New Mexico Administrative Code

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Chapter 61, Part 10 governs licensure of teachers of students with blindness and visual impairment, birth through grade 12, for those persons seeking such licensure.

Sections 22-2-1, 22-2-2 and 22-10A-6, NMSA 1978.

Permanent

August 1, 2018, unless a later date is cited in the history note at the end of a section.

This rule governs licensure requirements in teaching of students with blindness and visual impairment, birth through grade 12, for persons seeking such licensure.

A. "Assistive technology" means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a child with a disability. B. "Aural literacy skills" m…

A. Persons seeking licensure to teach students with blindness and visual impairment pursuant to the provisions of this rule shall meet the requirements of Subsection A of 6.61.10.8 NMAC. (1) Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university and including, for t…

Competencies for entry level teachers of blind and visual impairment. A. Philosophical, historical, and legal foundations of special education for students with visual impairment. The teacher demonstrates his/her understanding of the unique role of the teacher of students with bl…

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A. Child growth, development, and learning: Foundations for all learning are established during early childhood. Biological-physical, social, cultural, emotional, cognitive, and language domains are inherently intertwined in growth and development. Early childhood professionals m…

All persons seeking licensure in early childhood education, birth - pre-K.

Sections 22-2-1, 22-2-2 and 22-2-8.7, NMSA 1978.

Permanent

August 1, 2018, unless a later date is cited in the history note at the end of a section.

This rule establishes licensure requirements for those seeking to work in early childhood education, that is, with children from birth to age four years, whether they are developing either typically or atypically.

A. "Adaptive living skills" means the development in several skill areas such as (1) living skills: eating, dressing, and toileting; (2) independence/safety skills: avoiding dangerous situations; and (3) environmental adaptation skills: adapting behavior as a function of the limi…

All persons who perform instructional services in early childhood education (i.e., birth to four years of age) as defined in this rule in public schools or in those special state-supported schools within state agencies must hold valid standard licensure in early childhood educati…

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A. Child growth, development, and learning: Foundations for all learning are established during early childhood. Biological-physical, social, cultural, emotional, cognitive, and language domains are inherently intertwined in growth and development. Early childhood professionals m…

All persons seeking licensure in early childhood education, pre-K - grade 3.

Sections 22-2-1, 22-2-2 and 22-2-8.7, NMSA 1978.

Permanent

August 1, 2018 unless a later date is cited in the history note at the end of a section.

This rule establishes licensure requirements for those seeking to work in early childhood education, that is, with children from age three to grade 3 whether they are developing either typically or atypically.

A. "Adaptive living skills" means the development in several skill areas such as (1) living skills: eating, dressing, and toileting; (2) independence/safety skills: avoiding dangerous situations; and (3) environmental adaptation skills: adapting behavior as a function of the limi…

All persons who perform instructional services in early childhood education (i.e., age three to grade 3) as defined in this rule in public schools or in those special state-supported schools within state agencies must hold valid standard licensure in early childhood education iss…

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Competencies for entry level elementary teachers A. Learner development: (1) The teacher understands how learners grow and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical…

Chapter 61, Part 2 governs licensure in elementary education, grades K-8, for those persons seeking such licensure.

Sections 22-1-1, 22-1-1.1, 22-1-1.2, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, 22-10A-3, 22-10A-4, and 22-10A-6, NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

August 1, 2018, unless a later date is cited in the history note at the end of a section.

This rule governs licensure requirements in elementary education for persons seeking such licensure.

A. "A highly qualified beginning elementary teacher," under this rule, means a teacher who is fully qualified for teaching in grades K-8, who is new to the profession, who has pursued a standard route to licensure, and who: (1) meets all the requirements for elementary K-8 licens…

A. Persons seeking licensure in elementary education pursuant to the provisions of this rule shall meet the requirements enumerated in Subsection A or Subsection B of this section. (1) bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university and including, for those s…

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The New Mexico middle level teacher competencies follow: A. Learner development: (1) The teacher understands how learners grow and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and …

Chapter 61, Part 3, governs licensure in middle level education, grades 5 - 9 for those persons seeking such licensure.

Sections 22-2-1, 22-2-2 and 22-2-8.7 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

August 1, 2018.

This rule governs the requirements for New Mexico licensure for persons seeking licensure in middle level education, grades 5 - 9.

A. "Advisory" - means a middle level arrangement intended to insure that each student is part of a small peer group with an adult advisor or mentor where communication within the group is open and non-threatening. B. "Early adolescence" - means the developmental period that encom…

A. Persons seeking a teaching license or licensure endorsements pursuant to the provisions of this rule shall meet the following requirements of Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of 6.61.3.8 NMAC, or Subsection B of 6.61.3.8 NMAC, or Subsection C of 6.61.3.8 NMAC. (1) bachelor's degr…

Persons who meet these requirements may obtain a license or endorsements at a level established by the PED unless otherwise barred by New Mexico statute or PED rule.

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