New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 6 - CONTINUING LICENSURE FOR LICENSED EDUCATORS IN NEW MEXICO
Section 6.60.6.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. "Advancement program level I - level II" or "APLI-II" means a series of five microcredentials, aligned with the department-approved educator evaluation system, that a teacher with a level 1 teaching license shall successfully complete and demonstrate mastery in before progressing to a level 2 teaching license.

B. "Advancement program level II - level III" or "APLII-III" means a series of five micro credentials, aligned with the department-approved educator evaluation system, that a teacher with a level 2 teaching license shall successfully complete and demonstrate mastery in before progressing to a level 3-A teaching license.

C. "Level 1 teaching license" means a provisional license issued for up to five years of teaching that gives a beginning teacher the opportunity, through a formal mentorship program and APLI-II, for additional preparation to be a quality teacher.

D. "Level 2 teaching license" means a professional license issued to a teacher who may choose to remain at level 2 for the remainder of their career and who is primarily responsible for ensuring students meet or exceed the department's academic content and performance standards.

E. "Level 3-A teaching license" means a master teaching license that is the highest level of teaching competence for teachers who choose to advance as instructional leaders in the teaching profession and undertake greater responsibilities, such as curriculum development, peer intervention, and mentoring.

F. "Full school year" means a minimum of 1080 instructional hours in a school year for teachers of students in seventh through 12th grades, 990 hours for teachers of students in full-day kindergarten through fifth grade, or 450 hours for teachers of students in half-day kindergarten, during which the teacher is the teacher of record or serves as an instructional coach or resource teacher in at least one class each school year while holding a standard teaching license. An equivalent number of instructional hours may be accepted for those teachers who do not teach every day. Instructional hours may include teaching in summer school, extended learning time programs, or similar educational settings.

G. "Governing authority" means the policy-setting body of a school district, charter school, constitutional special school, regional education cooperative, or final decision-maker of another state agency.

H. "Micro-credential" means a competency-based process made up of several courses, each focused on a discrete skill or area aligned with the educator evaluation system.