2013 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 22 - Public Schools
Article 2C - Assessment and Accountability
Section 22-2C-3 - Academic content and performance standards; state board [department] powers and duties. (2003)

A.   The state board [department] shall adopt academic content and performance standards for grades one through twelve in the following areas:   

(1)   mathematics;   

(2)   reading and language arts;   

(3)   science; and   

(4)   social studies.   

B.   The state board [department] may adopt content and performance standards in other subject areas.   

C.   Academic content and performance standards shall be sufficiently academically challenging to meet or exceed federal requirements.   

D.   The department shall measure the performance of every public school in New Mexico. Public schools achieving the greatest improvement in adequate yearly progress shall be eligible for supplemental incentive funding. The state board [department] shall establish the corrective actions and interventions necessary for public schools that do not achieve adequate yearly progress.