New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 19 - PUBLIC SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY › Part 4 - ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES › Section 6.19.4.8 - PUBLIC SCHOOL ANNUAL ACCREDITATION REVIEW

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Public school districts, public schools, and educational
				  programs of state institutions shall report information to the department
				  pursuant to Subsection I of Section
				  22-2-2 NMSA 1978. The quality and
				  content of required reports and of the educational programs represented by the
				  reports will be evaluated by the department for approval or disapproval
				  accreditation status. Pursuant to Subsection F of Section
				  22-2-2 NMSA 1978, the secretary's
				  accreditation decision is based upon evidence of the adequacy of student
				  outcomes and activities, organizational effectiveness, staff preparation, and
				  other educational matters such as factors contributing to school index scores.
				  Local school districts, charter schools, and educational programs of state
				  institutions shall follow department guidance in submitting satisfactory
				  reports.
A. Annual accreditation
				review requirements. Local school districts, charter schools, and state
				institutions shall provide reports to the department, either via the statewide
				data reporting system or by another method prescribed by the department, of the
				following requirements:
(1) Board training.
				Local school districts and charter schools shall submit a report of the
				training completed in the current fiscal year by each member of the school
				board as required by Sections
				22-5-13 NMSA 1978 or by each
				member of the charter school governing body as required by Section
				22-8B-5.1 NMSA 1978, with the
				number of hours of training in each area as required by Paragraph (3) of
				Subsection A of
				6.29.1.9 NMAC and Sections 8 and 9
				of 6.80.5 NMAC.
(2) Financial
				audit. Local school districts, charter schools, and state institutions shall
				submit a report of the previous fiscal year's financial audit. The report shall
				include the date the audit was submitted as established in Paragraph (1) of
				Subsection A of
				2.2.2.9 NMAC.
(3) Program plans, budget, and actual
				expenditures. Local school districts and charter schools shall:
(a) update and submit by a
				department-assigned due date district-level plans, and, as applicable, all
				school-level plans pursuant to Section
				22-8-6 NMSA 1978 and 6.29.1
				NMAC;
(b) update and submit an
				operating budget that is complete by the department-assigned due date. The
				budget shall prioritize resources toward proven programs and methods that are
				linked to improved student achievement and demonstrate parental involvement in
				the budgeting process, pursuant to Sections
				22-8-10 and
				22-8-11, NMSA 1978;
(c) budget into the department-directed
				funding codes at least as much funding for special education, gifted education,
				and at-risk programs as revenue generated by the corresponding program units,
				pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Subsection B of Section
				22-8-11 NMSA 1978;
(d) ensure that each program generating
				program units in an operating budget shall meet the requirements of law and the
				department's rules and procedures, pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Subsection B of
				Section 22-8-11 NMSA 1978; and
(d) report actual expenditures for each
				school, pursuant to Subsection F of Section
				22-2C-11 NMSA 1978.
(4) School enrollment. Via the
				statewide data system, local school districts and charter schools shall submit
				data for each school pursuant to Section
				22-8-13 NMSA 1978.
(5) School accountability data. Local school
				districts and charter schools shall submit to the department student assessment
				data required by Section
				22-2C-11 NMSA 1978 and
				longitudinal accountability data required by Subsection K of Section
				22-1-11 NMSA 1978.
(6) Attendance improvement. Local school
				districts and charter schools shall submit reports of attendance improvement
				and absence prevention strategies for each school, including attendance
				improvement plans submitted to the department no later than 45 days after the
				beginning of the school year pursuant to Section
				22-12A-7 NMSA 1978 of the
				attendance for success act.
(7)
				School safety plans. Local school districts and charter schools shall submit
				school safety plans by the department-determined due date and on a three-year
				cycle as required in
				6.12.6.8 NMAC.
(8) Postsecondary plans. Local school
				districts, charter schools, and state institutions shall submit to the
				department a report of all students in grades eight through 12 at each school
				who have on file a new or updated, complete, and signed individualized next
				step plan, pursuant to Section
				22-13-1.1 NMSA 1978 or an updated
				individual education plan (IEP) or gifted individual education plan (GIEP) with
				transition plan that meets next step plan requirements.
(9) Class loads, caseloads, and subjects of
				instruction. Local school districts, charter schools, and state institutions
				shall report class loads, caseloads, and instructional subject areas for each
				school. Charter schools may cite in their report a current, nondiscretionary
				waiver of department requirements for class load, teaching load, staffing
				patterns, and subject areas pursuant to Section
				22-8B-5 NMSA 1978.
(a) Class loads. The report of the number of
				students in general education classrooms shall include: the class load for each
				elementary school teacher and, where applicable, indication of the support of
				educational assistants; for each school, the average class load for classrooms
				in grades one, two, and three; for each school the average class load for
				classrooms in grades four, five, and six; the daily teaching load for teachers
				in grades seven through 12, indicating those teaching required English courses;
				and any conditions supporting a request for waiver of class load requirements,
				pursuant to Subsection G of Section
				22-10A-20 NMSA 1978 and Subsection
				H of 6.29.1.9 NMAC.
(b) Caseloads. The report shall include the
				student caseloads of school staff providing instruction or services required of
				students' individualized education programs (IEPs) and gifted individualized
				education programs (GIEPs), categorized by level of service pursuant to
				Subsection I of
				6.29.1.9 NMAC.
(c) Counselors. The report shall include the
				staff-to-student ratios, caseloads, and licensure types for school counselors
				at each school.
(d) Subject areas.
				The report shall include the instructional subject areas provided at each
				school, addressing department-approved content and performance standards. A
				school or school district failing to meet these minimum requirements shall not
				receive approved accreditation status. Reports for grades nine through 12 shall
				include allcredit-earning courses that are required or may contribute to
				student graduation requirements as provided for in Section
				22-13-1.1 NMSA 1978, including
				those that are advanced placement, international baccalaureate, honors, or dual
				credit courses, and credits earned in the process of completing an
				industry-recognized credential, certificate, or degree. An assurance that final
				examinations are administered as part of all credit-earning courses in grades
				nine through 12 shall accompany the report of instructional subject areas.
				Reports for kindergarten through grade eight shall include all required
				instructional areas of Section
				22-13-1 NMSA 1978:
Table 1 Required instructional subject areas
								in grades K-8
Grades
Subjects
K-3
daily instruction in mathematics, reading, and
								language arts skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, and
								comprehension
1-3
art
music
a language other than English
science
mathematics
reading and language arts, including structured
								literacy instruction
social studies
physical education
health education
4-8
reading and language arts skills, with an emphasis
								on writing and editing for at least one year and an emphasis on grammar and
								writing for at least one year
mathematics
reading and language arts, including structured
								literacy instruction
language other than English
communication skills
science
art
music
social studies
New Mexico history
United States history
geography
physical education
health education
electives that contribute to academic growth and
								skill development and that provide career and technical education.
8
algebra 1 shall be offered in general education
								classroom settings, online, or by agreement with high schools
6-8
media literacy may be offered as an elective
(10) Tribal consultation, tribal education
				status reports, student needs assessments.
(a) Local school districts with tribal lands
				in their boundaries shall include in the report the districtwide tribal
				education status report provided to tribes and evidence of tribal consultation
				pursuant to Section
				22-23A-7 NMSA 1978 and
				6.35.2.13 NMAC;
(b) Historically defined Indian-impacted
				local school districts and charter schools shall include in the report the most
				recent student needs assessment, systemic framework, accountability tool,
				annual evaluation of the systemic framework, any requests to amend the systemic
				framework or accountability tool, and the public statement as required by
				Sections 11 and 12 of 6.35.2 NMAC.
(c) Local school districts contemplating
				opening or closing a school on tribal land for any reason shall include in the
				report evidence of consultation with tribal leaders and members and families of
				students who will be eligible to attend the public school pursuant to Section
				22-5-4.13 NMSA 1978.
(d) Charter schools contemplating opening or
				closing a school on tribal land for any reason shall include in the report
				evidence of negotiation with the tribal government and consultation with
				leaders, and members and families of students who will be eligible to attend
				the public school pursuant to Section
				22-8B-12.2 NMSA 1978.
(e) A school district or charter school that
				is required under federal law to consult with tribal entities as a condition of
				receiving impact aid funds shall include in its report the detailed narrative
				of its consultations with tribal entities and the results of those
				consultations as reported in the education plan pursuant to Section
				22-8-6 NMSA
				1978.