N.M. Admin. Code § 6.27.30.7 - DEFINITIONS

Unless otherwise specified, the following definitions apply:

A. "ancillary space" means any subordinate space necessary to support an activity or function of main programmatic space(s);

B. "current enrollment" means the current number of students enrolled at an existing school;

C. "combination school" means a school that contains the elementary school, middle school/junior high school and high school, or any combination thereof.

D. "council" means the public-school capital outlay council;

E. "equipment" means a specified item not affixed to the real property of a school facility;

F. "exterior envelope" means the exterior walls, roof, doors, windows, and structural system of a building;

G. "fixture" means a specified item that is affixed to the real property of a school facility;

H. "general use classroom" means a classroom space that is or can be appropriately configured for instruction in at least the areas of language arts (including bi-lingual), mathematics and social studies;

I. "kitchenette" means a small food storage and warming area, which usually has a refrigerator, sink, and a microwave, but may have other appliances;

J. "net sf" means the net square footage area of an interior room or space, calculated using the interior measurements from the interior face of wall to interior face of wall;

K. "network distribution space" means space dedicated to securely house all devices and cabling necessary to cross-connect any outside line(s) with the school internal distribution frame up to, but not including, end-user devices;

L. "occupiable space" means enclosed space within the school facility and serving a classroom, administrative, or support purpose and is occupied by staff, students, or public on a regular or flexibly assigned basis; this shall not include space exclusively used for storage or to house mechanical, electrical, or other equipment;

M. "planned school program capacity" means the planned number of students for a new or replacement facility, or in an existing school facility to be modified in capacity, and shall be accommodated in the entire facility when all phases of construction are fully completed; these shall include students in regular education classes, in combination with special education students requiring special education classrooms in compliance with public education department requirements;

N. "play field" means an outdoor grass or synthetic turf area to support site recreation and outdoor physical education;

O. "school facility" means a building or group of buildings and outdoor area that are administered together to comprise a school;

P. "school site" means one or more parcels of land where a school facility is located; more than one school facility may be located on a school site;

Q. "specialty classroom" means a non-general use classroom space that is or can be appropriately configured for instruction in a specific subject such as science, physical education, special education, career technical education, or art;

R. "student" means "qualified student or MEM" as defined in Section 22-8-2 NMSA 1978;

S. "teacher housing" means a residence that houses a teacher or administrator on site; and

T. "technology infrastructure" means facilities including network, hardware, software, maintenance and other activities required to support information technology services.

Notes

N.M. Admin. Code § 6.27.30.7

6.27.30.7 NMAC - N, 9/1/02; A, 8/31/05; A, 12/14/07; A, 7/15/10; A, 9/14/12, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 23, December 17, 2019, eff. 12/17/2019, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXVI, Issue 01, January 14, 2025, eff. 1/14/2025