N.M. Admin. Code § 5.7.13.7 - DEFINITIONS
A. "Department"
means the New Mexico higher education department.
B. "Committee" means the teaching professions
advisory committee of the department.
C. "Loan" means a grant of funds to defray
the costs incidental to an eligible teacher preparation education, under a
contract between the department and a student, requiring repayment with
services or repayment of principal and interest and any fees.
D. "Student" means a United States citizen or
eligible non-citizen and resident of New Mexico who is enrolled in or accepted
by an undergraduate or graduate teacher preparation program at a regionally
accredited post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico.
E. "Teacher preparation program" means a
program that has been formally approved as meeting the requirements of the
public education department and that leads to initial licensure or to
additional licensure endorsements, including a program in a two-year
post-secondary educational institution that meets the requirements for a
teacher education transfer module established pursuant to Subsection C of
Section 21-1B-4 NMSA 1978.
F. "Eligible institution" means an accredited
post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico offering a teacher
education program which meets the requirements of the public education
department.
G. "Service" means
full-time, on site practice as a certified/licensed public school teacher in a
designated teacher shortage area of New Mexico.
H. "Teacher shortage area" means one of the
areas of unmet teacher demand which may be either geographic locations or
specific teaching fields.
I.
"Extenuating circumstances" means circumstances not within the control of the
recipient.
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