Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Persons seeking
a reciprocal level 1 license for elementary k-8, early childhood birth-grade 3,
secondary or secondary vocational technical 7-12, middle level 5-9, special
education pre K-12, or grade pre K-12 specialty area, or grade pre K-12 blind
and visually impaired, through reciprocity, shall meet the following
requirements:
(1) hold a bachelor's degree or
higher degree from a regionally accredited or PED approved college or
university; and
(2) hold and
provide a copy of at least one current valid teaching license issued by a state
education agency, including PED or department of defense dependent schools or
foreign country that is comparable to the license they are seeking;
and
(3) have completed a standard
or alternative teacher preparation program approved in another state or
accepted by the PED; and
(4)
provide copies of test scores for exams that were required to receive the
license; and
(5) if applying for:
(a) early childhood birth-grade 3 or k-8
elementary licensure, provide evidence of having passed a content knowledge or
professional knowledge test on the basic early childhood or elementary school
curriculum and on any additional core academic endorsement areas or have
completed 24 lower or upper division credit hours across the elementary
education core academic subjects of language arts, social studies, mathematics,
and science with at least six credit hours in each core area;
(b) secondary or secondary vocational and
technical 7-12, middle level 5-9, or grades pre K-12 specialty area licensure
in the core academic areas, provide evidence of having passed a content
knowledge test in each of the core academic subjects in which the applicant
seeks licensure or having completed an academic major, a graduate degree, or
coursework equivalent to an academic major in each of the core academic
subjects in which the applicant seeks licensure;
(c) licensure in non-core academic subjects,
special education pre K-12, or blind and visually impaired pre K-12 licensure,
have, on a form acceptable to the PED, provided evidence of having
satisfactorily taught under their out of state license or licenses or have
passed the applicable New Mexico teacher assessment ("NMTA") and
(6) have, on a form acceptable to
the professional licensure bureau ("PLB") of the PED, provided evidence of
having satisfactorily taught in any state or foreign country or combination of
other states or countries other than New Mexico for fewer than three (3) full
school years at any time preceding their application for licensure while
holding at least one standard out-of-state or New Mexico teaching license or
foreign country authorization to teach or combination of any of the
aforementioned licenses or authorizations, and
(7) submit to and satisfactorily clear a
fingerprint-based background check pursuant to Section
22-10A-5,
NMSA 1978.
B. Persons
seeking a level 2 license for elementary k-8, early childhood birth-grade 3,
secondary or secondary vocational technical 7-12, middle level 5-9, special
education pre K-12, or grade preK-12 specialty area, or grade pre K-12 blind
and visually impaired, through reciprocity, shall meet the following
requirements:
(1) hold a bachelor's degree or
higher degree from a regionally accredited or state approved college or
university; and either
(2) hold a
valid certificate issued by the national board for professional teaching
standards; or
(3) hold and provide
a copy of a valid teaching license or licenses issued by a state education
agency, including PED or department of defense dependent schools or foreign
country that is comparable to the license they are seeking; and
(4) have completed a standard or alternative
teacher preparation program approved in another state or accepted by the PED;
and
(5) have, on a form acceptable
to the PED, provided evidence of having satisfactorily taught in any state or
foreign country or combination of other states or countries other than New
Mexico for at least three (3) full school years at any time preceding their
application for licensure while holding at least one standard out-of-state or
New Mexico teaching license or foreign country authorization to teach or
combination of any of the aforementioned licenses or authorizations,
and
(6) provide copies of test
scores for exams required to receive the license and have either the required
credit hours or have passed a license test for endorsement areas; and
(7) submit to and satisfactorily clear a
fingerprint-based background check pursuant to Section
22-10-3.3,
NMSA 1978.
C. Persons
seeking a level 3-A license for elementary k-8, early childhood birth-grade 3,
secondary or secondary vocational technical 7-12, middle level 5-9, special
education pre K-12 or grade pre K-12 specialty area, or grade pre K-12 blind
and visually impaired, through reciprocity, shall meet the following
requirements:
(1) hold a master's degree or
higher from a regionally accredited or state approved college or university;
or
(2) hold a valid certificate
issued by the national board for professional teaching standards; and
(3) hold and provide a copy of a valid
teaching license or licenses issued by a state education agency, including PED
or department of defense dependent schools or foreign country that is
comparable to the license they are seeking; and
(4) have completed a standard or alternative
teacher preparation program approved in another state or accepted by the PED
and
(5) have, on a form acceptable
to the PED, provided evidence of having satisfactorily taught in any state or
foreign country or combination of other states or countries other than New
Mexico for at least six (6) full school years at any time preceding their
application for licensure while holding at least one standard out-of-state or
New Mexico teaching license or foreign country authorization to teach or
combination of any of the aforementioned licenses or authorizations;
and
(6) provide copies of test
scores for exams required to receive the license and have either the required
credit hours or have passed a licensure test for endorsement areas;
and
(7) submit to and
satisfactorily clear a fingerprint-based background check pursuant to section
22-10A-5,
NMSA 1978.
D. A teacher
who is granted level 3-A licensure under this rule who does not demonstrate
competency at level 3-A indicators in Subsection D of 6.69.4.12 NMAC for a
given school year may have the license suspended under Subsection F of
6.69.4.10 NMAC.
E. Persons seeking
reciprocal administrative licensure shall meet the following requirements:
(1) hold a master's degree or higher degree
from a regionally accredited or PED approved college or university;
and
(2) hold a valid
administrator's license or licenses issued by a state education agency or
department of defense dependent schools or foreign country;
(3) have completed a regionally accredited
college or university education administrator preparation program approved in
another state or accepted by the PED;
(4) provide on a form acceptable to the PED,
evidence of having satisfactorily worked in any state or foreign country or
combination of other states or countries other than New Mexico for at least six
(6) full school years as a teacher at any time preceding their application for
New Mexico licensure in education administration, or having worked in any state
or foreign country or combination of other states or countries other than New
Mexico for six (6) full school years either as a teacher or administrator with
at least three (3) full school years of experience as a teacher at any time
preceding their application for New Mexico licensure in education
administration.
F.
Persons holding a valid education administration license from another state or
department of defense dependent schools or foreign country who are seeking
reciprocal education administration licensure in New Mexico shall be exempt
from satisfying the requirements of Paragraph 4 of Subsection E of 6.60.4.8
NMAC above, provided that they began their administrator preparation program
prior to April 4, 2003.
