New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS
Part 5 - LICENSURE FOR GRADES PRE K-12
Section 6.61.5.7 - DEFINITIONS

Universal Citation: 6 NM Admin Code 6.61.5.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

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

B. "A highly qualified beginning pre K-12 teacher", under this rule, means a teacher who is fully qualified to teach the core academic subjects in grades pre K-12, who is new to the profession, who has pursued a standard route to licensure and who:

(1) meets the requirements for pre K-12 licensure in Subsections A or B in 6.61.5.8 NMAC, and

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

(3) has passed all applicable teacher testing requirements for licensure in 6.60.5.8 NMAC.

C. "Pre-kindergarten" means a voluntary developmental readiness program for children who have attained their fourth birthday prior to September 1.

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