New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 32 - EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS - BILINGUAL MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
Part 2 - GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING BILINGUAL MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Section 6.32.2.14 - PROGRAM ELEMENT - ASSESSMENT
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Trained personnel shall administer state-approved language proficiency assessments in English and the home or heritage language annually until proficiency in each language is achieved; public schools providing a Native American language revitalization program, or other approved Native American bilingual multicultural education model, shall obtain approval for language proficiency assessments from tribal councils or from other appropriate tribal entities with authority to make educational decisions on behalf of Native American children; for Native American languages that are oral only, the literacy component shall be measured only in the skill areas or domains of listening, speaking, and comprehension.
B. Public school districts shall comply with federal assessment requirements.
C. Students enrolled in this program shall participate in the New Mexico standards-based assessment (NMSBA) program.
D. In those grades that students do not participate in the New Mexico standards-based assessment program, the public school district shall develop and implement an assessment and evaluation program.
