New Mexico Administrative Code

Any part of this rule found by adjudication before a competent tribunal to be contrary to law shall be stricken without effect to the remainder.

This rule governs suspension, revocation or other disciplinary action regarding a license held by a licensed school instructor, administrator or any other of the individuals enumerated in Section 22-10A-3 A NMSA 1978.

Sections 22-2-1; 22-2-2; 22-10A-5, 31; and 61-1-1 et seq. NMSA 1978.

Permanent

November 30, 2005, unless a later date is specified at the end of a section.

This regulation is adopted by the public education department (hereinafter the "department") for the purpose of establishing hearing procedures for suspension, revocation or other disciplinary actions regarding a license or certificate issued by the department to a school instruc…

A. "Continuing education requirements" When used in regards to teachers means meeting the high objective uniform statewide standard of evaluation for the type and level of licensure for which an applicant has applied as set forth in 6.69.4.11 NMAC and required under Subsection B …

A. Director's inquiry: The director of the educator ethics bureau or the director of the professional licensure bureau (hereinafter the "ethics bureau" or the "licensure bureau") shall initiate appropriate inquiries whenever it appears that ground(s) may exist as specified in Sub…

A. Filing of request for hearing: A licensee shall initiate a request for hearing by filing a timely, written request for hearing with the department, by delivery of such request to the office of the secretary of the department in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Such request must be sent b…

Public Education Department (PED).

This regulation applies to local school boards, governing authorities of state agencies and certified (licensed) school personnel.

This regulation is adopted pursuant to Section 22-10A-19, 22-10A-27 NMSA 1978.

Permanent

August 15, 2017 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This regulation establishes procedures for supervising and correcting "unsatisfactory work performance" of licensed school personnel before notice of intent to discharge or notice of termination is served upon them or before requesting the secretary to suspend a level three teach…

A. "Administrative authority" means the superintendent, principal or a person acting under the authority of such superintendent or principal. B. "Insubordination" means actual or implied willful refusal to follow written policies, regulations, rules, or procedures established by …

A. Uncorrected unsatisfactory work performance is good cause for discharging or termination of licensed school personnel or for requesting the secretary to suspend a level three teaching license as provided in Subsection F of 6.69.4.10 NMAC so long as procedures established in Su…

Public Education Department (PED)

Chapter 69, Part 3, governs performance evaluation requirements for administrators other than principals or assistant principals in a public school district or charter school.

Sections 22-2-1, 22-2-2, and 22-10A-19, NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

July 1, 2008, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule governs the requirements for the performance evaluation system for administrators other than principals, grades Pre K-12. This rule identifies the specific evaluation/supervision competencies and indicators for administrators other than principals.

[Reserved]

A. Beginning July 1, 2008 each school district shall implement a system of administrator performance evaluation which meets the requirements of this rule. B. Prior to implementing the system of administrator performance evaluation, each school district shall involve all administr…

Public Education Department, hereinafter the department.

A. Each school district shall adopt policies, guidelines, and procedures for annual teacher performance evaluation. The annual evaluation plan will be combined with the evaluation plan for licensure advancement provided in Subsection A of 6.69.4.11 NMAC to form an overall system …

A. To advance from level 1 licensure to level 2 licensure, a teacher who: (1) is in their first or second year of teaching during the 2022-2023 school year is eligible to participate in APLI-II; (2) is in their third year of teaching during the 2022-2023 school year is eligible t…

A. The department-approved educator evaluation system shall include the following standards and indicators as part of the evaluation criteria for teachers. (1) The teacher demonstrates knowledge of planning and preparation by:(a) demonstrating knowledge of content. The teacher kn…

Performance evaluation system requirements for teachers.

Sections 9-24-8, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, 22-2-8.1, and 22-10A-3 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

January 18, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule establishes the requirements for a department-approved educator evaluation system for teachers. This rule identifies the specific evaluation and supervision standards and indicators and requirements for a competency-based evaluation system for teachers.

A. "Advancement program level I - level II" or "APLI-II" means a series of five microcredentials, aligned with the department-approved educator evaluation system, that a teacher with a level 1 license shall successfully complete and demonstrate mastery in before progressing to a …

A. The school district shall ensure, through proper annual teaching assignment and professional development plans and evaluations, that all teachers are certified and endorsed to teach core academic subjects. B. Every public school teacher shall have an annual performance evaluat…

A teacher of the core academic subjects employed as a general education teacher in a school district that qualifies as a rural school district under the current authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20) U.S.C. 6301, may fulfill the requirements in S…

Public Education Department, hereinafter the department.

A. To advance from level 1 licensure to level 2 licensure, a librarian-teacher who: (1) is in their first or second year of teaching during the 2022-2023 school year is eligible to participate in APLI-II; (2) is in their third year of teaching during the 2022-2023 school year is …

A. New Mexico is one of the most diverse states in the nation, and this diversity is reflected in the strengths and needs of New Mexico's students. The ability of a highly qualified librarian-teacher to address the learning needs of all of New Mexico's students, including those w…

Performance evaluation system requirements for librarian-teachers.

Sections 9-24-8, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, and 22-10A-3 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

January 18,2023, unless a later date is specified at the end of a section.

This rule establishes the requirements for a department-approved evaluation system for librarian-teachers from kindergarten through grade 12. This rule identifies the specific evaluation standards, indicators, and requirements for a competency-based evaluation system for libraria…

A. "Advancement program level I - level II" or "APLI-II" means a series of five microcredentials, aligned with the department-approved educator evaluation system, that a teacher with a level 1 license shall successfully complete and demonstrate mastery in before progressing to a …

A. Every public school librarian-teacher shall have an annual performance evaluation based on an professional development plan that meets the requirements of the department-approved evaluation system. B. To advance from licensure level 1 to level 2 and from licensure level 2 to l…

A. Each governing authority that employs librarian-teachers shall adopt policies, guidelines, and procedures for annual librarian-teacher performance evaluation that meet the requirements of this rule. The annual evaluation plan will be combined with the evaluation plan for licen…

Public Education Department (PED)

Chapter 69, Part 3, governs performance evaluation requirements for school counselors.