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2013 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 22 - Public Schools
Article 23 - Bilingual Multicultural Education
Section 22-23-5 - Bilingual multicultural education program plan; evaluation. (2004)
NM Stat § 22-23-5 (2013) What's This?
22-23-5. Bilingual multicultural education program plan; evaluation. (2004)
A. The school board may prepare and submit to the department a bilingual multicultural education program plan in accordance with rules issued by the department.
B. At regular intervals, the school board and a parent advisory committee from the district shall review the goals and priorities of the plan and make appropriate recommendations to the department.
C. Bilingual multicultural education programs shall be located in the district and delivered as part of the regular academic program. Involvement of students in a bilingual multicultural education program shall not have the effect of segregating students by ethnic group, color or national origin.
D. Each district shall maintain academic achievement and language proficiency data and update the data annually to evaluate bilingual multicultural education program effectiveness and use of funds. The department shall annually compile and report this data to the appropriate interim legislative committee.
E. Districts shall provide professional development to district employees, including teachers, teacher assistants, principals, bilingual directors or coordinators, associate superintendents, superintendents and financial officers in the areas of:
(1) research-based bilingual multicultural education programs and implications for instruction;
(2) best practices of English as a second language, English language development and bilingual multicultural education programs; and
(3) classroom assessments that support academic and language development.
F. Bilingual multicultural education programs shall be part of the district's professional development plan. Bilingual educators, including teachers, teacher assistants, instructional support personnel, principals and program administrators, shall participate in professional development and training.
History: 1953 Comp., § 77-23-5, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 285, § 5; 1988, ch. 64, § 42; 2004, ch. 32, § 5.
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