HB 62 — TEACHER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

HOUSEAN BILLACT 62RELATING 54THTO LEGISLATURESCHOOL -PERSONNEL; STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSION , 2020 INTRODUCED BY Sheryl Williams Stapleton and G.

AndrésREQUIRING RomeroSCHOOL andDISTRICTS WillieAND D.CHARTER SCHOOLS TO HAVE FORMAL TEACHER MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS THAT ARE APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT;

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h , t, e u g e b l e e h BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

n d d i = = o h SECTION 1.

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r i = r t e w d m a n o "[NEW MATERIAL ] BEGINNING TEACHER MENTORSHIP FUND-- d m :

b e d s º o t n = .216219.4AIC January 28, 2020 (3:49pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d CREATED.--The "beginning teacher mentorship fund" is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury.

HECºThe Expenditures»HEC HECºThe fund shall be administered by the public education department, and expenditures»HECexpenditures from the fund shall be by warrant of the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of public education or the secretary's authorized representative." SECTION 2.

TEACHER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR BEGINNING TEACHERS--PURPOSE--DEPARTMENT DUTIES.-- HB 62/a Page 1 A.

The purpose of the teacher mentorship program is h to provide beginning teachers with an effective transition into g o t hr the teaching field, to build on their initial preparation and g e i k to ensure their success in teaching;

to improve the achievement h r i s of students;

and to retain capable teachers in the classroom h , t, e u g and to remove teachers who show little promise of success.

e b l e e h B.

The department shall develop a framework for a n d d i = = o h teacher mentorship program for all [first-year ] beginning l ] b ,d i a º e teachers.

The program shall provide mentorship services by r i = r t e w d m a n o level two or level three mentors to the [first-yearbeginning ]teacher beginningfor dthe mfull :school year.

bC. e d s º o t n = .216219.4AIC January 28, 2020 (3:49pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d teacher for the full school year.

[If sufficient mentorship funds are available, the department may provide funding for mentorship services that extend beyond the first year if the local superintendent or charter school administrator certifies to the secretary that further formal mentorship of a beginning teacher will accomplish the purposes of Subsection A of this section;

provided that the state shall not pay for more than three years' mentorship for any beginning teacher.] C.

(3) an ongoing, formative evaluation that is h used for the improvement of teaching practice;

g o t hr (4) procedures for a summative evaluation of g e i k beginning teachers' performance during at least the first three h r i s years of teaching, including annual assessment of suitabilityHB h62/a ,Page t,2 suitability for license renewal, and for final assessment of beginning e u g e b l e e h teachers seeking level two licensure;

n d d i = = o h (5) support from local school boards or l ] b ,d i a º e governing bodies of charter schools, school administrators and r i = r t e w d m a n o other school district or charter school personnel;

and d(6) mregular :review and evaluation of the teacher mentorship program.

b e d s º o t n = .216219.4AIC January 28, 2020 (3:49pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (6) regular review and evaluation of the teacher mentorship program.

(2) provide technical assistance to school districts and charter schools that do not have a well-developedwell- developed teacher mentorship program in place;

(3) encourage school districts and charter schools to collaborate with teacher preparation program administrators at institutions of higher education, career educators, educational organizations, regional [service centers] educational cooperatives and other state and community leaders in the teacher mentorship program;

and (4) distribute [no less than fifty percent of h available funds] up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) per year g o t hr per beginning teacher from the beginning teacher mentorship g e i k fund for mentorship programs to school districts and charter h r i s schools;

provided that no less than fifty percent of available h , t, funds shall be distributed on or HB 62/a Page 3 before September 15 of each e u g e b l e e h fiscal year according to the estimated number of teachers n d d i = = o h eligible to participate in [a ] their mentorship [programprograms and, on theor lbefore ]January b15 ,dof ieach afiscal ºyear, edistribute fortiethfunding daybased ofon the schoolactual year]number programsof and,eligible onteachers orparticipating beforein ra imentorship =program ron tthe efirst wreporting ddate mof athe nschool oyear, Januaryadjusted 15for ofany eachover- fiscalor year,under-estimation distributemade [thein balance of the dfirst mallocation. :

bF. e d s º o t n = .216219.4AIC January 28, 2020 (3:49pm) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d available funds] funding based on the actual number of eligible teachers participating in a mentorship program on the [fortieth day] first reporting date of the school year, adjusted for any over- or under-estimation made in the first allocation.

[F.Each school district and charter school shall submit as part of its teacher mentorship program submission:

The(1) departmentthe shallnumber requireof teachers that teacherhave preparationcompleted programseach collaborate with colleges of artstheir andmentorship sciencesprograms andthe highprevious schoolsspring toor developsummer a model to provide mentorship services with structured supervision and feedbackhave tobeen eachhired ofby theirthe graduatesschool whodistrict haveor obtainedcharter aschool teachingfor positionthe infollowing aschool publicyear; high school, including charter schools;

developand cost(2) estimates;a description of the mentorship services that will be provided to each of its teachers, including the name of the teacher, the grade level the teacher has been hired to teach and the name of the public school and, if applicable, school district where the teacher has been hired." HB 62/a Page 4 25

and provide recommendations to the legislative education study committee by November 1, 2007.

The model shall provide for the following: