N.M. Admin. Code § 6.69.4.9

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 6.69.4.9 - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EDUCATOR EVALUATION SYSTEM-FOR DEMONSTRATING COMPETENCE IN THE CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

A teacher of the core academic subjects employed as a general education teacher in a school district that qualifies as a rural school district under the current authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20) U.S.C. 6301, may fulfill the requirements in Subsections A and B of 6.69.4.9 NMAC and either the requirement of Paragraphs (2)-(3) of Subsection C or Paragraphs (2)-(3) of Subsection D of 6.69.4.9 NMAC within three full school years of the date of hire as long as the teacher is certified and endorsed in at least one core academic subject when hired in a qualifying rural school district. A new to the profession special education teacher employed in any school district may fulfill the requirements in Paragraphs (2)-(3) of Subsection C or Paragraphs (2)-(3) of Subsection D of 6.69.4.9 NMAC within two full school years of initial employment in any school district if the teacher is certified and endorsed in either language arts, mathematics, or science when hired. The candidate shall:

A. have successful annual evaluations for two full school years prior to the evaluation; and

B. have two complete school years of successful teaching and either;

C. complete credit hours at a regionally accredited college or university in the core academic subject in which the candidate is seeking to demonstrate competence, as follows:

(1) for K-8 elementary licensed teachers or pre K-12 special education licensed teachers teaching in a self-contained elementary classroom, 24 lower or upper division credit hours across the elementary education core academic subjects of language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science, with at least six credit hours in each core area;

(2) for K-8 elementary licensed teachers teaching in a middle school, and pre K-12 special education licensed teachers teaching in a middle or high school, 18 lower or upper division credit hours in each core academic subject the teacher teaches;

(3) for 7-12 secondary, 5-9 middle level, and pre K-12 specialty area licensed teachers teaching in a middle school, junior high school, or high school, 18 credit hours, 12 of which must be upper division in each core academic subject the teacher teaches; or

D. complete the following combination of coursework through a regionally accredited college or university and by portfolio:

(1) for K-8 licensed elementary teachers teaching in a self-contained elementary classroom, and for a pre K-12 special education licensed teachers teaching special education students at any grade level who are assessed against alternative achievement standards, 12 lower or upper division credit hours across the elementary education curriculum areas;

(2) for K-8 licensed elementary teachers teaching in a middle school, and for a pre K-12 special education licensed teachers teaching special education students in a middle school or high school, upper or lower division credit hours as follows:

(a) 12 semester hours in a single core subject area; or

(b) 15 semester hours in two core subject areas, with at least six hours in each one; or

(c) 18 semester hours in three core subject areas, with at least six hours in each one; or

(d) 24 semester hours in four core subject areas, with at least six hours in each one;

(3) for 7-12 secondary, 5-9 middle level, and pre K-12 specialty area licensed teachers, the credit hours, specified in Paragraph (2) of Subsection D of 6.69.4.9 NMAC all at the upper division level;

(4) demonstrate to a local panel of teachers the requirements of Subparagraphs (a) or (b) below:

(a) mastery of the competence in the instructional strand of the PED's teacher competencies and indicators for the level of licensure the candidate holds in each core academic subject in which the teacher seeks to demonstrate that the teacher is qualified by submitting evidence from (i), (ii) and (iii) as follows:

(i) documentation from Paragraph (1) of Subsection E of 6.69.4.11 NMAC; and

(ii) observation summaries, by each panel member, of the candidate teaching in the area for which the teacher is applying; observations by the panel may be done in person or by video; and

(iii) at least two observation summaries, completed by the candidate, of a teacher(s) teaching in the subject area for which the candidate is seeking to be certified and endorsed;

(b) provide an analysis of student achievement in each core academic subject in which the teacher seeks to demonstrate that the teacher is qualified by submitting evidence as follows:

(i) explain (350 word maximum) the way(s) in which a class of students demonstrated their achievement (e.g., test, work sample, performance) related to a segment of instruction; include examples of different materials used and student work;

(ii) provide the criteria (350 word maximum) for determining different levels of achievement and how this was communicated to the students; the criteria may be in a handout or other means of communication to students;

(iii) to illustrate relative levels of achievement in the class, provide examples of the work of three unidentified students who represent "high, "mid range," and "low" levels of achievement; these examples may include unidentified student written or drawn work, photographs, audio recordings (five minute maximum), or video recordings (five minute maximum and written parental consent to video child);

(iv) explain (350 word maximum) how the three unidentified students differed in their achievement levels and how this achievement relates to the state's standards and benchmarks;

(v) explain (350 word maximum) how this data could be taken into account in a subsequent instructional segment for the class;

(c) the local panel of teachers shall consist of two teachers:

(i) one teacher will be appointed by the principal in the school where the teacher seeking to be certified and endorsed is teaching; the second teacher will be appointed by the candidate;

(ii) panelists must be certified and endorsed, as defined in Subsection B, C or D of 6.69.4.7 NMAC, hold a current level 2 or 3-A license, and have an endorsement or license in the subject area or areas to be evaluated;

(iii) panelists may be from the candidate's same school, or same district, or from another school or district in New Mexico;

(5) both teachers on the panel must agree that the candidate has met, or exceeds, the competencies and indicators for the level of licensure the teacher being evaluated holds or that the students of the teacher being evaluated have demonstrated growth and progress in each core academic subject the teacher teaches;

(6) the panel shall submit their recommendation to the local superintendent and records of the panel's findings shall be kept on file locally and available to the public upon request.

N.M. Admin. Code § 6.69.4.9

6.69.4.9 NMAC - N, 09-30-03; A, 10-14-04; A, 05-13-05; A, 10-31-06; A, 10-31-07, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 01, January 18, 2023, eff. 1/18/2023