SB 137 — SCHOOL BOARD TRAINING

The department, in consultation with school districts, charter schools, school personnel, tribal nations and the legislative education study committee, shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions SB 137 Page 5 of the h School Support and Accountability Act through the system.

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g e i k (1) differentiate Title 1 support to public h r i s schools in the state using the metrics identified in Paragraphs h , t, (2) and (3) of this subsection to assign, for each public e u g e b l e e h school, a designation of targeted support, comprehensive n d d i = = o h support or more rigorous intervention to comply with the l ] b ,d i a º e federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;

r(2) iinclude =indicators rof tacademic eachievement wthat dshall mbe aafforded nsubstantial oweight (2)and, includein the aggregate, much greater weight than the indicators ofdescribed academicin achievementParagraph d(3) mof :this subsection, including:

b e d s º o t n = .227025.4AIC February 1, 2024 (10:05am) s k m e - 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d that shall be afforded substantial weight and, in the aggregate, much greater weight than the indicators described in Paragraph (3) of this subsection, including:

and SB 137 Page 6 (d) for high schools, the four-year, five-year and six-year adjusted cohort graduation rates;

and h (3) include indicators of school quality and g o t hr student success that are valid, reliable, comparable and g e i k statewide, including:

h r i s (a) chronic absenteeism;

h , t, (b) college, career and civic readiness;

e u g e b l e e h and n d d i = = o h (c) the educational climate of the l ] b ,d i a º e school.

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The department shall include in the system dstudent mdata :disaggregated by each major racial and ethnic group, economically disadvantaged students, English learner status, children with disabilities, gender and migrant status;

b e d s º o t n = .227025.4AIC February 1, 2024 (10:05am) s k m e - 7 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d student data disaggregated by each major racial and ethnic group, economically disadvantaged students, English learner status, children with disabilities, gender and migrant status;

provided that if the sample of SB 137 Page 7 students in any category enumerated in Paragraphs (1) through (7) of this subsection is so small that a student in the sample may be personally identifiable in violation of the federal h Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, the report g o t hr may combine that sample into the "other" category.

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The department shall provide the technological h r i s platform for a dashboard for each public school.

The dashboard h , t, shall provide school and student information to school e u g e b l e e h stakeholders and policymakers in a transparent manner, n d d i = = o h including the following indicators:

l ] b ,d i a º e (1) the results of each indicator included in r i = r t e w d m a n o Paragraphs (2) and (3) of Subsection B and in Subsection C of dthis msection; :

b e d s º o t n = .227025.4AIC February 1, 2024 (10:05am) s k m e - 8 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d this section;

(4) designations of school quality and student success for any school meeting a specific standard set by the department for American Indian or Hispanic students for any indicator included in Paragraphs (2) and (3) SB 137 Page 8 of Subsection B of this section;

(5) designations of excellence for any school scoring in the ninetieth percentile for American Indian or Hispanic students for any indicator included in Paragraphs (2) h and (3) of Subsection B of this section;

g o t hr (6) the designation of support for schools g e i k that meet the criteria for traditional support, targeted h r i s support, comprehensive support or more rigorous intervention;

h , t, (7) the demographics of the students and staff e u g e b l e e h of the school;

[and ] n d d i = = o h (8) indicators of opportunity to learn l ] b ,d i a º e standards, including:

r i = r t e w d m a n o (a) a survey of relevant and engaging dcurriculum mand :instruction;

b e d s º o t n = .227025.4AIC February 1, 2024 (10:05am) s k m e - 9 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d curriculum and instruction;

and (c) qualified and competent school staff, including the percentage of teachers with three or more years of experience, the percentage of teachers who are fully licensed and endorsed in the field they teach, the types of degrees held by staff, information from the highly objective uniform [state standards ] statewide standard of evaluation for teachers and the percentage of national board-certified teachers;

and SB 137 Page 9 (9) the number of hours of training attended by each school's local school board members and whether each member met statutory training requirements.

The dashboard shall include each school's h mission, vision and goals and provide for optional comments u » r from the local school board about the strengths, opportunities t h g e l i for improvement and programmatic offerings corresponding to any h r i s of the reported indicators in the dashboard.

For local school h , e h boards that do not provide this information, the department t u g e b l e e , gh shall populate this section of the dashboard with information n d d i = = o h from the public school's educational plan for student success.

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The department shall ensure that a local school eboard rprioritizes =the tresources eof wa dpublic mschool that has received a ndesignation oof boardtargeted prioritizessupport, comprehensive support or more rigorous intervention toward improving student performance using evidence-based programs and a continuous improvement plan based on the resourcesindicators in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of Subsection B of this section identified through a school-level needs assessment until the public school thatno haslonger dholds mthat :designation." SECTION 4.

b r e t º o t n = .227025.4AIC February 1, 2024 (10:05am) s k m e - 10 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d received a designation of targeted support, comprehensive support or more rigorous intervention toward improving student performance using evidence-based programs and a continuous improvement plan based on the indicators in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of Subsection B of this section identified through a school-level needs assessment until the public school no longer holds that designation." SECTION SECº 3.»SEC SECº4.»SEC A new section of Chapter 22, Article 5 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:

"[NEW"CONTRACT MATERIAL] SECºCONTRACT EXTENSION OR»SECOR TERMINATION OF LOCAL SUPERINTENDENT--LIMITATION.--SUPERINTENDENT--LIMITATION.--A SECºA local school board shall notnot, terminateSB the137 localPage superintendent10 without cause within sixty days after the first convening of the newly elected board after an election in which one or more members of the board are elected or recalled."»SEC SECºA local school board shall not, during any time between the date of a regular h local election in which school board positions are on the u » r ballot and sixty days after the convening of the newly elected t h g e l i board or until sixty days after a majority of a local school h r i s board has been appointed:

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terminate the local superintendent without ncause." d d i = = o h cause."»SEC l ] b ,d i a º r e r = SECTION SECº4.»SEC5. SECº5.»SEC Section 22-5-13 NMSA 1978 t e w d m a n o (being Laws 2003, Chapter 153, Section 24) is amended to read:

dSection m22-5-13 :NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, Chapter 153, Section 24) is amended to read:

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The department shall develop a mandatory training course for local school board members that explains [state board rules ] department rules, policies and procedures, statutory powers and duties of local school boards, legal concepts pertaining to public schools, finance and budget and other matters deemed relevant by the department.

(1) at least two hours covering laws and SB 137 Page 11 department policies and procedures affecting local school h boards or public schools, including ethics and school g o t hr personnel;

g e i k (2) at least two hours covering public school h r i s finance, budgeting and fiduciary responsibilities of local h , t, school boards;

e u g e b l e e h (3) at least two hours covering legal concepts n d d i = = o h pertaining to local school boards and school districts, l ] b ,d i a º e including the Open Meetings Act and the Inspection of Public r i = r t e w d m a n o Records Act;

d(4) mat :least two hours covering effective governance practices and effective methods of supporting and supervising the local superintendent;

b e d s º o t n = .227025.4AIC February 1, 2024 (10:05am) s k m e - 12 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (4) at least two hours covering effective governance practices and effective methods of supporting and supervising the local superintendent;

(3) a local school board's role in SB 137 Page 12 evaluating and improving student academic achievement and using data to h set individual school goals for student academic achievement in g o t hr each of the school district's public schools;

g e i k (4) a local school board's role in providing a h r i s safe learning environment conducive to improving student h , t, outcomes;

e u g e b l e e h (5) legal concepts pertaining to local school n d d i = = o h boards and school districts, including the Open Meetings Act l ] b ,d i a º e and the Inspection of Public Records Act;

r(6) ieffective =governance rpractices tand e w d m a n o (6) effective governancemethods practicesof supporting and dsupervising mthe :local superintendent;

band e(7) dother smatters ºdeemed orelevant tby n = .227025.4AIC February 1, 2024 (10:05am) s k m e - 13 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d effective methods of supporting and supervising the localdepartment." superintendent;SECTION 6.

and (7) other matters deemed relevant by the department." SECTION SECº 5.»SEC SECº6.»SEC A new section of Chapter 22, Article 5 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:

"[NEW"LOCAL MATERIAL] LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS--WEBCASTING AND ARCHIVING.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, live audio and video webcasts of local school board meetings shall be accessible through the school district's website and shall include a user interface that allows members of the public to submit written or verbal comments.

A webcast shall begin as soon as practicable after the chair has called the meeting to order and shall terminate as soon as practicable SB 137 Page 13 after the local school board has adjourned.

Recordings of the webcasts and an electronic copy of any minutes approved at the h meeting shall be posted on the school district's website within g o t hr one week of the meeting's conclusion and shall be publicly g e i k available for at least SECºthree five»SEC SECºthree»SEC years h r i s following the date of the meeting unless the state records h , t, retention schedule provides otherwise." e u g e b l e e h SECTION SECº7. 6.»SEC SECº7.»SEC Section 22-8B-5.1 NMSA n d d i = = o h 1978 (being Laws 2009, Chapter 18, Section 1) is amended to l ] b ,d i a º e read:

rSection i22-8B-5.1 =NMSA r1978 t(being eLaws w2009, dChapter m18, aSection n1) ois "22-8B-5.1.amended to read:

GOVERNING"22-8B-5.1. BODY TRAINING.-- d m :

bGOVERNING eBODY dTRAINING.-- s º o t n = .227025.4AIC February 1, 2024 (10:05am) s k m e - 14 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d A.

(2) at least two hours covering public SB 137 Page 14 school finance, budgeting and fiduciary responsibilities of governing h bodies;

g o t hr (3) at least two hours covering legal concepts g e i k pertaining to governing bodies and charter schools, including h r i s the Open Meetings Act and the Inspection of Public Records Act;

h , t, (4) at least two hours covering effective e u g e b l e e h governance practices and effective methods of supporting and n d d i = = o h supervising a charter school leader;

and l ] b ,d i a º e (5) at least two hours covering student r i = r t e w d m a n o achievement and student support services.

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(2) public school finance, budgeting and fiduciary responsibilities of governing bodies and performance-performance-based based budgeting;

(4) a governing body's role in providing a SB 137 Page 15 safe learning environment conducive to improving student outcomes;

h (5) legal concepts pertaining to governing g o t hr bodies and charter schools, including the Open Meetings Act and g e i k the Inspection of Public Records Act;

h r i s (6) effective governance practices and h , t, effective methods of supporting and supervising charter school e u g e b l e e h leaders;

and n d d i = = o h (7) other matters deemed relevant by the l ] b ,d i a º e department." r i = r t e w d m a n o SECTION SECº8. 7.»SEC SECº8.»SEC A new section of Chapter d m :

bA enew dsection sof ºChapter o t n = .227025.4AIC February 1, 2024 (10:05am) s k m e - 16 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d 22, Article 8B NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:

"[NEW"GOVERNING MATERIAL ] GOVERNING BODY MEETINGS--WEBCASTING AND ARCHIVING.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, live audio and video webcasts of governing body meetings shall be accessible through the charter school's website and shall include a user interface that allows members of the public to submit written or verbal comments.

Recordings of the webcasts and an electronic copy of any minutes approved at the meeting shall be posted on the charter school's website within one week of the meeting's conclusion and shall be publicly available for at least SECºthree five»SEC SECºthree»SEC years following the SB 137 Page 16 date of the meeting unless the state records retention schedule provides otherwise." h SECTION SECº9. 8.»SEC SECº9.»SEC EFFECTIVE DATE.--The u » r effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2024.

tEFFECTIVE hDATE.--The geffective edate lof ithe -provisions 17of -this hact ris iJuly s1, h2024. , e h t u g e b l e e , gh n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d i a º r e r = t e w d m a n o d m :

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