New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 65 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - EDUCATOR PREPARATION
Part 2 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
Section 6.65.2.8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

Universal Citation: 6 NM Admin Code 6.65.2.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

School district and charter school professional development programs shall meet the highest standards for professional development. New Mexico has adopted the national staff development council standards for staff development as requirements for designing, implementing, and evaluating professional development programs. All statewide, PED, charter school and public school district professional development programs and activities shall address and align with the following standards and shall articulate:

A. context standards which:

(1) improve the learning of all students by organizing adults into learning communities whose goals are aligned with those of the school district;

(2) require skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement;

(3) require resources to support adult learning and collaboration;

B. process standards which:

(1) improve the learning of all students by using disaggregated student data to determine adult learning priorities, monitor progress, and help sustain continuous improvement;

(2) use multiple sources of information to guide improvement and demonstrate its impact;

(3) prepare educators to apply research to decision making;

(4) use learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal;

(5) apply knowledge about human learning and change;

(6) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to collaborate;

C. content standards which:

(1) improve the learning of all students by preparing educators to understand and appreciate all students;

(2) create safe orderly and supportive environments, and hold high expectations for their academic achievement;

(3) deepen educators' content knowledge;

(4) provide them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting, rigorous academic standards and prepare them to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately;

(5) provide educators with knowledge and skills to involve families and other stakeholders appropriately.

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