N.M. Admin. Code § 6.64.10.8 - CORE LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
A. Except as provided in Subsections C or D
of 6.64.10.8 NMAC, teachers seeking to
add an endorsement in bilingual education to an initial level 1 New Mexico
teaching license must meet all of the requirements of the license provided in
PED rule for that license, which includes, among other requirements, completing
24-36 semester hours in bilingual education and passage of the bilingual
education licensure exam as required in 6.60.5 NMAC.
B. Teachers seeking to add an endorsement in
bilingual education to an existing New Mexico teaching license of any level
shall meet one of the following requirements:
(1) pass the bilingual education licensure
exam as required in 6.60.5 NMAC or predecessor New Mexico teacher licensure
examination or accepted comparable licensure test(s) from another state in
bilingual education and complete at least 12 semester hours in the teaching of
bilingual education that address the competencies in Subsections C-F in
6.64.10.9 NMAC, or
(2) obtain certification in bilingual
education for the appropriate grade level of New Mexico licensure from the
national board for professional teaching standards.
C. Persons who are "highly qualified" in the
core academic subjects that they teach and who are enrolled in a public
education (PED) approved bilingual education licensure or endorsement program
or similar program in another state, whether as part of a teacher preparation
program or in a licensure endorsement program only, may be issued a three-year
non-renewable internship license in bilingual education under
6.60.3.9 NMAC if they have passed
the required bilingual education licensure examination in 6.60.5 NMAC. Persons
who have passed the required bilingual education licensure examination in
6.60.5 NMAC shall be required to complete at least 12 semester hours in the
teaching of bilingual education that address the competencies in Subsections
C-F in 6.64.10.9 NMAC.
D. Persons who hold a licensure endorsement
in teaching English as a second language (TESOL) on an existing New Mexico
teaching license may add an endorsement in bilingual education by passing the
required bilingual education licensure examination in 6.60.5 NMAC and
completing at least 6 semester hours in the teaching of bilingual education
that address the competencies in Subsections C-F in
6.64.10.9 NMAC.
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