reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 3 - LICENSURE IN MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION, GRADES 5-9 › Section 6.61.3.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Advisory"
- means a middle level arrangement intended to insure
				that each student is part of a small peer group with an adult advisor or mentor
				where communication within the group is open and non-threatening.
B.
"Early adolescence"
- means
				the developmental period that encompasses ages 10 through 15, or grades 5 -
				9.
C.
"Integrative
				curriculum"
- means a curriculum model which coordinates or blends the
				interests of the learner into a unified whole, utilizing a variety of
				disciplines for investigating a central question.
D.
"Interdisciplinary
				curriculum"
- means a curriculum model designed to incorporate knowledge
				from two or more academic, scientific, or artistic disciplines.
E.
"License"
- means the
				professional certificate or credential which is issued upon completion of
				specified requirements and which designates the grade level(s) at which the
				holder is authorized to teach or administer.
F.
"Middle level"
- means grades
				5 - 9.
G.
"National board for
				professional teaching standards"
- means a nonprofit, nongovernmental
				organization which operates a voluntary assessment system to grant national
				teacher certification to persons who meet an established set of national
				standards.
H.
"Young
				adolescent"
- means a student in grades 5 - 9.
I.
"Core academic subjects"
means English, language arts, reading, mathematics, science, modern and
				classical languages, except the modern and classical Native American languages
				and cultures of New Mexico tribes or pueblos, the arts, including music and
				visual arts, and social studies, which includes civics, government, economics,
				history, and geography.
J.
"A
				highly qualified beginning middle level teacher"
under this rule means a
				teacher who is fully qualified to teach the core academic subjects in grades
				5-9, is new to the profession, has pursued a standard path to licensure, and:
(1) meets the requirements for middle level
				licensure in Subsections A or C of
				6.61.3.8
				NMAC;
(2) has no licensure
				requirements waived on an emergency or temporary basis, or for any other
				reason; and
(3) has passed all
				applicable teacher testing requirements for licensure in
				6.60.5.8
				NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 3 - LICENSURE IN MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION, GRADES 5-9 › Section 6.61.3.8 - REQUIREMENTS

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A. Persons seeking
				a teaching license or licensure endorsements pursuant to the provisions of this
				rule shall meet the following requirements of Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of
				6.61.3.8 NMAC, or Subsection B of 6.61.3.8 NMAC, or Subsection C of 6.61.3.8
				NMAC.
(1) bachelor's degree from a regionally
				accredited college or university and including, for those students first
				entering a college or university beginning in the fall of 2017, the following:
(a) nine semester hours in
				communication
(b) six semester
				hours in mathematics
(c) eight
				semester hours in laboratory science
(d) nine semester hours in social and
				behavioral science; and
(e) nine
				semester hours in humanities and fine arts.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 3 - LICENSURE IN MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION, GRADES 5-9 › Section 6.61.3.9 - IMPLEMENTATION

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Persons who meet these requirements may obtain a license or
				  endorsements at a level established by the PED unless otherwise barred by New
				  Mexico statute or PED rule.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 3 - LICENSURE IN MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION, GRADES 5-9 › Section 6.61.3.10 - REFERENCED MATERIAL

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The New Mexico middle level teacher competencies
				  follow:
A. Learner development:
(1) The teacher understands how learners grow
				and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary
				individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional,
				and physical areas, and designs and implements developmentally appropriate and
				challenging learning experiences.
(2) The teacher shall:
(a) regularly assess individual and group
				performance in order to design and modify instruction to meet learners' needs
				in each area of development (cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional and
				physical) and scaffolds the next level of development;
(b) create developmentally appropriate
				instruction that takes into account individual learners' strengths, interests,
				and needs and that enables each learner to advance and accelerate their
				learning;
(c) collaborate with
				families, communities, colleagues, and other professionals to promote learner
				growth and development;
(d)
				understand how learning occurs-how learners construct knowledge, acquire
				skills, and develop disciplined thinking processes-and knows how to use
				instructional strategies that promote student learning;
(e) understand that each learner's cognitive,
				linguistic, social, emotional, and physical development influences learning and
				knows how to make instructional decisions that build on learners' strengths and
				needs;
(f) identify readiness for
				learning, and understands how development in any one area may affect
				performance in others;
(g)
				understand the role of language and culture in learning and knows how to modify
				instruction to make language comprehensible and instruction relevant,
				accessible, and challenging;
(h)
				respect learners' differing strengths and needs and is committed to using the
				information to further each learner's development;
(i) commit to using learners' strengths as a
				basis for growth, and their misconceptions as opportunities for
				learning;
(j) take responsibility
				for promoting learners' growth and development; and
(k) value the input and contributions of
				families, colleagues, and other professionals in understanding and supporting
				each learner's development.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 4 - LICENSURE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, GRADES 7-12 › Section 6.61.4.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Public Education Department (PED).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 4 - LICENSURE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, GRADES 7-12 › Section 6.61.4.2 - SCOPE

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Chapter 61, Part 4 governs licensure in secondary education,
				  grades 7-12, for those persons seeking such licensure.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 4 - LICENSURE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, GRADES 7-12 › Section 6.61.4.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  22-2-1,
				  22-2-2
				  and
				  22-10A-6,
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 4 - LICENSURE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, GRADES 7-12 › Section 6.61.4.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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August 1, 2018, unless a later date is cited in the history
				  note at the end of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 4 - LICENSURE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, GRADES 7-12 › Section 6.61.4.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This rule governs licensure requirements in secondary
				  education for grades 7-12 for persons seeking such licensure. It waives the
				  requirement of this licensure for persons already holding a valid state
				  secondary license as of June 30, 1989.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 4 - LICENSURE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, GRADES 7-12 › Section 6.61.4.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Core
				academic subjects"
means English, language arts, reading, mathematics,
				science, the arts, including music and visual arts, social studies, which
				includes civics, government, economics, history, and geography, and modern and
				classical languages, except the modern and classical Native American languages
				and cultures of New Mexico tribes or pueblos.
B.
"A highly qualified beginning
				secondary teacher"
, under this rule, means a teacher who is fully
				qualified to teach the core academic subjects in grades 7-12, who is new to the
				profession, who has pursued a standard route to licensure and who:
(1) meets the requirements for secondary 7-12
				licensure in Subsections A or B of
				6.61.4.8
				NMAC, and
(2) has no licensure
				requirements waived on an emergency or temporary basis, or for any other
				reason, and
(3) has passed all
				applicable teacher testing requirements for licensure in
				6.60.5.8
				NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 4 - LICENSURE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, GRADES 7-12 › Section 6.61.4.8 - REQUIREMENTS

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A. persons seeking
				licensure in secondary education pursuant to the provisions of this rule shall
				meet the requirements of Subsection A or Subsection B of 6.61.4.8 NMAC.
(1) bachelor's degree from a regionally
				accredited college or university and including, for those students first
				entering a college or university beginning in the fall of 2017, the following:
(a) nine semester hours in
				communication
(b) six semester
				hours in mathematics
(c) eight
				semester hours in laboratory science
(d) nine semester hours in social and
				behavioral science
(e) nine
				semester hours in humanities and fine arts; and
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 4 - LICENSURE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, GRADES 7-12 › Section 6.61.4.10 - REFERENCED MATERIAL

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Competencies for entry level secondary teachers
A. Learner development:
(1) The teacher understands how learners grow
				and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary
				individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional,
				and physical areas, and designs and implements developmentally appropriate and
				challenging learning experiences.
(2) The teacher shall:
(a) regularly assess individual and group
				performance in order to design and modify instruction to meet learners' needs
				in each area of development (cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional and
				physical) and scaffolds the next level of development;
(b) create developmentally appropriate
				instruction that takes into account individual learners' strengths, interests,
				and needs and that enables each learner to advance and accelerate their
				learning;
(c) collaborate with
				families, communities, colleagues, and other professionals to promote learner
				growth and development;
(d)
				understand how learning occurs-how learners construct knowledge, acquire
				skills, and develop disciplined thinking processes-and knows how to use
				instructional strategies that promote student learning;
(e) understand that each learner's cognitive,
				linguistic, social, emotional, and physical development influences learning and
				knows how to make instructional decisions that build on learners' strengths and
				needs;
(f) identify readiness for
				learning, and understands how development in any one area may affect
				performance in others;
(g)
				understand the role of language and culture in learning and knows how to modify
				instruction to make language comprehensible and instruction relevant,
				accessible, and challenging;
(h)
				respect learners' differing strengths and needs and is committed to using the
				information to further each learner's development;
(i) commit to using learners' strengths as a
				basis for growth, and their misconceptions as opportunities for
				learning;
(j) take responsibility
				for promoting learners' growth and development; and
(k) value the input and contributions of
				families, colleagues, and other professionals in understanding and supporting
				each learner's development.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 5 - LICENSURE FOR GRADES PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.5.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Public Education Department (PED).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 5 - LICENSURE FOR GRADES PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.5.2 - SCOPE

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Chapter 61, Part 5, governs licensure in grades pre K-12, for
				  those persons seeking such licensure.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 5 - LICENSURE FOR GRADES PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.5.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  22-2-1,
				  22-2-2
				  and
				  22-10A-6,
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 5 - LICENSURE FOR GRADES PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.5.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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August 1, 2018, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 5 - LICENSURE FOR GRADES PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.5.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This rule governs licensure requirements in grades pre K-12
				  for those persons seeking such licensure.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 5 - LICENSURE FOR GRADES PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.5.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Core
				academic subjects"
means English, language arts, reading, mathematics,
				science, the arts, including music and visual arts, social studies, which
				includes civics, government, economics, history, and geography, and modern and
				classical languages, except the modern and classical Native American languages
				and cultures of New Mexico tribes or pueblos.
B.
"A highly qualified beginning pre
				K-12 teacher"
, under this rule, means a teacher who is fully qualified
				to teach the core academic subjects in grades pre K-12, who is new to the
				profession, who has pursued a standard route to licensure and who:
(1) meets the requirements for pre K-12
				licensure in Subsections A or B in
				6.61.5.8
				NMAC, and
(2) has no licensure
				requirements waived on an emergency or temporary basis, or for any other
				reason, and
(3) has passed all
				applicable teacher testing requirements for licensure in
				6.60.5.8
				NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 5 - LICENSURE FOR GRADES PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.5.8 - REQUIREMENTS

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A. persons seeking
				pre K-12 licensure pursuant to the provisions of this rule shall meet the
				requirements of Subsection A of 6.61.5.8 NMAC or Subsection B of 6.61.5.8 NMAC.
(1) bachelor's degree from a regionally
				accredited college or university and including, for those students first
				entering a college or university beginning in the fall of 2017, the following:
(a) nine semester hours in
				communication
(b) six semester
				hours in mathematics
(c) eight
				semester hours in laboratory science
(d) nine semester hours in social and
				behavioral science
(e) nine
				semester hours in humanities and fine arts; and
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 5 - LICENSURE FOR GRADES PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.5.9 - IMPLEMENTATION

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All persons holding a valid pre K-12 New Mexico license or
				  endorsement on June 30, 1989 shall be entitled to pre K-12 licensure. Such
				  licensure may be further continued pursuant to rule(s) as established by the
				  PED.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 5 - LICENSURE FOR GRADES PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.5.10 - REFERENCED MATERIAL

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Competencies for entry level pre K-12 teachers
A. Learner development:
(1) The teacher understands how learners grow
				and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary
				individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional,
				and physical areas, and designs and implements developmentally appropriate and
				challenging learning experiences.
(2) The teacher shall:
(a) regularly assess individual and group
				performance in order to design and modify instruction to meet learners' needs
				in each area of development (cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional and
				physical) and scaffolds the next level of development;
(b) create developmentally appropriate
				instruction that takes into account individual learners' strengths, interests,
				and needs and that enables each learner to advance and accelerate their
				learning;
(c) collaborate with
				families, communities, colleagues, and other professionals to promote learner
				growth and development;
(d)
				understand how learning occurs - how learners construct knowledge, acquire
				skills, and develop disciplined thinking processes - and knows how to use
				instructional strategies that promote student learning;
(e) understand that each learner's cognitive,
				linguistic, social, emotional, and physical development influences learning and
				knows how to make instructional decisions that build on learners' strengths and
				needs;
(f) identify readiness for
				learning, and understands how development in any one area may affect
				performance in others;
(g)
				understand the role of language and culture in learning and knows how to modify
				instruction to make language comprehensible and instruction relevant,
				accessible, and challenging;
(h)
				respect learners' differing strengths and needs and is committed to using the
				information to further each learner's development;
(i) commit to using learners' strengths as a
				basis for growth, and their misconceptions as opportunities for
				learning;
(j) take responsibility
				for promoting learners' growth and development; and
(k) value the input and contributions of
				families, colleagues, and other professionals in understanding and supporting
				each learner's development.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 6 - LICENSURE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.6.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Public Education Department (PED).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 6 - LICENSURE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.6.2 - SCOPE

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Chapter 61, Part 6 governs licensure in special education,
				  grades pre K-12, for those persons seeking such licensure.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 6 - LICENSURE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.6.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  22-1-1,
				  22-1-1.1,
				  22-1-1.2,
				  22-2-1,
				  22-2-2,
				  22-10A-3,
				  22-10A-4,
				  and
				  22-10A-6
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 6 - LICENSURE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.6.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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August 1, 2018, unless a later date is cited in the history
				  note at the end of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 6 - LICENSURE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.6.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This rule governs licensure requirements in special education
				  for those persons seeking such licensure.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 6 - LICENSURE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.6.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Core
				academic subjects"
means English, language arts, reading, mathematics,
				science, the arts, including music and visual arts, social studies, which
				includes civics, government, economics, history, and geography, and modern and
				classical languages, except the modern and classical Native American languages
				and cultures of New Mexico tribes and pueblos.
B.
"A highly qualified beginning pre
				K-12 special education teacher"
under this rule means a teacher who is
				new to the profession, has pursued a standard route to licensure and is fully
				qualified to teach special education students by either providing access for
				those students to a regular education classroom where instruction in the core
				academic subjects is delivered by a highly qualified regular education teacher,
				or being fully qualified to teach each core academic subject the special
				education teacher teaches, or being fully qualified to teach either language
				arts, mathematics or science and becoming fully qualified to teach any other
				core academic subjects which the teacher teaches within two years after the
				date of initial employment, and who:
(1) meets
				the requirements for pre K-12 special education licensure in Subsections A or B
				in
				6.61.6.8
				NMAC;
(2) has no licensure
				requirements waived on an emergency or temporary basis, or for any other
				reason; and
(3) has passed all
				applicable teacher testing requirements for licensure in
				6.60.5.8
				NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 6 - LICENSURE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.6.8 - REQUIREMENTS

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A. Persons seeking
				licensure in special education pursuant to the provisions of this rule shall
				meet all the requirements enumerated in Subsections A or B of this section.
(1) bachelor's degree from a regionally
				accredited college or university and including, for those licensees or
				applicants first entering a college or university beginning in the fall of
				2017, the following:
(a) nine semester hours
				in communication
(b) six semester
				hours in mathematics
(c) eight
				semester hours in laboratory science
(d) nine semester hours in social and
				behavioral science
(e) nine
				semester hours in humanities and fine arts; and
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 6 - LICENSURE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.6.9 - IMPLEMENTATION

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All persons holding a valid endorsement in special education
				  areas (excluding educational diagnosticians, speech pathologists, and related
				  services personnel who do not currently hold special education licensure) on
				  June 30, 1987, shall be entitled to licensure in special education. Such
				  licensure may be further continued pursuant to regulation(s) as established by
				  the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 6 - LICENSURE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE K-12 › Section 6.61.6.10 - REFERENCED MATERIAL

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Competencies for entry level special education
				  teachers
A. Learner development:
(1) The teacher understands how learners grow
				and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary
				individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional,
				and physical areas, and designs and implements developmentally appropriate and
				challenging learning experiences.
(2) The teacher shall:
(a) regularly assess individual and group
				performance in order to design and modify instruction to meet learners' needs
				in each area of development (cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional and
				physical) and scaffolds the next level of development;
(b) create developmentally appropriate
				instruction that takes into account individual learners' strengths, interests,
				and needs and that enables each learner to advance and accelerate their
				learning;
(c) collaborate with
				families, communities, colleagues, and other professionals to promote learner
				growth and development;
(d)
				understand how learning occurs-how learners construct knowledge, acquire
				skills, and develop disciplined thinking processes-and knows how to use
				instructional strategies that promote student learning;
(e) understand that each learner's cognitive,
				linguistic, social, emotional, and physical development influences learning and
				knows how to make instructional decisions that build on learners' strengths and
				needs;
(f) identify readiness for
				learning, and understands how development in any one area may affect
				performance in others;
(g)
				understand the role of language and culture in learning and knows how to modify
				instruction to make language comprehensible and instruction relevant,
				accessible, and challenging;
(h)
				respect learners' differing strengths and needs and is committed to using the
				information to further each learner's development;
(i) commit to using learners' strengths as a
				basis for growth, and their misconceptions as opportunities for
				learning;
(j) take responsibility
				for promoting learners' growth and development; and
(k) value the input and contributions of
				families, colleagues, and other professionals in understanding and supporting
				each learner's development.
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Chapter 61, Part 7 governs licensure in secondary
				  vocational-technical education for those persons seeking such
				  licensure.
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Sections
				  22-2-1,
				  NMSA 1978, 22-2-2, NMSA 1978 and Subsection E of Section
				  22-10A-6
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 7 - LICENSURE IN SECONDARY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Section 6.61.7.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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August 1, 2018, unless a later date is cited in the history
				  note at the end of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 7 - LICENSURE IN SECONDARY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Section 6.61.7.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This rule governs licensure requirements in secondary
				  vocational- technical education for those persons seeking such licensure. It
				  exempts those persons already holding a valid state vocational-technical
				  education license as of June 30, 1989, from the requirements of this
				  licensure.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 7 - LICENSURE IN SECONDARY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Section 6.61.7.8 - REQUIREMENTS

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A. Persons seeking
				licensure in secondary vocational-technical education pursuant to the
				provisions of this rule shall meet the requirements of Paragraphs (1),(2),(3)
				or (4) of Subsection A of 6.61.7.8 NMAC and Subsection B of 6.61.7.8 NMAC.
(1) bachelor's degree which includes 32
				credit hours of vocational-technical training related to the occupational area;
				or
(2) associate degree plus two
				years work experience related to the occupational area; or
(3) certificate plus three years work
				experience related to the occupational area; or
(4) high school diploma/(GED) plus five years
				work experience related to the occupational area; and
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 7 - LICENSURE IN SECONDARY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Section 6.61.7.9 - IMPLEMENTATION

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All persons holding a valid New Mexico license in
				  vocational-technical education on June 30, 1989, shall be entitled to licensure
				  in vocational-technical education. Such licensure may be further continued
				  pursuant to rule(s) as established by the PED.
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Competencies for secondary vocational-technical
				  teachers
A. Learner development:
(1) The teacher understands how learners grow
				and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary
				individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional,
				and physical areas, and designs and implements developmentally appropriate and
				challenging learning experiences.
(2) The teacher shall:
(a) regularly assess individual and group
				performance in order to design and modify instruction to meet learners' needs
				in each area of development (cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional and
				physical) and scaffolds the next level of development;
(b) create developmentally appropriate
				instruction that takes into account individual learners' strengths, interests,
				and needs and that enables each learner to advance and accelerate their
				learning;
(c) collaborate with
				families, communities, colleagues, and other professionals to promote learner
				growth and development;
(d)
				understand how learning occurs-how learners construct knowledge, acquire
				skills, and develop disciplined thinking processes-and knows how to use
				instructional strategies that promote student learning;
(e) understand that each learner's cognitive,
				linguistic, social, emotional, and physical development influences learning and
				knows how to make instructional decisions that build on learners' strengths and
				needs;
(f) identify readiness for
				learning, and understands how development in any one area may affect
				performance in others;
(g)
				understand the role of language and culture in learning and knows how to modify
				instruction to make language comprehensible and instruction relevant,
				accessible, and challenging;
(h)
				respect learners' differing strengths and needs and is committed to using the
				information to further each learner's development;
(i) commit to using learners' strengths as a
				basis for growth, and their misconceptions as opportunities for
				learning;
(j) take responsibility
				for promoting learners' growth and development; and
(k) value the input and contributions of
				families, colleagues, and other professionals in understanding and supporting
				each learner's development.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 8 - LICENSURE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, BIRTH - GRADE THREE › Section 6.61.8.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Public Education Department (PED).
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All persons seeking licensure in early childhood education,
				  birth - grade three.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 8 - LICENSURE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, BIRTH - GRADE THREE › Section 6.61.8.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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				  22-2-1,
				  22-2-2
				  and
				  22-10A-6,
				  NMSA 1978.
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August 1, 2018, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
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This rule establishes licensure requirements for those
				  seeking to work in early childhood education, that is, with children from birth
				  to grade three whether they are developing either typically or
				  atypically.
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A.
"Adaptive
				living skills"
means the development in several skill areas such as:
(1) living skills: eating, dressing, and
				toileting;
(2) independence/safety
				skills: crossing the street properly and avoiding dangerous situations such as
				hot stoves and hot water; and
(3)
				environmental adaptation skills: adapting behavior as a function of the
				limitations or demands of the particular environment, such as being quiet in a
				library or hospital and walking, not running, inside school hallways. Adaptive
				behavior means the effectiveness or degree with which the child meets the
				standards of personal independence and social responsibility expected of
				comparable age and cultural groups.
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All persons who perform instructional services in early
				  childhood education (i.e., birth - grade three) in public schools or in
				  state-supported schools, must hold a valid standard license in early childhood
				  development issued by the PED. A candidate who applies for licensure in early
				  childhood education on or after July 1, 2015 must meet the requirements for
				  either birth - pre-K as stated in 6.61.11 NMAC, or pre-K-grade three as stated
				  in 6.61.12 NMAC:
A. Persons seeking
				licensure in early childhood education pursuant to the provisions of this rule
				shall meet the following requirements:
(1)
				possess a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
				and including, for those students first entering a college or university
				beginning in the fall of 2017, the following:
(a) nine semester hours in
				communication
(b) six semester
				hours in mathematics
(c) eight
				semester hours in laboratory science
(d) nine semester hours in social and
				behavioral science
(e) nine
				semester hours in humanities and fine arts; and
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 8 - LICENSURE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, BIRTH - GRADE THREE › Section 6.61.8.9 - IMPLEMENTATION

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All persons holding a current license in early childhood,
				  birth - grade three prior to July 1, 2015 may advance or renew that license by
				  meeting requirements stated in 6.60.6 NMAC. All persons whose license in early
				  childhood, birth - grade three expired on or after June 30, 2015 must apply as
				  an initial applicant and meet requirements stated in 6.61.11 NMAC, or 6.61.12
				  NMAC.
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A.  Child growth,
				development and learning: Foundations for all learning are established during
				early childhood. Biological-physical, social, cultural, emotional, cognitive,
				and language domains are inherently intertwined in growth and development.
				Early childhood professionals must understand this process of development and
				the adult's role in supporting each child's growth, development, and learning.
(1) Incorporate understanding of
				developmental stages, processes, and theories of growth, development, and
				learning into developmentally appropriate practice.
(2) Demonstrate knowledge of the interaction
				between maturation and environmental factors that influence physical, social,
				emotional, cognitive, and cultural domains in the healthy development of each
				child.
(3) Demonstrate knowledge of
				the significance of individual differences in development and learning.
				Demonstrate knowledge of how certain differences may be associated with rate of
				development and developmental patterns associated with developmental delays and
				specific disabilities.
(4)
				Demonstrate knowledge of the similarities between children who are developing
				typically and those with special needs.
(5) Provide a variety of activities that
				facilitate development of the whole child in the following areas:
				physical/motor, social/emotional, language/cognitive, and adaptive/living
				skills.
(6) Apply knowledge of
				cultural and linguistic diversity and the significance of socio-cultural and
				political contexts for development and learning and recognize that children are
				best understood in the contexts of family, culture and society.
(7) Demonstrate knowledge of the many
				functions that language serves in the cognitive, social, and emotional aspects
				of development in the formative years.
(8) Demonstrate knowledge of the
				developmental sequence of language and literacy, including the influence of
				culture and home factors.
(9)
				Demonstrate knowledge of how children acquire and use verbal, non-verbal, and
				alternative means of communication.
(10) Demonstrate knowledge of the
				relationship among emotions, behaviors, and communication skills to assist
				children in identifying and expressing their feelings in appropriate
				ways.
(11) Use appropriate guidance
				to support the development of self-regulatory capacities in young children.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 9 - CERTIFICATES OF ENDORSEMENT WAIVER › Section 6.61.9.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Public Education Department (PED), hereinafter the
				  department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 9 - CERTIFICATES OF ENDORSEMENT WAIVER › Section 6.61.9.2 - SCOPE

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This rule governs the requirements for the issuance and
				  duration of endorsement waivers to those individuals who do not meet the
				  requirements for endorsements as required for providing instructional services
				  in certain areas.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 9 - CERTIFICATES OF ENDORSEMENT WAIVER › Section 6.61.9.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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				  22-2-1,
				  22-2-2,
				  and
				  22-10A-14,
				  NMSA 1978
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November 13, 2018, unless a later date is cited in the
				  history note at the end of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 9 - CERTIFICATES OF ENDORSEMENT WAIVER › Section 6.61.9.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This rule establishes the process and requirements for school
				  districts, state-chartered charter schools, and state institutions to request
				  and receive endorsement waivers.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS › Part 9 - CERTIFICATES OF ENDORSEMENT WAIVER › Section 6.61.9.8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL ENDORSEMENT WAIVER REQUESTS

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A. Endorsement waivers shall:
(1) be authorized by the department, in
				writing;
(2) permit a
				superintendent, state-charter administrator, or governing authority of a state
				institution to fill an existing licensed teaching position in a public school
				or state institution with an individual holding a standard license who does not
				hold the specific endorsement required for that position; and
(3) be issued for up to one school
				year.
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A. The department shall review all requests
				for endorsement waivers within 60 calendar days of receipt. Waiver requests
				shall be valid for one school year unless granted renewal according to the
				terms stated in
				6.61.9.11
				NMAC.
(1)Approved waivers shall detail the
				conditions under which the waiver has been approved.
(2) Denied waivers shall state the reasons
				for the denial and shall provide details regarding the right of the district,
				state-chartered charter school, or state institution to request a review or
				appeal.
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Endorsement waivers may be renewed if evidence of enrollment
				  in or pending completion of required coursework and testing requirements is
				  provided. It shall be the sole responsibility of the district, state-chartered
				  charter school, or state institution to submit this documentary evidence to the
				  department's licensure bureau.
A.
				Requests for the renewal of an endorsement waiver shall:
(1) be submitted by the superintendent,
				state-chartered charter school administrator, or the governing authority of a
				state institution, on a department-approved form;
(2) document all courses completed and exams
				taken by the candidate in the prior school year;
(3) demonstrate the candidate's compliance
				with all conditions required by the department for issuance of an endorsement
				waiver in the prior school year; and
(4) contain a detailed plan for completion of
				endorsement requirements within the current school year by the
				educator.