N.M. Admin. Code § 6.69.4.11

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

Section 6.69.4.11 - LICENSURE ADVANCEMENT

A. To advance from level 1 licensure to level 2 licensure, a teacher who:

(1) is in their first or second year of teaching during the 2022-2023 school year is eligible to participate in APLI-II;

(2) is in their third year of teaching during the 2022-2023 school year is eligible to participate in APLI-II or submit a professional development dossier (PDD) during the 2022-2023 or the 2023-2024 school year;

(3) is in their fourth year of teaching during the 2022-2023 school year:

(a) may participate in APLI-II, but shall be continuously enrolled in the required micro-credentials to complete APLI-II by the end of their fifth year of teaching;

(b) may submit a PDD during 2022-2023 school year or the 2023-2024 school year; or

(c) shall submit a PDD during the 2023-2024 if they fail to complete two or more micro-credentials by June 2023;

(4) is in their fifth year of teaching during the 2022-2023 school year shall submit a PDD.

(5) is in their first year of teaching during the 2023-2024 school year or thereafter shall participate in APLI-II.

B. To advance from level 2 licensure to level 3 licensure, during the:

(1) 2023-2024 school year, a teacher may participate in APLII-III or submit the PDD;

(2) 2024-2025 school year or thereafter, a teacher shall participate in APLII-III.

C. The PDD shall include:

(1) evidence of competence that may be collected over multiple school years, including the year the PDD is being developed;

(2) evidence in the following format that demonstrates how the teacher meets the department's nine teacher competencies and indicators for the level of licensure to which the teacher is advancing; evidence that demonstrates how the teacher meets competencies related to an:

(a) instruction strand (competencies 1, 2, 5); and a

(b) student learning strand (competencies 3, 4, 6, and 7); and a

(c) professional learning strand (competencies 8 and 9);

(3) evidence from an evaluation strand that includes the teacher's annual evaluations from at least the two years prior to the application for advancement and the superintendent's recommendation for advancement to the next licensure level;

(4) a verification strand that includes:

(a) for a level 1 teacher advancing to level 2:

(i) verification of participation in a school district's formal mentorship program;

(ii) verification of three years of successful teaching experience at level 1;

(iii) verification by the superintendent that the work product in the PDD is that of the teacher and that the data submitted is accurate;

(b) for a level 2 teacher advancing to level 3-A:

(i) verification of a post baccalaureate degree or national board professional teaching certification;

(ii) verification of a minimum three years of successful teaching experience at level 2;

(iii) verification by the superintendent that the work product in the PDD is that of the teacher and that the data submitted is accurate.

D. Evidence in the PDD competency strands:

(1) The instruction strand shall include evidence of:

(a) student achievement data;

(b) assessment techniques and procedures;

(c) instructional plans and materials;

(d) examples of student work and performance; and

(e) evidence of implementation of state curriculum standards.

(2) The student learning strand shall include mandatory evidence and may include evidence as follows:

(a) the student learning strand shall include evidence of:

(i) adaptations or modification for diverse learners;

(ii) evidence of effective classroom management strategies and procedures;

(iii) classroom observation reports; and

(iv) evidence of communication with students and parents.

(b) the student learning strand may include evidence in the form of student surveys or video tapes with reflections or analysis.

(3) The professional learning strand shall include evidence of at least one of the following:

(a) professional development activities associated with the teachers annual professional development plan (PDP);

(b) evidence of collaborating with professional community;

(c) parent surveys;

(d) research publications; or

(e) professional presentations.

(4) Evidence comparable and equivalent to Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of Subsection E of this section may be developed through certification by the national board of professional teaching standards.

E. Unless special accommodations are requested in writing to the department 30 days in advance of a submission, the PDD and associated fees in Subsection C of 6.60.7.8 NMAC shall be submitted electronically following procedures established by the department.

F. The PDD shall be evaluated by the superintendent of the teacher's school district and by two external reviewers, one of whom shall hold the same grade level licensure and subject area endorsement as the candidate, as follows:

(1) The superintendent will complete the verification and evaluation strands to make a recommendation for licensure advancement and the two external reviewers will rate the three competency strands as "exceeds standards," "meets standards" or "does not meet standards in order to make their recommendations for licensure advancement."

(2) Each one of the three competency strands of a teacher's PDD reviewed by the independent reviewers must be rated as either "exceeds standards" or "meets standards" and each one of the strands completed by the superintendent must be verified and have a positive recommendation for the teacher to advance to the next higher level of licensure.

(3) The superintendent and the reviewers will submit the PDD to the department or its contractor with their ratings.

(4) The department will evaluate the ratings of the superintendent and the external reviewers and approve or deny the teacher's application for licensure advancement:

(a) If one of the external reviewers rates one of the competency strands of the PDD as "exceeds standards" and the other external reviewer rates the same strand as "meets standards," the strand will be deemed passed.

(b) If one of the external reviewers rates one of the competency strands of the PDD as "does not meet standards" and the other rates the same strand as "exceeds standards," the finding will be that the candidate "meets standards" and the strand will be deemed passed.

(c) If one of the external reviewers rates one of the competency strands of the PDD as "does not meet standards" and the other rates the same strand as "meets standards," a third reviewer will resolve the discrepancy in order to determine if the strand will be passed.

(d) If both of the external reviewers rate the competency strand(s) of PDD the same, that rating will be their finding. If, however, both of the external reviewers rate the competency strand(s) of the PDD as "does not meet standards," a third trainer or reviewer may review the strand(s) to confirm or reject their ratings.

G. A candidate for licensure advancement who is not successful in the PDD may continue to submit a new PDD.

H. If a candidate for licensure advancement meets or exceeds standards in one or some of the strands, but not in all of them, the teacher's score(s) of "meets standards" or "exceeds standards" may be retained for a period of two calendar years. Any resubmission of a PDD during that two-year period need only address those strands rated "does not meet standards" to determine a final passing score for all strands for licensure advancement.

N.M. Admin. Code § 6.69.4.11

6.69.4.11 NMAC - N, 09-30-03; 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