2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 22 - Public Schools
Article 2E - A-B-C-D-F Schools Rating
Section 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.
History: Laws 2011, ch. 10, § 2.
Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 10 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 17, 2011, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
Severability. — Laws 2011, ch. 10, § 7 provided that if any part of application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
