New Mexico Administrative Code

Endorsement waivers may be renewed if evidence of enrollment in or pending completion of required coursework and testing requirements is provided. It shall be the sole responsibility of the district, state-chartered charter school, or state institution to submit this documentary …

A. Candidates with a denied waiver, denied waiver renewal, or a waiver under review shall not provide instructional services in the classroom for which the endorsement waiver is being sought unless the candidate also has a valid substitute certificate and is performing services a…

The procedure for seeking a review of any non-approval of renewal of an endorsement waiver, shall be as follows: A. A request for review must be in writing, must be addressed to the director the PLB, and must be received by the director within thirty days of the local school dist…

A. Consistent with Title I, Sec. 1119(a)(1) and Title IX, Sec. 9101(23)(A)(ii) of the No Child Left Behind Act, if a teacher was initially employed after the first day of school of the 2002-2003 school year and is not highly qualified, the teacher shall not be issued an endorseme…

This rule governs the requirements for the issuance and duration of endorsement waivers to those individuals who do not meet the requirements for endorsements as required for providing instructional services in certain areas.

Sections 22-2-1, 22-2-2, and 22-10A-14, NMSA 1978

Permanent.

November 13, 2018, unless a later date is cited in the history note at the end of a section.

This rule establishes the process and requirements for school districts, state-chartered charter schools, and state institutions to request and receive endorsement waivers.

A. Endorsement waivers shall: (1) be authorized by the department, in writing; (2) permit a superintendent, state-charter administrator, or governing authority of a state institution to fill an existing licensed teaching position in a public school or state institution with an in…

A. The department shall review all requests for endorsement waivers within 60 calendar days of receipt. Waiver requests shall be valid for one school year unless granted renewal according to the terms stated in 6.61.9.11 NMAC. (1)Approved waivers shall detail the conditions under…

Public Education Department (PED)

Administrator licensure competencies and indicators A. Ethical leadership - The ethical school leader demonstrates the knowledge and ability to promote the success of educational community by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner. The administrator:(1) models …

This rule governs licensure in educational administration, grades pre K-12, for those persons seeking such licensure.

Sections 22-2-1, NMSA 1978, 22-2-2, 22-10A-11, and 22-10A-11.3 NMSA 1978.

Permanent

June 15, 1998, unless a later date is cited in the history note at the end of a section.

This rule governs the requirements for New Mexico licensure for persons seeking licensure in educational administration, grades pre K-12, for those persons seeking such licensure on or after July 1, 1989.

"Full school year" means a minimum of 160 instructional days in a school year or 480 instructional days or equivalent number of days in schools or school districts on alternative schedules over multiple school years of full-time or part-time teaching during which the teacher is t…

Persons seeking standard licensure in educational administration pursuant to the provisions of this rule shall meet the following requirements: A. hold a level 2 teaching license and have met all of the requirements for a level 3-A teaching license in Subsection B of 6.60.6.9 NMA…

A. A school district, charter school, private school or state agency school that has a shortage of qualified school principal or assistant principal candidates may request the PED to issue a provisional level 3-B license in educational administration to a candidate believed to be…

Public Education Department. (PED)

Local school districts, state institutions and nonpublic schools that utilize substitute teachers shall each develop and promulgate substitute teacher policies that at a minimum address substitute teacher qualifications, hiring guidelines, workshop guidelines, disciplinary action…

As part of the initial and continuing licensure process for substitutes, the superintendent or the superintendent's appointed designee of the local district seeking to employ a substitute, is hereby authorized to verify that applicant's qualifications set forth at Sections 8 and …

An initial substitute teaching certificate is considered to be a level 1 certificate and all renewed certificates are considered to be level 2 certificates. A. An initial substitute teacher certificate is valid for three (3) years and commences on July first of a year and expires…

A local superintendent or governing body of a charter school shall give written notice to parents of those students who are being taught for longer than four consecutive weeks by a substitute teacher or by a person who is not qualified to teach the grade or subject.

No person holding valid New Mexico teaching or administrative licensure is required to obtain substitute teacher certification in order to perform instructional services as a substitute teacher.

All certified substitute teachers and all applicants for substitute teacher certification. This rule governs standards and qualifications for those persons seeking initial or renewed certification as a substitute teacher.

Sections 22-2-1, 22-2-2, 22-10A-15, and 22-10A-16, NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

September 29, 2000, unless a later date is cited in the history note at the end of a section.

This rule establishes licensure requirements for substitute teachers who provide temporary instructional services when an assigned licensed instructor is absent from class. This rule also seeks to comply with amended legislation that set a minimum age requirement and allowed the …

A. "High school diploma equivalency" means a New Mexico high school diploma issued after a person has passed all five (5) subtests of the general education diploma ("GED"), a GED issued by the proper authority from any other state, an international baccalaureate ("IB"), and any o…

Unless otherwise stated in this rule, any person seeking to perform services as a substitute teacher must hold a certificate authorizing that person to perform the duties of a substitute teacher. Substitute teacher certificates shall be issued by the PED to persons who at a minim…

As a condition for issuance of a substitute teacher certificate, all applicants for such initial certification shall submit to a fingerprint-based background check. The background checks procedures and requirements set forth in 22-10A-5, NMSA 1978 and 6.60.8 NMAC shall apply.

Public Education Department, hereinafter the department.

Competencies for rehabilitation counselors. The rehabilitation counselor will be able to: A. provide those individualized and/or group services, which will assist in career development, employment preparation, self-determination development; vocational assessment, and integration…

All persons seeking licensure in rehabilitation counseling, grades prekindergarten to 12.

Sections 9-24-8, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, and 22-10A-17 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

September 27, 2022, unless a later date is cited in the history note at the end of a section.

The purpose of this rule is to establish the requirements for individuals seeking licensure in rehabilitation counseling Individuals with a license in rehabilitation counseling may provide rehabilitation counseling services and assist with providing transition services, developin…

A. "Ancillary provider certificate" means a one-year, non-renewable certificate issued to a candidate who holds a baccalaureate degree in a field of study reasonably related to vocational rehabilitation and who is working toward a level 1 license in rehabilitation counseling unde…

Individuals seeking licensure in rehabilitation counseling shall be at least 18 years of age and meet the requirements of subsections A, B, or C of this section. A. Attainment of a baccalaureate degree and demonstration of experience as follows: (1) Baccalaureate degree in a fiel…

A. An ancillary provider certificate may be issued to an individual who: (1) is at least 18 years of age; (2) holds at least a baccalaureate degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling or a related field; and (3) possesses a one-year individualized mentorship plan approved by …

Public Education Department (PED)

Applicants for and holders of a school business official license shall discharge their duties in a manner that maximizes the public's confidence and trust in the integrity of public school fiscal practices. Accordingly, they shall be held to the highest standards of accounting pr…

An initial school business license is considered to be a level 1 license and renewed licenses shall be level 2 licenses except as provided in 6.60.6 NMAC, Continuing Licensure for Licensed Educators in New Mexico. A. The one-year conditional license shall be considered as part of…