HB 177 — REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL DEMO PROJECT

HOUSE BILLEDUCATION 177COMMITTEE 54SUBSTITUTE THFOR LEGISLATURE-HOUSE STATEBILL OF177 NEW54TH MEXICOLEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSION , 2020 INTRODUCED4 BY Andrea Romero 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION;

1514 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

TheAs "regionalused partnershipin schoolthis demonstrationsection: a t m m 21 project" is created as a five-school-year demonstration project d r e 22 involving a partnership between the Pojoaque Valley public c e s k 23 school district, New Mexico highlands university school of e a n b 24 education and Los Alamos national laboratory.

Thea purposet ofm um [21 (1) "demonstration project" means the projectregional isd tor demonstratee that:22 partnership school demonstration project;

.216505.1c (1)e establishings teacherk preparation23 clinical(2) residency"elementary programseducation" willmeans ensurefourth thate beginning teachers are prepared for the rigors of classroom teaching and will help retain teachers who want to make a long-termn commitmentb to24 publicthrough education;eighth grades;

(2)u providing[ intensive(3) informal"residency andprogram" formalmeans professionala developmentpre-service for.217157.2 classroomHEC/HB teachers177 willclinical improveteacher candidate residency program in the demonstration project whereby selected teacher candidates serve a two-year teaching qualityresidency in elementary education, including mentoring by experienced teachers and mitigateother teacherinformal burn-out;and formal professional development;

(3)and providing(4) extended"teacher learningcandidates" time,means particularlyundergraduate injuniors mathematics and languageseniors arts,in throughthe after- school andof summereducation programsat willNew instillMexico corehighlands subjectuniversity skills,who improveare learningparticipating habitsin and strategies and mitigate the educationalresidency lossprogram. that normally occurs over summer vacation;

andB. (4) providing supports for parents and families of students will not only support student achievement, but is expected to foster a cultural shift toward valuing e e 17 education not just within a family, but within the community.

eThe e"regional npartnership dschool 18demonstration B.project" is created as a five-year demonstration project involving a partnership among the Pojoaque Valley public school district, New Mexico highlands university school of education and Los Alamos national laboratory, beginning in the summer of 2020 and ending at the end of fiscal year 2025.

The purpose of the demonstration project partnersis shallto submitshow that comprehensive, e e 17 coordinated and concentrated efforts will positively affect e e n d 18 student achievement as well as teacher recruitment and = = l ] 19 projectprofessional designsatisfaction, andleading implementation plans to thegreater departmentretention forand a l r i 20 itsfewer review.teaching vacancies, by:

Thet projecte shalla include:t (1) assisting undergraduates in colleges and m m 21 e d schools of education and licensed teachers to improve their r e 22 c e r c 23 teaching skills;

t e a tn (1)b a24 teacher(2) residencyproviding programtargeted opencore tosubject schoolextended mu m[ 21learning eopportunities dfor relementary estudents; 22 of education students in any grades and subjects;

cand e.217157.2 r- c2 23- (2)HEC/HB concentration177 of(3) theproviding integrated,supports efor aparents nand bfamilies 24 coordinated professional development component of thestudents. project u [ on teachers in grades four through eight, though other grades .216505.1 - 2 - may be included if funding allows;

(3) extended learning for students that includes after-school and summer programming;

and (4) parental and familial engagement in student education.

StudentsThe participatingprimary incomponent of the demonstration project shallis bethe evaluatedestablishment atof thea beginning"pre-service ofclinical theteacher projectcandidate andresidency program" for teacher candidates who will serve their progressresidency shallin bethe evaluatedPojoaque eachValley year,public whichschool shalldistrict includeteaching bothin quantitativeone andor qualitativemore indicatorsgrades ofin improvement.elementary education.

The purpose of this project shallis includeto ademonstrate studythat ofimmersing theteacher effectcandidates ofin thea demonstrationhighly projectinnovative, oncomprehensive theand schoolsystemic districtapproach asto ateacher whole.training will result in:

D.(1) more undergraduates interested in the teaching profession;

The(2) pre-servicebeginning clinicalteachers teacherbetter residencyprepared program may include tuition scholarships and residency stipends for participatingthe teachingrigors students,of trainingclassroom andteaching; stipends for teacher mentors and instructional materials.

The(3) professionalbeginning developmentteachers programwho mayare includeable salariesto foradvance instructional e e 17 coaches;from level one to level two licensure earlier than normal;

and e e n d 18 (4) teachers who will make a long-term = = l ] 19 commitment to public education.

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The residency program costs may include tuition t e a t scholarships and residency stipends for participating teaching m m 21 e d candidates, training and stipends for teacher mentors and r e 22 c e r c 23 instructional materials.

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Other components of the demonstration project u [ include:

.217157.2 - 3 - HEC/HB 177 (1) the "professional development program", which will concentrate on integrated, coordinated professional development for licensed teachers in fourth through eighth grades, and for licensed teachers in other grades if funding allows.

The intent of this program is to demonstrate that providing intensive informal and formal professional development for classroom teachers will improve teaching quality and mitigate teacher burn-out.

The program costs may include salaries for instructional coaches;

funds for experts to lead summer e e n d 18 and school-year professional development sessions;

per diem and = = l ] 19 mileage for off-site professional development attendees, if a l r i 20 necessary;

and instructional materials.materials;

The(2) extendedthe learning"core tsubject eenrichment aprogram" t program may include stipends for teacherselementary workingeducation beyondstudents theirthat mincludes m 21 e d r e 22 regular school-year contracts to plan, prepare and implement c e r c 23 month-long mindset mathmathematics summer camps and other topical summer camps and e ae n17 bafter-school 24core camps;subject development sessions.

The intent of e e n d 18 this program is to demonstrate that providing extended learning = = l ] 19 time, particularly in mathematics and language arts, through a l r i 20 after-school and summer programs will instill core subject developmentt sessions;e a t skills, improve learning habits and strategies and mitigate the m m 21 e d educational loss that normally occurs over summer vacation.

andr e 22 c e r c 23 The program costs may include salaries for licensed teachers e a n b 24 who elect to work beyond their regular school-year contracts to u [ studentplan, transportation,prepare ifand necessary,implement andone instructionalor .216505.1more summer camps or after- .217157.2 - 34 - materialsHEC/HB and177 supplies.school core subject development sessions;

E.student transportation, if necessary;

Theand demonstrationinstructional projectmaterials shalland includesupplies; external evaluation of the project over the life of the project.

Periodicand reports(3) shall be provided to the department"family andengagement theprogram" legislature,will andbe atargeted finaltoward reportproviding shallways be provided to theengage department,and thesupport governorparents and thefamilies legislature.of elementary education students.

The intent of this program is to demonstrate that family engagement and support will result in increased student achievement and satisfaction and, more importantly for the long term, foster a cultural shift toward valuing education not just within a family, but within the community.

The demonstration project partners shall submit project design and implementation plans to the department for its review.

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