New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 5 - COMPETENCY TESTING FOR LICENSURE › Section 6.60.5.10 - EXCEPTIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Applicants for
				an initial Spanish/English bilingual endorsement to a teaching license must, in
				addition to meeting all other PED requirements for the endorsement, pass Prueba
				de Español para la Certificatión Bilingüe by obtaining a
				score of two (2) or higher on any twelve (12) of the fifteen (15) subsections.
				Applicants seeking this endorsement through licensure reciprocity should
				consult 6.60.4 NMAC, for guidance.
B. Applicants for alternative licensure with
				teaching experience at the post-secondary level under Subsection C of 6.60.3.8
				NMAC, shall be exempt from the teacher licensure testing requirements as long
				as they meet all other requirements for licensure.
C. Exceptions for NMTA (this exception is in
				accordance with NMSA 22-10A; The School Personnel Act:
(1) The provisions of this paragraph shall
				apply to an individual who holds at least a bachelors degree, has successfully
				completed a teacher preparation program, can verify through a current
				audiological evaluation that the individual is deaf or hard of hearing and
				requests an alternative assessment of the NMTA.
(2) As used in this section, "deaf of hard of
				hearing," means: a person who is prelingually deaf or hard of hearing.
				Prelingual means an individual who acquired a permanent hearing loss prior to
				five (5) years of age that prevents the processing of linguistic information
				through hearing with or without amplification or other hearing assistance
				devices.
(3) As used in this
				section, "audiological evaluation" means: a hearing assessment which includes
				otoscopic inspection, tympanometry, unaided pure tone air and bone conduction
				threshold testing, as well as speech awareness and speech reception threshold
				testing (if applicable).
(4) The
				applicant must obtain an audiological evaluation from a licensed audiologist to
				verify the required minimum of a permanent, moderate hearing loss as determined
				by a pure tone average (PTA) at or greater than 41dBHL in each ear. The
				evaluation must be completed on a PED approved form and dated within one (1)
				calendar year of application submission.
(5) A person that meets the eligibility
				requirements of this provision and seeking to demonstrate competencies through
				the alternative assessment must submit the PED approved "alternative assessment
				request form" as part of their complete application. The information obtained
				from the request form will be used to determine which alternative assessments
				the applicant requires and possible dates for administration of the teacher
				competency and CKA portions of the alternative assessment.
(6) Individuals granted access to the
				alternative assessment will have their alternative assessment reviewed by a
				committee that consists of:
(a) a teacher of
				deaf or hard of hearing students;
(b) a sign language interpreter;
(c) a school administrator from the New
				Mexico school for the deaf, (NMSD);
(d) a parent of a deaf or hard of hearing
				student;
(e) a deaf or hard of
				hearing teacher, if one is available;
(f) a public school employee, and
(g) other appropriate persons as determined
				by the PED.
(7) A person
				that meets the eligibility requirements of this provision and seeking to
				demonstrate competencies through the alternative assessment is encouraged to
				request alternative testing arrangements and attempt all portions of the NMTA
				with alternative testing arrangements. Requests for alternative testing
				arrangements should describe accommodations previously received by the
				candidate during past standardized test administrations, documentation of
				audiological evaluations, and suggested modifications from a licensed
				audiologist. Applicants for this license that have earned a passing score of at
				least 240 on basic skills portion of the NMTA, teacher competency, or CKA are
				exempt from completing the alternative assessment in the portion they have
				passed. The PLB at the PED will assist eligible candidates in submitting
				requests for alternative testing arrangements.
(8) Individuals seeking an alternative
				assessment will demonstrate teacher competency and content knowledge by
				presenting a hard copy of portfolio in a face-to-face setting to the
				alternative assessment review committee. Applicants must obtain a passing score
				of 70% or greater on the teacher competency or content knowledge hard copy
				portfolio review to receive a score of pass.
(9) Applicants for this license will be
				charged the same amount(s) for the alternative assessment that registrants for
				the NMTA are charged plus the licensure-processing fee. These fees are due when
				the applicant submits a complete application. Applications without the
				appropriate fees will not be accepted.
(10) Applicants that are unsuccessful in
				obtaining a passing score of 70% on the alternative assessment may reapply and
				must submit the applicable fees.