New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS
Part 2 - LICENSURE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, GRADES K-8
Section 6.61.2.7 - DEFINITIONS

Universal Citation: 6 NM Admin Code 6.61.2.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

A. "A highly qualified beginning elementary teacher," under this rule, means a teacher who is fully qualified for teaching in grades K-8, who is new to the profession, who has pursued a standard route to licensure, and who:

(1) meets all the requirements for elementary K-8 licensure required by Subsections A or B in Section 8 of this rule, and

(2) has no licensure requirements waived on an emergency or temporary basis, or for any other reason, and

(3) has passed all applicable competency or teacher testing requirements for licensure in 6.60.5.8 NMAC (Competency Testing for Licensure).

B. "A highly qualified beginning middle or junior high school teacher holding elementary K-8 licensure," under this rule, means a teacher who is fully qualified to teach the core academic subjects in a public middle or junior high school, who is new to the profession, who has pursued a standard route to licensure, and who:

(1) meets all the requirements for elementary K-8 licensure required by Subsections A or B of Section 8 of this rule, and

(2) has no licensure requirements waived on an emergency or temporary basis, or for any other reason, and

(3) has passed all applicable competency or teacher testing requirements for elementary K-8 licensure in 6.60.5.8 NMAC (Competency Testing for Licensure), and

(4) has passed the content knowledge test(s) of the New Mexico teacher assessments or comparable licensure tests from another state in each core academic subject the teacher teaches and in which the teacher is required to have a licensure endorsement; or has successfully completed an undergraduate academic major or coursework equivalent to an undergraduate major, or a graduate degree in each core academic subject the teacher teaches and in which the teacher is required to have a licensure endorsement.

C. "Core academic subjects" means English, language arts, reading, mathematics, science, modern and classical languages, except the modern and classical Native American languages and cultures of New Mexico tribes and pueblos, the arts, including music and visual arts, and social studies, which includes civics, government, economics, history, and geography.

D. "Undergraduate academic major" under this rule, means twenty-four to thirty-six semester hours in a core academic subject area.

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