HM 32 — STUDY MEANS OF TEACHER ADVANCEMENT

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 32REQUESTING 57THTHE LEGISLATUREPUBLIC -EDUCATION STATEDEPARTMENT TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF NEWMEXICOGRANTING -TEACHERS FIRSTMASTER'S SESSIONLEVEL 2025COLLEGE INTRODUCEDCREDIT BYFOR RandallEARNING T.MICROCREDENTIALS TO ADVANCE FROM LEVEL ONE TO LEVEL TWO LICENSURE AND FROM LEVEL TWO TO LEVEL THREE LICENSURE, INCLUDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL BARRIERS AND PATHWAYS.

Pettigrew9 WHEREAS, a level one teaching license is a provisional, nonrenewable license and Catherinea J.teacher is given up to five years to develop the academic and pedagogical knowledge and skills to become a level two teacher;

Cullenand 6WHEREAS, 8to 10move Afrom MEMORIALa REQUESTINGlevel THEone PUBLIClicense EDUCATIONto DEPARTMENTa TOlevel STUDYtwo THElicense, POSSIBILITYthe OFpublic GRANTINGeducation TEACHERSdepartment MASTER'Srequires LEVELteachers COLLEGEto CREDIThave FORa EARNINGbaccalaureate MICROCREDENTIALSdegree, TOteach ADVANCEfor FROMat LEVELleast ONEthree TOyears, LEVELparticipate TWOin LICENSUREa ANDformal FROMteacher LEVELmentorship TWOprogram TOand LEVELearn THREEmicrocredentials LICENSURE,in INCLUDINGfive THEareas: IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL BARRIERS AND PATHWAYS.

e t 17 w l n d 18 WHEREAS, a level one teaching license is a provisional, = = 19 a l nonrenewable license and a teacher is given up to five years to i a e r 20 develop the academic and pedagogical knowledge and skills to a t m m 21 become a level two teacher;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, to move from a level one license to a level two c e s k 23 license, the public education department requires teachers to e a n b 24 have a baccalaureate degree, teach for at least three years, u [ participate in a formal teacher mentorship program and earn .230088.2 microcredentials in five areas:

and WHEREAS, it is also possible for a level one teacher to advance to level two by receiving certification from the HM 32 Page 1 national board for professional teaching standards, an exceptionally rigorous program;

and WHEREAS, currently, higher education does not offer e t 17 master's degree credits for completion of microcredentials or w l n d 18 national board certification;

= = 19 a l NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF i a e r 20 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the public a t m m 21 education department be requested to collaborate with the d r e 22 teacher preparation programs at state universities to study the c e s k 23 possibility of giving master's degree credit to level one e a n b 24 teachers for the professional work required to move to level u [ two and to level two teachers for the professional work .230088.2 - 2 - required to move to level three;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be HM 32 Page 2 transmitted to the secretary of public education.

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