N.M. Admin. Code § 6.69.4.7 - DEFINITIONS
A.
"Advancement program level I - level II" or "APLI-II"
means a series of five microcredentials, aligned with the department-approved
educator evaluation system, that a teacher with a level 1 license shall
successfully complete and demonstrate mastery in before progressing to a level
2 license.
B.
"Advancement
program level II - level III" or "APLII-III" means a series
of five micro credentials, aligned with the department-approved educator
evaluation system, that a teacher with a level 2 teaching license shall
successfully complete and demonstrate mastery in before progressing to a level
3-A teaching license.
C.
"Core academic subjects" means English, language arts, reading,
mathematics, science, the arts -including music and visual arts - and social
studies - including civics, government, economics, history, and geography - and
modern and classical languages, Native American languages, and cultures of New
Mexico tribes and pueblos.
D.
"Full school year" means a minimum of 1080 instructional hours in
a school year for teachers of students in seventh through 12th grades, 990
hours for teachers of students in full-day kindergarten through fifth grade, or
450 hours for teachers of students in half-day kindergarten, during which the
teacher is the teacher of record or serves as an instructional coach or
resource teacher in at least one class each school year while holding a
standard teaching license. An equivalent number of instructional hours may be
accepted for those teachers who do not teach every day. Instructional hours may
include teaching in summer school, extended learning time programs, or similar
educational settings.
F.
"Micro-credential" means a competency-based process made up of
several courses, each focused on a discrete skill or area aligned with the
educator evaluation system.
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