HB 446 — DUAL-LICENSED PROVIDERS IN 3-TIER LICENSURE

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[(2)] (b) has successfully completed a department-approved teacher preparation program from a e e 17 nationally accredited or state-approved educational e e n d 18 institution;

= = l ] 19 [(3)] (c) has passed the New Mexico a l r i 20 teacher assessments examination, including for elementary th e a t licensure beginning January 1, 2013, a rigorous assessment of mg mo 21t ehr d r e 22 the candidate's knowledge of the science of teaching reading;

cg e ri ck 23 and eh ar ni bs 24 [(4)] (d) meets other qualifications for uh [, t, level one licensure, including clearance of the required .212603.1e -u 5g -e b l e e h background check;

and n d d i = = o h (2) if a licensed instructional support l ] b ,d i a º e professional seeking dual licensure:

(a)r holdsi a= baccalaureater ort highere degreew fromd anm accrediteda educationaln institutiono as(a) requiredholds 6a forbaccalaureate professionalor licensure;higher d m :

b e d s º o t n = .212603.1 s k m e - 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d degree from an accredited educational institution as required for professional licensure;

The department shall establish competencies and e e 17 qualifications for specific grade levels, types and subject e e n d 18 areas of level one licensure, including early childhood, = = l ] 19 elementary, middle school, secondary, special and vocational a l r i 20 education for teachers and, as appropriate, dual-licensed th e a t instructional support providers.

mu m» 21 e d r e 22 G.

With the adoption by the department of a highly ct eh rg ce 23l i objective uniform statewide standard of evaluation for level eh ar ni bs 24 one teachers, the minimum salary for a level one teacher or uh [, e h dual-licensed instructional support provider shall be [thirty- .212603.1t -u 6g -e b l e e , gh six thousand dollars ($36,000)($36,000)] ] forty-five thousand dollars n d d i = = o h ($45,000) for a standard nine and one-half month contract." l ] b ,d i a º r SECTION 3.

Section 22-10A-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, e r = t e w d m a n o Chapter 153, Section 41, as amended) is amended to read:

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If by the end of that school year the teacher or dual- e e 17 licensed instructional support provider fails to demonstrate e e n d 18 essential competency, a school district may choose not to = = l ] 19 contract with the teacher to teach in the classroom or may a l r i 20 reassign the dual-licensed instructional support provider.

th e a t B.

The department shall issue a level two license mu m» 21 e d r e 22 to an applicant who successfully completes the level one ct eh rg ce 23l i license or is granted reciprocity as provided by department eh ar ni bs 24 rules;

demonstrates essential competency required by the uh [, e h department as verified by the local superintendent through the .212603.1t -u 7g -e b l e e , gh highly objective uniform statewide standard of evaluation;

and n d d i = = o h meets other qualifications as required by the department.

l ] b ,d i a º r C.

The department shall provide for qualifications fore specificr grade= levels,t typese andw subjectd areasm ofa leveln twoo licensure,for includingspecific earlygrade childhood,levels, elementary,types middle, secondary, special and vocationalsubject educationareas forof teacherslevel and,two asd appropriate,m dual-licensed: instructional support providers.

b r e t º o t n = .212603.1 s k m e - 8 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d licensure, including early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary, special and vocational education for teachers and, as appropriate, dual-licensed instructional support providers.

LEVEL THREE LICENSURE--TRACKS FOR TEACHERS-- e e 17 TRACK FOR DUAL-LICENSED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDERS .-- e e n d 18 A.

A level three-A license is a nine-year license = = l ] 19 granted to a teacher or dual-licensed instructional support a l r i 20 provider who meets the qualifications for that level and who th e a t annually demonstrates instructional leader or professional mu m» 21 e d r e 22 instructional support competencies.

If a level three-A teacher ct eh rg ce 23l i or dual-licensed instructional support provider does not eh ar ni bs 24 demonstrate essential competency in a given school year, the uh [, e h school district shall provide the teacher or dual-licensed .212603.1t -u 8g -e b l e e , gh instructional support provider with additional professional n d d i = = o h development and peer intervention during the following school l ] b ,d i a º r year.

If by the end of that school year the teacher or dual- licensede instructionalr support= providert failse tow demonstrated essentialm competency, a schooln districto maylicensed chooseinstructional notsupport toprovider contractfails with the teacher to teachdemonstrate ind them classroom: or may reassign the dual-licensed instructional support provider.

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e e 17 C.

The department shall grant a level three-A e e n d 18 license to an applicant who has been a level two dual-licensed = = l ] 19 instructional support provider for at least three years and a l r i 20 holds a master's or doctoral degree in the provider's licensed th e a t profession.

mu m» 21 e d r e 22 [C.] D.

With the adoption by the department of a ct eh rg ce 23l i highly objective uniform statewide standard of evaluation for eh ar ni bs 24 level three-A teachers, the minimum salary for a level three-A uh [, e h teacher or dual-licensed instructional support provider for a .212603.1t -u 9g -e b l e e , gh standard nine and one-half month contract shall be [fifty-four n d d i = = o h thousand dollars ($54,000)] sixty-five thousand dollars l ] b ,d i a º r ($65,000).

e r = t e w d m a n o [D.

The minimum salary for a counselor who holds a leveld threem or: three-A license as provided in the School 6 Personnel Act and rules promulgated by the department shall be the same as provided for level three-A teachers pursuant to Subsection C of this section.]" SECTION 5.

b r e t º o t n = .212603.1 s k m e - 10 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d level three or three-A license as provided in the School Personnel Act and rules promulgated by the department shall be the same as provided for level three-A teachers pursuant to Subsection C of this section.]" SECTION 5.

Licenses may be renewed upon e e 17 satisfactory annual demonstration of instructional leader and e e n d 18 administrative competency.

= = l ] 19 B.

The department shall grant a level three-B a l r i 20 administrator's license to an applicant who:

th e a t (1) for school administrators:

mg mo 21t ehr d r e 22 (a) has completed a department-approved cg e ri ck 23 administrator preparation program;

eh ar ni bs 24 [(2)] (b) holds a current level two or uh [, t, level three teacher's license;

and .212603.1e -u 10g -e b l e e h [(3)] (c) holds a post-baccalaureate n d d i = = o h degree or national board for professional teaching standards l ] b ,d i a º e certification;

and r i = r t e w d m a n o (2) for dual-licensed instructional support programd administrators:m :

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(a) has completed a department-approved instructional support administrator preparation program, if required;

The minimum salary for a dual-licensed instructional e e 17 support program administrator shall be the same as an assistant e e n d 18 school principal multiplied by the applicable responsibility = = l ] 19 factor.

a l r i 20 D.

The department shall adopt a highly objective th e a t uniform statewide standard of evaluation, including data mu m» 21 e d r e 22 sources linked to student achievement and an educational plan ct eh rg ce 23l i for student success progress, for school principals and eh ar ni bs 24 assistant school principals and rules for the implementation of uh [, e h that evaluation system linked to the level of responsibility at .212603.1t -u 11g -e b l e e , gh each school level.

n d d i = = o h E.

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