2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 22-8-23.3 — At-risk program units.

22-8-23.3. At-risk program units.

A.     A school district is eligible for additional program units if it establishes within its state board [department] approved educational plan identified services to assist students to reach their full academic potential. A school district receiving additional at-risk program units shall include a report of specified services in its annual accountability report pursuant to Section 22-1-6 NMSA 1978. The number of additional units to which a school district is entitled under this section is computed in the following manner:   

  At-Risk Index x MEM = Units   

where MEM is equal to the total district membership, including early childhood education, full-time-equivalent membership and special education membership and where the at-risk index is calculated in the following manner:   

  Three-Year Average Total Rate x 0.0915 = At-Risk Index.   

B.     To calculate the three-year average total rate, the department shall compute a three-year average of the school district's percentage of membership used to determine its Title I allocation, a three-year average of the percentage of membership classified as English language learners using criteria established by the federal office of civil rights and a three-year average of the percentage of student mobility. The department shall then add the three-year average rates. The number obtained from this calculation is the three-year average total rate.   

C.     The department shall recalculate the at-risk index for each school district every year. For the 2002-2003, 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 school years, a school district shall not receive less than ninety percent of the at-risk funding generated in fiscal year 2001.