HOUSEA MEMORIAL 8DECLARING 56THFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE13, -2023 STATE"NEW OFMEXICO NEWMEXICONATIONAL -BOARD FIRSTCERTIFIED SESSIONTEACHERS 2023RECOGNITION INTRODUCEDDAY" BYIN DebraTHE M.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Sariñana6 andWHEREAS, Tarathe JaramilloNew Mexico national board certified teacher network was established in 2001 to promote national board certification for New Mexico teachers and Patriciato A.promote accomplished teaching throughout New Mexico;

Lundstrom and NatalieWHEREAS, Figueroathe andNew YaniraMexico Gurrolanational 7board 9certified Ateacher MEMORIALnetwork DECLARINGadvocates FEBRUARYfor 13,leadership 2023opportunities "NEWfor MEXICOnational NATIONALboard BOARDcertified CERTIFIEDteachers TEACHERSand RECOGNITIONeducates DAY"teachers INabout THEthe HOUSEnational OFboard's REPRESENTATIVES.body of knowledge;

15and WHEREAS, the New Mexico national board certified teacher network wasalso establishedsupports incandidates 2001through tothe promote national board ecertification tprocess, 17celebrates certificationachievement, foroffers Newopportunities Mexicoto teachersall constituent groups and tosupports promoteand wrecognizes lall nnational dboard 18certified accomplishedteachers teachingin throughoutall Newschool Mexico;districts in the state and in the legislature;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, the New Mexico national board certified teacher i a e r 20 network advocates for leadership opportunities for national a t m m 21 board certified teachers and educates teachers about the d r e 22 national board's body of knowledge;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, the New Mexico national board certified teacher e a n b 24 network also supports candidates through the national board u [ certification process, celebrates achievement, offers .224294.1 opportunities to all constituent groups and supports and recognizes all national board certified teachers in all school districts in the state and in the legislature;

and WHEREAS, national board certification is a rigorous process that can take three to five years to achieve and HM 8 Page 1 requires that applicants demonstrate competency across three performance-based domains and pass a written test of content and pedagogical knowledge;

and WHEREAS, a comprehensive study conducted by the national research council found that students of national board certified teachers make greater gains on achievement tests over time than students of non-certified teachers, and New Mexico e t 17 students of national board certified teachers have shown w l n d 18 fifteen to eighteen months' growth in one school year;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, New Mexico has one thousand four hundred sixty- i a e r 20 five national board certified teachers who have been certified a t m m 21 since 1995 across numerous public school districts, bureau of d r e 22 Indian education schools and charter schools, with many c e s k 23 national board certified teachers and national board candidates e a n b 24 serving in Title I schools;

and u [ WHEREAS, one hundred sixty-three national board certified .224294.1 - 2 - teachers were successfully renewed this certification cycle and eighty-six new national board certified teachers were certified;

and WHEREAS, New Mexico ranks twenty-first in the nation for national board certification, eleventh for percentage of board certification, seventh for new national board certified teachers and sixteenth for national board certified teachers who have renewed their certifications, with six and two-tenthstwo- HM 8 Page 2 tenths percent of all New Mexico teachers having achieved board certification;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF e t 17 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 13, w l n d 18 2023 be declared "New Mexico National Board Certified Teachers = = 19 a l Recognition Day" in the house of representatives to acknowledge i a e r 20 the achievements of all national board certified teachers and a t m m 21 their contributions to the learning and growth of New Mexico d r e 22 students;

and c e s k 23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be e a n b 24 transmitted to the governor and the secretary of public u [ education.

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