New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 66 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - CONTRACTS › Part 2 - LICENSED SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR CONTRACT › Section 6.66.2.8 - REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The board of education of ________________, New Mexico,
				  herein called board, and______________________________________________herein
				  called instructor, agree:
A. The board
				employs the instructor for the school years(s) ____- ____beginning ______,
				____, and ending on the date specified by the board in its calendar for the
				____ - ____ school year, subject to adjustment for required makeup
				days.
B. The instructor shall
				present himself or herself for duty at such times and places as designated by
				the superintendent or his (her) authorized personnel.
C. In accordance with the board's approved
				salary schedule, for use during the school year ____- _____, the instructor's
				salary based upon the following factors:________________________ degree,
				___________________ additional approved semester hours, and___________ years of
				allowable experience is $ _____________, plus special increment(s) of
				$_____________, less required or authorized deductions. All of the above are
				subject to verification and, in the event of any error or incorrect
				computation, appropriate adjustment of this contract will be made after
				consultation with the instructor. The contract salary for the school year
				_____- _____, shall be paid the instructor in_________ installments. The first
				installment shall be due and payable on ____________, ______ The contract
				salary for the school year _____- ____ is based upon a school year of:
				________teaching days plus _______non-teaching days for a total of _______
				working days and subject to the approved budget. For each day's absence from
				duty not included in sick leave or otherwise compensated for, deductions shall
				be made in accordance with the rules and regulations of the board. In the event
				that the instructor is employed on a two (2) or three (3) year contract,
				Subsection C. of Section 6.66.2.8 NMAC herein may be amended in the second
				and/or third year(s) to reflect any appropriate district salary adjustment
				factors. The board may, but shall not be required to, increase prospectively,
				but not retroactively, the salary for any school year governed by the terms of
				this contract if revenues are available to the school district for that school
				year. Any increase is subject to budgetary approval by the department.
				Notwithstanding the above, the board shall further have the authority, for any
				school year governed by the terms of this contract and for which a salary
				increase is mandated if the school district meets conditions as specified by
				the legislature of New Mexico, to implement salary adjustments during the
				school year in accordance with a salary schedule adopted by the board in
				accordance with the legislative guidelines for that year. Any adjustment is
				subject to budgetary approval by the department.
D. This contract and the parties hereto are
				and shall continue to be subject to applicable laws of the state of New Mexico
				and the rules and regulations of the department and local board of education as
				they may exist. This contract may be cancelled by the board for cause,
				including unsatisfactory work performance, incompetence, insubordination,
				physical or mental inability to perform the required duties or for any other
				good and just cause, provided, that any such cancellation may be effected only
				in accordance with the New Mexico statutes and any applicable rules and
				regulations of the department and local board of education.
E. This contract may also be cancelled by the
				board for cause not personal to the instructor when a reduction in personnel is
				required as a result of decreased enrollment or a decrease or revision of
				educational programs or insufficient legislative appropriation or authorization
				being made by the state and/or federal government for the performance of this
				contract, in accordance with the New Mexico statutes and any applicable rules
				and regulations of the department and local board of education, provided there
				is no other position for which the instructor is qualified, consistent with the
				academic necessities of the district.
F. The instructor shall give the board thirty
				(30) calendar days written notice of intention to resign. Failure to give such
				thirty (30) calendar day notice shall entitle the board, in its discretion, to
				file a written complaint with the secretary requesting suspension or revocation
				of the instructor's license.
G. The
				instructor shall furnish the board the following:
(a) a valid license for the position to be
				held;
(b) an official transcript
				showing the education record and training of the instructor,
(c) suitable evidence of date of birth;
(d) such health certificates as may
				be required by law; and
(e) any
				other documents as may be required by law. Failure to furnish any of the
				foregoing items at the required time may result in cancellation of this
				contract in accordance with the New Mexico statutes and any applicable rules
				and regulations of the department and local board of education.