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 6.32.2.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. "bilingual multicultural education program" means a program using two languages, including English and the home or heritage language, as a medium of instruction in the teaching and learning process;

B. "culturally and linguistically different" means students who are of a different cultural background than mainstream United States culture and whose home or heritage language, inherited from the student's family, tribe, or country of origin, is a language other than English;

C. "district" means a public school or any combination of public schools in a district;

D. "English language learner" means a student whose first or heritage language is not English and who is unable to read, write, speak, or understand English at a level comparable to grade-level English proficient peers and native English speakers;

E. "heritage language" means a language other than English that is inherited from a family, tribe, community, or country of origin;

F. "home language" means a language other than English that is the primary or heritage language spoken at home or in the community;

G. "school board" means a local school board; and

H. "standardized curriculum" means a district curriculum that is aligned with the state academic content standards, benchmarks, and performance standards.