2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 22 - Public Schools › Article 10B - Teacher Residency › Section 22-10B-4 - Teacher residency program components.

A teacher residency program established pursuant to the Teacher Residency Act shall include:
A. competitive admission requirements with multiple criteria;
B. rigorous department-approved teacher preparation program coursework, which shall be offered while the teaching resident undertakes a full academic year of guided apprenticeship in the classroom of a level two or level three teacher at the partner area school district or charter school;
C. a co-teaching approach to expose teaching residents to a variety of teaching methods, philosophies and classroom environments;
D. clear criteria for the selection of level two and level three teachers based on measures of teacher effectiveness and the appropriate subject area knowledge;
E. providing level two and level three teachers with ongoing evidence-based training in coaching and mentoring teaching residents and compensation for time and added responsibility;
F. grouping teaching residents in cohorts to facilitate professional collaboration among residents and placing teaching residents in teaching schools or professional development programs that are organized to support a high-quality teacher learning experience in a supportive work environment;
G. measures of appropriate progress through the program;
H. a stipend of no less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) per year for teaching residents;
I. a stipend of no less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per year for level two and level three teachers participating in the program;
J. a stipend of no less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per year for principals or head administrators at the partner school district or charter school;
K. funding of no less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year for teacher residency program coordinators at each department-approved New Mexico teacher residency program;
L. a post-completion commitment by teaching residents to serve a minimum of three years at schools in the sponsoring school district;
M. an expectation of employment for the teaching resident from the partner school district or charter school;
N. support for teaching residents for not less than one year following the resident's completion of the program through the provision of mentoring, professional development and networking opportunities; and
O. demonstration of the integral role and responsibilities of the partner area school district or charter school in fulfilling the purpose of the program.
History:
Laws 2020, ch. 25, § 4; 2022, ch. 17, § 2.
ANNOTATIONS
The 2022 amendment,
effective May 18, 2022, increased the stipend for teaching residents from twenty thousand dollars to thirty-five thousand dollars, provided a two thousand dollar stipend to partnering classroom teachers, provided a two thousand dollar stipend to principals or head administrators at partner schools, and provided a minimum of fifty thousand dollars for teacher residency program coordinators at each teacher residency program; in Subsection B, after "apprenticeship in the classrooms of", deleted "an expert" and added "a level two or level three"; in Subsection C, after "a", deleted "team mentorship" and added "co-teaching"; in Subsection D, after "for the selection of", deleted "expert" and added "level two and level three"; in Subsection E, after "providing", deleted "expert" and added "level two and level three"; in Subsection H, after "no less than", deleted "twenty thousand dollars ($20,000)" and added "thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000)"; added new Subsections I through K and redesignated former Subsections I through L as Subsections L through O, respectively; and in Subsection L, after "residents to serve", added "a minimum".