N.M. Admin. Code § 6.69.4.10 - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANNUAL EDUCATOR EVALUATION SYSTEM
A. Each school district shall adopt policies,
guidelines, and procedures for annual teacher performance evaluation. The
annual evaluation plan will be combined with the evaluation plan for licensure
advancement provided in Subsection A of
6.69.4.11 NMAC to form an overall
system for teacher evaluation and support.
B. No later than 40 school days after the
first day of school of each school year, each teacher and their school
principal shall establish a professional development plan for the teacher, with
measurable objectives, for the coming year based on, among other things:
(1) the department's teaching competencies
and indicators for teachers; and
(2) the previous year's annual evaluation, if
applicable; and
(3) assurance that
the teacher is certified and endorsed in the core academic subject(s) the
teacher teaches and that the school district has appropriately assigned the
teacher to teach in the subject(s) in which the teacher is certified and
endorsed.
C. Annual
performance evaluations shall include how well the professional development
plan was carried out and the measurable objectives were achieved.
D. The school principal shall observe each
teacher's classroom or program practice at least once annually to determine the
teacher's ability to demonstrate state adopted competencies and indicators for
each teacher's licensure level.
E.
If a level 2 or level 3-A teacher does not demonstrate essential competencies
for a given school year, the school district shall provide the teacher with
professional development and peer intervention, including mentoring, for a
period the school principal deems necessary. If by the end of that school year
the teacher still fails to demonstrate essential competencies, a governing
authority may choose not to contract with that teacher.
F. If a level 3-A teacher does not
demonstrate essential competencies at level 3-A for a given school year, the
school district shall provide the teacher with professional development and
peer intervention, including mentoring, for a period the school principal deems
necessary. If by the end of the following school year the teacher still fails
to demonstrate essential level 3-A competencies, the superintendent may
recommend to the department that the teacher's level 3-A license be suspended
until such time as the teacher demonstrates the essential competencies at level
3-A. Depending on the outcome of any due process proceeding under the Uniform
Licensing Act and if the superintendent verifies that the teacher meets the
standards for a level 2 license, the teacher may be issued a level 2 license
during the period of level 3-A licensure suspension. A suspended level 3-A
license may be reinstated by the secretary of education upon verification by a
local superintendent that the teacher now demonstrates the essential
competencies at level 3-A or through the process described in
6.69.4.11 NMAC.
G. At least every two years, school
principals shall attend a training program approved by the department to
improve their teacher evaluation skills.
Notes
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