N.M. Code R. § 6.29.1.7 - DEFINITIONS
A.
"Accreditation" means the official recognition that a school or
school district meets required standards. Schools are accredited by voluntary
regional accrediting associations or by state government. Accreditation also
refers to the process of certifying that institutions of higher education meet
certain standards in relation to such matters as the qualifications of their
faculty, the condition of their facilities, and the appropriateness of their
curriculum.
B.
"Advanced
placement (AP)" means a course taught by high school teachers trained in
advanced placement course delivery provided through the college board. These
courses are more difficult and involve more work than a standard class. AP
courses are considered college-level courses and may allow a student to earn
college credit, depending on college or university policies.
C.
"Bilingual multicultural
education" means a program of instruction using two languages, including
English and the home or heritage language, as a medium of instruction in the
teaching and learning process.
D.
"Career and technical education" means organized programs offering
a sequence of courses, including technical education and applied technology
education, which are directly related to the preparation of individuals for
paid or unpaid employment in current or emerging occupations requiring an
industry-recognized credential, certificate, or degree. This phrase is also
referred to as "vocational education" at Section
22-14-1 NMSA 1978.
E.
"Career cluster" means a
grouping of occupations in industry sectors based on recognized commonalities.
Career clusters provide an organizing tool for developing instruction within
the educational system.
F.
"Career pathways" means a sub-grouping used as an organizing tool
for curriculum design and instruction of occupations or career specialties that
share a set of common knowledge and skills for career success.
G.
"Caseload" means the total
number of students receiving special education and speech-only services as
special education, for whom a special education teacher or speech language
pathologist has responsibility for developing and monitoring the students'
IEPs. "Caseload" may also mean the number of students for which individual
support services staff members are responsible.
H.
"Certified district reviewer"
means an LEA employee who is certified to review and approve an LEA's NM School
DASH plans.
I.
"Chartering
authority" means a local school board or the commission that approves
and oversees a charter school.
J.
"Commission" means the public education commission.
K.
"Class load" means the number
of students for whom a teacher structures activities at a given time.
L.
"Content standard" means a
statement about performance that describes what students should know and be
able to do in content areas at each grade level.
M.
"Correspondence course" means
a form of distance learning conducted via traditional mail. A correspondence
course is used to teach non-resident students by mailing them lessons and
exercises, which upon completion, are returned to the correspondence school for
grading.
N.
"Dual credit
program" means a program that allows high school students to enroll in
college-level courses offered by a post-secondary educational institution that
may be academic or career-technical but not be remedial or developmental, and
simultaneously to earn credit toward high school graduation and a
post-secondary degree or certificate.
O.
"Education plan" is the
strategic plan written by all school districts, locally chartered and
state-chartered charter schools to improve student performance.
P.
"English language learner"
means a student whose first or heritage language is not English and who is
unable to read, write, speak, or understand English at a level comparable to
grade-level English proficient peers and native English speakers.
Q.
"Free appropriate public education
(FAPE)" means special education and related services that are provided
at public expense, under public supervision and direction without charge, which
meet the standards of the department in providing appropriate preschool,
elementary or secondary education in New Mexico; and which are provided in
conformity with an individualized education program (IEP) that meets the
requirements of 34 CFR
Sections 300.320 through
300.324.
R.
"Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA)" means rights, pursuant to 20 U.S. Code 1232(g) and
34 CFR Part 99 , afforded to parents and students over 18 years of age with
respect to the student's education records, that include: the right to inspect
and review the student's education records within 45 days, the right to request
amendment to the student's education records for various reasons, the right to
consent or refuse to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable
information in the student's records (except for those records that FERPA
authorizes for disclosure without consent) and the right to file a complaint
with the U.S. department of education concerning non-compliance with
FERPA.
S.
"Heritage
language" means a language other than English that is inherited from a
family, tribe, community, or country of origin.
T.
"Home language" means a
language other than English that is the primary or heritage language spoken at
home or in the community.
U.
"Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
(IDEA)" means the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
Improvement Act of 2004, 20 U.S. Code Secs. 1401 et seq., including future
amendments.
V.
"Individualized education program (IEP)" means a written statement
for a child with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in
accordance with 34 CFR Secs.
300.320 through
300.324.
W.
"Laboratory component" means
an experience in the laboratory, classroom or the field that provides students
with opportunities to interact directly with natural phenomena or with data
collected by others using tools, materials, data collection techniques and
models. Throughout the process, students should have opportunities to design
investigations, engage in scientific reasoning, manipulate equipment, record
data, analyze results, and discuss their findings.
X.
"Local educational agency
(LEA)" means a local educational agency as defined in
34 CFR Sec.
300.28. The LEA may be a public school
district, a state-chartered charter school, or a state educational
institution.
Y.
"MLSS
Self-assessment" means analysis of MLSS implementation that each school
shall submit in a form and by a due date determined by the department. The MLSS
Self-assessment shall contribute to a school's NM School DASH, but it shall not
be a component in the evaluation of a school by the department.
Z.
"Multi-layered system of supports
(MLSS)" means a coordinated and comprehensive framework that uses
increasingly intensive evidence-based academic and behavioral supports that
address student needs as evidenced by student data. It is a model for holistic
school improvement that provides progress measures for additional supports such
as school-based team structures, professional development, health and wellness,
and family and community engagement. MLSS satisfies the definition of
"multi-tiered system of supports" contained within the ESSA.
AA.
"NM School DASH" means the
strategic plan written by schools to improve student outcomes. It contains the
annual plan, both 90-day plans, and functions as a school site improvement
plan.
AB.
"Performance
standard" means the statement of a standard that describes the specific
level of mastery expected in achieving the New Mexico content standards with
benchmarks.
AC.
"Prior
written notice (PWN)" means the written notice that goes to parents from
the school district, informing them the district proposes or refuses to
initiate or change the identification, evaluation or educational placement of
their child, or the provision of FAPE to the child, and which meets the
requirements of 34 CFR
Sections 300.503 and
300.504.
AD.
"Short-cycle assessment" is
a formative assessment that is regularly used to assess student performance
over a short time period.
AE.
"Small group setting" means a planned intervention group
containing no more than 15 students.
AF.
"Socioeconomic status" means
the stratification of groups of people by status ascribed through social
constructs such as race, gender, ethnicity, educational attainment, economic
resources, language, and national origin.
AG.
"State educational
institution" means a school that is under the direction of a state
agency other than the department or a separate board of regents.
AH.
"Student assistance team
(SAT)" means a school-based group of people whose purpose is to provide
additional educational support to students experiencing difficulties preventing
them from benefitting from general education.
AI.
"System of assessments"
means the collection of instruments that assess student academic performance
annually and the students' progress toward meeting the New Mexico content
standards with benchmarks and performance standards.
AJ.
"Transition plan" means a
coordinated set of activities for a student with a disability, which specifies
special education and related services designed to meet a student's unique
needs and to prepare the student for future education, employment, and
independent living. The use of individualized educational program (IEP)
transition planning, graduation planning and post-secondary transitions is
described in Subparagraph (a) of Paragraph (13) of Subsection J of
6.29.1.9 NMAC.
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