New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 27 - PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY COUNCIL
Part 31 - SPECIAL PURPOSE SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FACILITY ADEQUACY STANDARDS
Section 6.27.31.12 - ACADEMIC CLASSROOMS
Universal Citation: 6 NM Admin Code 6.27.31.12
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
All classroom space shall meet or exceed the requirements listed below:
A. Classroom space. Classroom space shall be sufficient for appropriate educational programs for the class level needs.
B. Classroom fixtures and equipment
(1) Each general and
specialty classroom shall contain a work surface and seat for each student in
the classroom. The work surface and seat shall be appropriate for the normal
activity of the class conducted in the room.
(2) Each general and specialty classroom
shall have an erasable surface and a surface suitable for projection purposes,
appropriate for group classroom instruction, and a display surface. A single
surface may meet one or more of these purposes.
(3) Each general and specialty classroom
shall have storage for classroom materials or access to conveniently located
storage.
(4) Each general and
specialty classroom shall have a work surface and seat for the teacher and for
the aide assigned to the classroom, and it shall have secure storage for
student records that is located in the classroom or is convenient to access
from the classroom.
C. Classroom lighting
(1) Each general and
specialty classroom shall have a light system capable of maintaining at least
50 foot-candles of well-distributed light. Provide appropriate task lighting in
specialty classrooms where enhanced visibility is required.
(2) The light level shall be measured at a
work surface located in the approximate center of the classroom, between clean
light fixtures.
D. Classroom temperature
(1) Each general and
specialty classroom shall have a heating, ventilation and air conditioning
(HVAC) system capable of maintaining a temperature between 68 and 75 degrees
fahrenheit with full occupancy.
(2)
The temperature shall be measured at a work surface in the approximate center
of the classroom.
E. Classroom acoustics
(1) Each general and
specialty classroom shall be maintainable at a sustained background sound level
of less than 55 decibels.
(2) The
sound level shall be measured at a work surface in the approximate center of
the classroom.
F. Classroom air quality
(1) Each general,
science and arts classroom shall have an HVAC system that continually moves air
and is capable of maintaining a CO2 level of not more
than 1,200 parts per million.
(2)
The air quality shall be measured at a work surface in the approximate center
of the classroom.
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