N.M. Admin. Code § 6.35.2.13

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

Section 6.35.2.13 - TRIBAL EDUCATION STATUS REPORT (TESR)

A. Beginning in school year 2020-2021, by September 30, each school district with tribal lands located within its boundaries shall provide an annual districtwide tribal education status report to all Indian nations, tribes, and pueblos located within the school district boundaries and to the assistant secretary.

B. Beginningin school year 2020-2021, by September 30, each school district adjacent to tribal lands may provide an annual districtwide tribal education status report to all Indian nations, tribes and pueblos with tribal lands adjacent to the school district's boundaries and to the assistant secretary.

C. A report provided in accordance with Subsections A or B of this section shall include the following information based upon data from the immediately preceding school year:

(1) student achievement as measured by a statewide test approved by the department, with results disaggregated by ethnicity; any cell with an n-size of 9 or fewer shall be masked;

(2) school safety;

(3) the graduation rate;

(4) attendance;

(5) parent and community involvement;

(6) educational programs targeting American Indian or Alaska Native students;

(7) financial reports;

(8) current status of federal Indian education policies and procedures;

(9) school district initiatives to decrease the number of student dropouts and increase attendance;

(10) public school use of variable school calendars;

(11) school district consultations with district Indian education committees, school-site parent advisory councils, and tribal, municipal, and Indian organizations;

(12) indigenous research and evaluation measures and results for effective curricula for American Indian and Alaska Native students; and

(13) access to native language programs.

D. The division shall submit a statewide tribal education report to all New Mexico Indian nations, tribes, and pueblos on or before November 15 of each year. The report will incorporate data submitted to the assistant secretary in accordance with Subsections A and B of this section and will further include reports by organizational units within the department regarding activities they are engaged in with Indian nations, tribes, and pueblos related to the education of American Indian and Alaska Native students.

N.M. Admin. Code § 6.35.2.13

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 12, June 23, 2020, eff. 7/1/2020