Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Public school districts, public schools, and educational
programs of state institutions shall report information to the department
pursuant to Subsection I of Section
22-2-2 NMSA 1978. The quality and
content of required reports and of the educational programs represented by the
reports will be evaluated by the department for approval or disapproval
accreditation status. Pursuant to Subsection F of Section
22-2-2 NMSA 1978, the secretary's
accreditation decision is based upon evidence of the adequacy of student
outcomes and activities, organizational effectiveness, staff preparation, and
other educational matters such as factors contributing to school index scores.
Local school districts, charter schools, and educational programs of state
institutions shall follow department guidance in submitting satisfactory
reports.
A. Annual accreditation
review requirements. Local school districts, charter schools, and state
institutions shall provide reports to the department, either via the statewide
data reporting system or by another method prescribed by the department, of the
following requirements:
(1) Board training.
Local school districts and charter schools shall submit a report of the
training completed in the current fiscal year by each member of the school
board as required by Sections
22-5-13 NMSA 1978 or by each
member of the charter school governing body as required by Section
22-8B-5.1 NMSA 1978, with the
number of hours of training in each area as required by Paragraph (3) of
Subsection A of
6.29.1.9 NMAC and Sections 8 and 9
of 6.80.5 NMAC.
(2) Financial
audit. Local school districts, charter schools, and state institutions shall
submit a report of the previous fiscal year's financial audit. The report shall
include the date the audit was submitted as established in Paragraph (1) of
Subsection A of
2.2.2.9 NMAC.
(3) Program plans, budget, and actual
expenditures. Local school districts and charter schools shall:
(a) update and submit by a
department-assigned due date district-level plans, and, as applicable, all
school-level plans pursuant to Section
22-8-6 NMSA 1978 and 6.29.1
NMAC;
(b) update and submit an
operating budget that is complete by the department-assigned due date. The
budget shall prioritize resources toward proven programs and methods that are
linked to improved student achievement and demonstrate parental involvement in
the budgeting process, pursuant to Sections
22-8-10 and
22-8-11, NMSA 1978;
(c) budget into the department-directed
funding codes at least as much funding for special education, gifted education,
and at-risk programs as revenue generated by the corresponding program units,
pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Subsection B of Section
22-8-11 NMSA 1978;
(d) ensure that each program generating
program units in an operating budget shall meet the requirements of law and the
department's rules and procedures, pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Subsection B of
Section 22-8-11 NMSA 1978; and
(d) report actual expenditures for each
school, pursuant to Subsection F of Section
22-2C-11 NMSA 1978.
(4) School enrollment. Via the
statewide data system, local school districts and charter schools shall submit
data for each school pursuant to Section
22-8-13 NMSA 1978.
(5) School accountability data. Local school
districts and charter schools shall submit to the department student assessment
data required by Section
22-2C-11 NMSA 1978 and
longitudinal accountability data required by Subsection K of Section
22-1-11 NMSA 1978.
(6) Attendance improvement. Local school
districts and charter schools shall submit reports of attendance improvement
and absence prevention strategies for each school, including attendance
improvement plans submitted to the department no later than 45 days after the
beginning of the school year pursuant to Section
22-12A-7 NMSA 1978 of the
attendance for success act.
(7)
School safety plans. Local school districts and charter schools shall submit
school safety plans by the department-determined due date and on a three-year
cycle as required in
6.12.6.8 NMAC.
(8) Postsecondary plans. Local school
districts, charter schools, and state institutions shall submit to the
department a report of all students in grades eight through 12 at each school
who have on file a new or updated, complete, and signed individualized next
step plan, pursuant to Section
22-13-1.1 NMSA 1978 or an updated
individual education plan (IEP) or gifted individual education plan (GIEP) with
transition plan that meets next step plan requirements.
(9) Class loads, caseloads, and subjects of
instruction. Local school districts, charter schools, and state institutions
shall report class loads, caseloads, and instructional subject areas for each
school. Charter schools may cite in their report a current, nondiscretionary
waiver of department requirements for class load, teaching load, staffing
patterns, and subject areas pursuant to Section
22-8B-5 NMSA 1978.
(a) Class loads. The report of the number of
students in general education classrooms shall include: the class load for each
elementary school teacher and, where applicable, indication of the support of
educational assistants; for each school, the average class load for classrooms
in grades one, two, and three; for each school the average class load for
classrooms in grades four, five, and six; the daily teaching load for teachers
in grades seven through 12, indicating those teaching required English courses;
and any conditions supporting a request for waiver of class load requirements,
pursuant to Subsection G of Section
22-10A-20 NMSA 1978 and Subsection
H of 6.29.1.9 NMAC.
(b) Caseloads. The report shall include the
student caseloads of school staff providing instruction or services required of
students' individualized education programs (IEPs) and gifted individualized
education programs (GIEPs), categorized by level of service pursuant to
Subsection I of
6.29.1.9 NMAC.
(c) Counselors. The report shall include the
staff-to-student ratios, caseloads, and licensure types for school counselors
at each school.
(d) Subject areas.
The report shall include the instructional subject areas provided at each
school, addressing department-approved content and performance standards. A
school or school district failing to meet these minimum requirements shall not
receive approved accreditation status. Reports for grades nine through 12 shall
include allcredit-earning courses that are required or may contribute to
student graduation requirements as provided for in Section
22-13-1.1 NMSA 1978, including
those that are advanced placement, international baccalaureate, honors, or dual
credit courses, and credits earned in the process of completing an
industry-recognized credential, certificate, or degree. An assurance that final
examinations are administered as part of all credit-earning courses in grades
nine through 12 shall accompany the report of instructional subject areas.
Reports for kindergarten through grade eight shall include all required
instructional areas of Section
22-13-1 NMSA 1978:
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Table 1 Required instructional subject areas
in grades K-8
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Grades
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Subjects
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K-3
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daily instruction in mathematics, reading, and
language arts skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, and
comprehension
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1-3
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art
music
a language other than English
science
mathematics
reading and language arts, including structured
literacy instruction
social studies
physical education
health education
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4-8
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reading and language arts skills, with an emphasis
on writing and editing for at least one year and an emphasis on grammar and
writing for at least one year
mathematics
reading and language arts, including structured
literacy instruction
language other than English
communication skills
science
art
music
social studies
New Mexico history
United States history
geography
physical education
health education
electives that contribute to academic growth and
skill development and that provide career and technical education.
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8
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algebra 1 shall be offered in general education
classroom settings, online, or by agreement with high schools
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6-8
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media literacy may be offered as an elective
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(10) Tribal consultation, tribal education
status reports, student needs assessments.
(a) Local school districts with tribal lands
in their boundaries shall include in the report the districtwide tribal
education status report provided to tribes and evidence of tribal consultation
pursuant to Section
22-23A-7 NMSA 1978 and
6.35.2.13 NMAC;
(b) Historically defined Indian-impacted
local school districts and charter schools shall include in the report the most
recent student needs assessment, systemic framework, accountability tool,
annual evaluation of the systemic framework, any requests to amend the systemic
framework or accountability tool, and the public statement as required by
Sections 11 and 12 of 6.35.2 NMAC.
(c) Local school districts contemplating
opening or closing a school on tribal land for any reason shall include in the
report evidence of consultation with tribal leaders and members and families of
students who will be eligible to attend the public school pursuant to Section
22-5-4.13 NMSA 1978.
(d) Charter schools contemplating opening or
closing a school on tribal land for any reason shall include in the report
evidence of negotiation with the tribal government and consultation with
leaders, and members and families of students who will be eligible to attend
the public school pursuant to Section
22-8B-12.2 NMSA 1978.
(e) A school district or charter school that
is required under federal law to consult with tribal entities as a condition of
receiving impact aid funds shall include in its report the detailed narrative
of its consultations with tribal entities and the results of those
consultations as reported in the education plan pursuant to Section
22-8-6 NMSA
1978.
B.
Citation of any current waivers of educational program requirements shall
accompany reports.
