New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 27 - PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY COUNCIL
Part 30 - STATEWIDE ADEQUACY STANDARDS
Section 6.27.30.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. "ancillary space" means any subordinate space necessary to support an activity or function of main programmatic space(s);

B. "art education program" includes visual and performing arts programs;

C. "average enrollment" means the average number of students enrolled at an existing school over a period consisting of the past 5 years;

D. "combination school" means a school that contains the elementary school, middle school/junior high school and high school or any combination thereof;

E. "council" means the public school capital outlay council;

F. "d-level" means class d programs in which department certified individuals provide services to children whose individualized education programs require a maximum amount of special education;

G. "equipment" means a specified item not affixed to the real property of a school facility;

H. "exterior envelope" means the exterior walls, roof, doors, windows, and structural system of a building;

I. "fixture" means a specified item that is affixed to the real property of a school facility;

J. "general use classroom" means a classroom space that is or can be appropriately configured for instruction in at least the areas of language arts (including bi-lingual), mathematics and social studies;

K. "infrastructure" means the on-site physical support systems needed for the operation of the school, including internal roads, utilities, drainage systems, and building subsystems such as structure, mechanical, electrical, data, telecommunications, and technology;

L. "interior finish" means an aesthetic or protective final coating or fabric applied to an exposed surface inside the building;

M. "interior surface" means any exposed area of the interior enclosure for an interior space, finished or unfinished;

N. "kitchenette" means a small food storage and warming area, which usually has a refrigerator, sink, and a microwave, but may have other appliances;

O. "net sf" means a measurement from interior face of wall to interior face of wall and calculated to obtain the net square footage of a space;

P. "network distribution space" means space dedicated to securely house all devices and cabling necessary to cross-connect any outside line(s) with the school internal distribution frame up to, but not including, end-user devices;

Q. "occupiable space" means enclosed space within the school facility and serving a classroom, administrative, or support purpose and is occupied by staff, students, or public on a regular or flexibly assigned basis; this shall not include space exclusively used for storage or to house mechanical, electrical, or other equipment;

R. "planned school program capacity" means the planned number of students in a new or replacement facility, or in an existing school facility to be modified in capacity, and shall be accommodated in the entire facility when all phases of construction are fully completed; these shall include students in regular education classes in combination with special education students requiring special education classrooms in compliance with public education department requirements;

S. "school facility" means a building or group of buildings and outdoor area that are administered together to comprise a school;

T. "school site or school campus" means one or more parcels of land where a school facility is located; more than one school facility may be located on a school site or school campus;

U. "space" means the net square footage located within the interior of a building;

V. "specialty classroom" means a classroom space that is or can be appropriately configured for instruction in a specific subject such as science, physical education, special education, career education, or art;

W. "specialty program capacity" means the planned number of students or the five-year average to be accommodated in a specialty program area in compliance with public education department requirements;

X. "student" means "qualified student or MEM" as defined in Section 22-8-2 NMSA 1978;

Y. "teacherage" means a residence that houses a teacher or administrator on site;

Z. "technology infrastructure" means facilities including network, hardware, software, maintenance and other activities required to support information technology services; and

AA. "technology support space" means spaces dedicated to diagnose and repair hardware and software necessary for instructional delivery process (computers, tablets, projectors, displays etc.).