N.M. Admin. Code § 6.69.4.10

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 6.69.4.10 - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANNUAL EDUCATOR EVALUATION SYSTEM

A. Each school district shall adopt policies, guidelines, and procedures for annual teacher performance evaluation. The annual evaluation plan will be combined with the evaluation plan for licensure advancement provided in Subsection A of 6.69.4.11 NMAC to form an overall system for teacher evaluation and support.

B. No later than 40 school days after the first day of school of each school year, each teacher and their school principal shall establish a professional development plan for the teacher, with measurable objectives, for the coming year based on, among other things:

(1) the department's teaching competencies and indicators for teachers; and

(2) the previous year's annual evaluation, if applicable; and

(3) assurance that the teacher is certified and endorsed in the core academic subject(s) the teacher teaches and that the school district has appropriately assigned the teacher to teach in the subject(s) in which the teacher is certified and endorsed.

C. Annual performance evaluations shall include how well the professional development plan was carried out and the measurable objectives were achieved.

D. The school principal shall observe each teacher's classroom or program practice at least once annually to determine the teacher's ability to demonstrate state adopted competencies and indicators for each teacher's licensure level.

E. If a level 2 or level 3-A teacher does not demonstrate essential competencies for a given school year, the school district shall provide the teacher with professional development and peer intervention, including mentoring, for a period the school principal deems necessary. If by the end of that school year the teacher still fails to demonstrate essential competencies, a governing authority may choose not to contract with that teacher.

F. If a level 3-A teacher does not demonstrate essential competencies at level 3-A for a given school year, the school district shall provide the teacher with professional development and peer intervention, including mentoring, for a period the school principal deems necessary. If by the end of the following school year the teacher still fails to demonstrate essential level 3-A competencies, the superintendent may recommend to the department that the teacher's level 3-A license be suspended until such time as the teacher demonstrates the essential competencies at level 3-A. Depending on the outcome of any due process proceeding under the Uniform Licensing Act and if the superintendent verifies that the teacher meets the standards for a level 2 license, the teacher may be issued a level 2 license during the period of level 3-A licensure suspension. A suspended level 3-A license may be reinstated by the secretary of education upon verification by a local superintendent that the teacher now demonstrates the essential competencies at level 3-A or through the process described in 6.69.4.11 NMAC.

G. At least every two years, school principals shall attend a training program approved by the department to improve their teacher evaluation skills.

N.M. Admin. Code § 6.69.4.10

6.69.4.10 NMAC - N, 09-30-03; A, 10-14-04; A, 05-13-05; A, 10-31-06; A, 10-31-07, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 01, January 18, 2023, eff. 1/18/2023