New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 30 - EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Part 5 - OPTIONAL FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM
Section 6.30.5.12 - PROGRAM ELEMENT ASSESSMENT
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, all students in kindergarten must be administered the New Mexico kindergarten entry assessment provided by the department. Kindergarten entry assessment data must be reported through the department's data collection reporting system no later than October 15 of each school year.
B. All students in kindergarten must be administered a department-approved interim assessment at least three times per school year to determine if students are making adequate progress toward grade level reading proficiency by the end of the school year Interim assessment data must be reported to the department's data collection and reporting system within the first 30 instructional days of the school year. Any student identified with a reading deficiency based on the interim assessment measure must receive more frequent progress monitoring to determine if the student is on target to meet grade level expectations by the end of the school year
C. Public schools districts having both half-day and full-day state-funded kindergarten programs will assess performance of all kindergarten students.
