2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 22: Public Schools
Article 2E: A-B-C-D-F Schools Rating, 22-2E-1 through 22-2E-4
Section 22-2E-2: Definitions.
22-2E-2. Definitions.
As used in the A-B-C-D-F Schools Rating Act:
A. "growth" means learning a year's worth of knowledge in one year's time, which is demonstrated by a student's performance on New Mexico standards-based assessments that shows the student:
(1) moving from one performance level to a higher performance level;
(2) maintaining a proficient or advanced proficient performance level as provided by department rule; or
(3) remaining in beginning step or nearing proficient performance level but improving a number of scale score points as specified by department rule; and
B. "school options" means a right to transfer to any public school not rated an F in the state or have children continue their schooling through distance learning offered through the statewide or a local cyber academy.
