension imposed by the secretary when there is sufficient reason to believe the educational process in the school district or public school has been severely impaired or halted as a result of severe deficiencies. B. "Public school" means that …

A. Suspending the authority of local school boards is warranted whenever there has been a failure to meet requirements of law, standards, or rules of the department, relating to any part of the school district under their respective control. Whether or not to commence the suspens…

A. Before suspending a local school board, the department shall deliver written notification to a local school board of its failure to meet requirements of laws, rules, or standards. The notice shall describe the deficiency or deficiencies. B. Within 30 calendar days after the re…

New Mexico Public Education Department

. A. Dual credit status shall neither enhance nor diminish on-campus liabilities for the LEA or the postsecondary institution. B. Management of risk and liabilities shall be in accordance with the LEA and the postsecondary institution policies and codes of conduct. C. Personal li…

A. Types of courses. (1) College courses that are academic or career technical and that simultaneously earn credit toward high school graduation and a postsecondary degree or certificate shall be eligible for dual credit. Remedial, developmental and physical education activity co…

A. Data collection. (1) Each semester, a form shall be used to document each student request for enrollment in courses for dual credit and the review and approval process within the LEA and postsecondary institution. The postsecondary institution may require additional forms and …

A. A home school or private school student who meets the eligibility criteria may receive both high school and college credit, provided that the student pays the full cost of the college courses. B. Home school or private school students taking college courses for both high schoo…

This rule applies to local education agencies (LEAs) (public school districts including high schools, charter schools and state-supported schools), and bureau of Indian education-funded high schools), high school students who attend secondary schools, and public postsecondary ins…

Section 9-24-8, 21-1-1.2, 22-2-1, 22-2-2 NMSA 1978.

Permanent

June 30, 2008, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The purposes of dual credit are: A. to provide high school students the opportunity to enroll in college-level academic or career-technical courses offered by a post-secondary educational institution, and B. to permit those enrolled students to simultaneously earn credit toward h…

A. "ACT high school code" is the unique code provided to each high school by ACT, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. B. "Agreement" is the dual credit master agreement. C. "Classification of instructional program" or "CIP" is a taxonomic coding scheme that contains ti…

A. The agreement specifies the means by which the state will provide equal opportunities to all public high school students who wish to participate in the dual credit program. B. LEAs and postsecondary institutions providing dual credit programs shall complete the agreement and t…

A. With the exception of the appendix, the agreement may not be altered or modified by either party. B. The agreement shall automatically renew for additional fiscal years unless either party notifies the other party of their intent not to renew 60 days before the end of the fisc…

Public Education Department (PED)

A. The department and HED shall create and maintain a single central facility for statewide distance education services in New Mexico known as IDEAL-NM in cooperation with RECs, public school districts, charter schools, and post-secondary institutions to facilitate the delivery o…

A. Students enrolled in nonpublic schools may participate in the distance learning courses offered by IDEAL-NM if the school in which the student is enrolled enters into a contract with the school district in which the nonpublic school is located. Nonpublic schools participating …

A. All local school boards and charter school governing authorities shall adopt written policies providing for student access to distance learning courses. The policies shall, at a minimum, include procedures for: (1) designating a district coordinator and a school site coordinat…

If any part or application of this rule is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder or its application to other situations shall not be affected.

All public schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, home schools and schools or institutions that serve delinquent children and youth who are detained temporarily or who are committed for long-term care and rehabilitation. This rule does not apply to the use of technologies o…

Sections 22-2-1, 22-2-2, 22-13-1.1, and 22-30-1 et seq. NMSA 1978.

Permanent

September 30, 2008, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule establishes requirements for statewide and locally administered distance learning courses taken for credit or for a grade by distance learning students enrolled in public school districts, charter schools, state-supported schools, nonpublic schools, and home schools, an…

A. "Asynchronous instruction" means the course provider and the distance-learning student do not interact at the same time and can, but need not, utilize the internet. B. "Council on technology in education" means the council established pursuant to the Technology for Education A…

A. Distance learning courses provide an opportunity for schools within the state to expand their course offerings and expand access to learning resources. While distance learning technologies may occasionally be used as full-time educational programming for students in unusual ci…

A. In order to participate in distance-learning courses, a public school student must be enrolled in a public school district, charter school, state institution or educational program conducted in a state institution and must have the written permission of the student's enrolling…

Public Education Department

Children who turn four years old before September 1 and are not age eligible for kindergarten are eligible to participate in pre-k programs. Pre-kindergarten services may be provided by public schools on a per-child reimbursement rate in communities with public elementary schools…

The PED shall: A. issue a RFA for pre-k services to serve eligible four-year-old children through public school programs and charter schools; B. ensure that the proposal contains a detailed description of the services that are to be provided, including: (1) how those services sha…

This rule applies to all school districts, public schools, including charter schools.

Sections 22-2-1, 22-2-2, NMSA 1978; Pre-Kindergarten Act 32A-23-1 to 32A-23-8, NMSA 1978.

Permanent

1/31/2007, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule seeks to implement a state funded pre-kindergarten program through the public education department and addresses collaboration with the children, youth and families department, program requirements, pre-kindergarten eligibility, requests for applications, and administra…

A. "Community" means an area defined by school district boundaries, tribal boundaries or joint boundaries of a school district and tribe or any combination of school districts and tribes. B. "CYFD" means the children, youth and families department. C. "Department" means the publi…

The PED shall collaborate with the CYFD in the development and implementation of a voluntary program for the provision of pre-kindergarten services throughout the state. Such collaboration shall include but not be limited to: A. development and issuance of the RFA; B. training an…

The CYFD and PED shall cooperate in the development and implementation of a voluntary program for the provision of pre-k services throughout the state. The pre-k program shall address the total developmental needs of preschool children, including physical, cognitive, social and e…

Public Education Department, hereinafter the department

A. Child find. Each public agency shall adopt and implement policies and procedures to ensure that all children with disabilities who reside within the public agency's educational jurisdiction, including children with disabilities attending private schools or facilities such as r…

A. Preschool programs for children aged three through five.(1) Each public agency shall ensure that a free appropriate public education is available for each preschool child with a disability within its educational jurisdiction no later than the child's third birthday and that an…