HM 48 — STEM CAREER PIPELINE STUDY

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 48REQUESTING 55THTHE LEGISLATURE-PUBLIC STATEEDUCATION OFDEPARTMENT NEWMEXICOTO -LEAD SECONDA SESSION,COMPREHENSIVE 2022SCIENCE, INTRODUCEDTECHNOLOGY, BYENGINEERING TaraAND L.MATHEMATICS EDUCATION-TO-CAREER PIPELINE STUDY, INCLUDING HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS, AND REPORT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE.

Lujan9 6WHEREAS, 8in 102019, Aas MEMORIALin REQUESTINGprevious THEyears, PUBLICcore-subject EDUCATIONproficiency DEPARTMENTlevels TOacross LEADthe Astate COMPREHENSIVEwere SCIENCE,extremely TECHNOLOGY,low, ENGINEERINGwith ANDdata MATHEMATICSshowing EDUCATION-TO-CAREERthat PIPELINEin STUDY,grades INCLUDINGthree HIGH-QUALITYthrough PROFESSIONALtwelve, DEVELOPMENTthirty-five FORpercent TEACHERS,of ANDstudents REPORTwere FINDINGSproficient ANDin RECOMMENDATIONSscience, TOthirty-three THEpercent GOVERNORwere ANDproficient THEin LEGISLATURE.reading and twenty percent were proficient in mathematics;

eand t 17 WHEREAS, inscience, 2019,technology, asengineering inand previousmathematics years,jobs core-subjectare w l n d 18 proficiency levels across the state were extremely low, with = = 19 a l data showing that in gradeshigh threedemand through twelve, thirty-five i a e r 20 percent of students were proficient in science,New thirty-threeMexico aand t m m 21 percent were proficient in readingthe andUnited twentyStates; percent were d r e 22 proficient in mathematics;

and cWHEREAS, epublic sschools kand 23public WHEREAS,post-secondary science,educational technology,institutions engineeringboth andoffer mathematicscareer ereadiness aprograms nthat bdevelop 24students' jobscommunication, arecritical inthinking highand demandtime inmanagement Newskills Mexicoas well as emotional intelligence and that enable students to enter directly into the workforce after graduation, not just for entry-level work, but for career success in the Unitedlong States;term;

uand [WHEREAS, the early childhood education and .222504.2care WHEREAS,HM public48 schoolsPage and1 department, public post-secondaryeducation educationaldepartment, institutionshigher botheducation offerdepartment careerand readinessworkforce programssolutions thatdepartment develophave students'established communication,"RISE criticalNM", thinkingresearch andinforming timesuccess managementin skillseducation, asto wellcreate asa emotionalcentralized intelligenceresource and that enablewill studentsbe used to enterinform directlypolicy intoand theclose workforcegaps afteras graduation,students nottransition justfrom foreach entry-levelphase work,of buttheir foreducation careerand successinto in the longworkforce; term;

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and WHEREAS, for ongoing professional development to beproduce effective,high-quality science, technology, engineering and mathematicsmathematics-focused teachers needwho professionalstay developmentin thatthe isclassroom, epublic tschools 17and content-focused,public incorporatespost-secondary activeeducational learninginstitutions andmust supportswork wcollaboratively lto nstrategically dsupport 18 collaboration and coaching,implement anda that professional development =system =that 19fills ain lgaps mustin beknowledge sustainedand oversustains time,educator providinggrowth; repeat opportunities for i a e r 20 feedback and reflection;

and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, for ongoingstudents, professionalextended developmentlearning toencompasses produceprograms dand rstrategies ethat 22are high-qualityimplemented science,to technology,increase engineeringthe andamount mathematics-of cinstruction eand slearning, kincluding 23in- focusedand teachersafter- whoschool stayand insummer theprograms, classroom, public schools and ethat aprovide nan bopportunity 24for publicscience, post-secondarytechnology, educationalengineering institutionsand mustmathematics-focused workHM u48 [Page collaboratively2 toadditional strategicallytime, supportwhich andcan implementbe abeneficial .222504.2to -students, 2but -only professionalif development system that fillstime inis gapsspent in knowledgeways andthat sustainsmaximize educatorteaching growth;and learning;

and WHEREAS, for students, extended learning encompasses programs and strategies that are implemented to increase the amount of instruction and learning, including in- and after- school and summer programs, and that provide an opportunity for science, technology, engineering and mathematics-focused additional time, which can be beneficial to students, but only if that time is spent in ways that maximize teaching and learning;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the public e t 17 education department, the higher education department and the w l n d 18 workforce solutions department be requested to conduct a = = 19 a l comprehensive science, technology, engineering and mathematics i a e r 20 education-to-career pipeline study, which includes an inventory a t m m 21 of current programs and initiatives;

and d r e 22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the departments provide the c e s k 23 inventory to the legislative finance committee and the e a n b 24 legislative education study committee by September 1, 2023;

and u [ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the public education .222504.2 - 3 - department be requested to work with the higher education department and the workforce solutions department to address the statewide science, technology, engineering and mathematics teacher shortage crisis and to build a highly qualified, effective and diverse science, technology, HM 48 Page 3 engineering and mathematics teacher workforce;

the secretary of higher education for e t 17 distribution to public post-secondary educational institutions;

w l n d 18 and the secretary of workforce solutions.

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