SM 28 — "NM NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS DAY"

SENATEA MEMORIAL 28DECLARING 53RDJANUARY LEGISLATURE26, -2018 STATE"NEW OF NEW MEXICO -NATIONAL SECONDBOARD SESSIONCERTIFIED ,TEACHERS 2018DAY" INTRODUCEDIN BYTHE JohnSENATE. M.

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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 .209711.1 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;

SM 28 applicants must demonstrate competency across three Page 1 performance-based domains and pass a written test of content and pedagogical knowledge;

and WHEREAS, New Mexico has one thousand one hundred fifty-two e e 17 national board certified teachers across forty-five public e e n d 18 school districts, bureau of Indian education schools and = = l ] 19 charter schools, with sixty percent of all national board a l r i 20 certified teachers serving in Title I schools;

and t e a t WHEREAS, New Mexico ranks twenty-first in the nation for m m 21 e d r e 22 national board certification and twelfth in the nation for c e r c 23 percentage of board certification, with five and three-tenths e a n b 24 percent of all New Mexico teachers having achieved board u [ certification;

and .209711.1 - 2 - WHEREAS, the Albuquerque public school district, Santa Fe public school district, Las Cruces public school district, Rio Rancho public school district, Los Alamos public school district and Gallup-McKinley county public school district are the New Mexico school districts with the highest numbers of national board certified teachers, with the Albuquerque public school district being ranked sixteenth in the nation for the number of national board certified teachers;

SM 28 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that January 26, 2018 be declared "New Mexico National Board Certified Teachers Day" in the senate to acknowledge the achievements of all national board certified teachers and their contributions to the learning and growth of New Mexico students;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the governor and the secretary of public e e 17 education.

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