N.M. Code R. § 6.63.10.12 - CONTINUING CERTIFICATION
An initial substitute teaching certificate is considered to be a level 1 certificate and all renewed certificates are considered to be level 2 certificates.
A. An initial
substitute teacher certificate is valid for three (3) years and commences on
July first of a year and expires the 30th of June three years
thereafter.
B. A renewed substitute
teacher certificate is valid for nine (9) years and commences on July first of
a year and expires the 30th of June nine years thereafter.
C. Local school districts and state
institutions that utilize substitute teachers shall each develop and promulgate
substitute teacher advancement policies for level 2 certification that requires
substitutes at a minimum:
(1) to complete with
a passing grade three (3) semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
college or university in areas related to the school's long range plan, student
standards, or the substitute teacher's classroom assignment; or,
(2) to complete forty-eight (48) contact
hours in professional development activities approved by the local school
district, state educational institutions, or nonpublic schools in areas related
to the school's long range plan, student standards, or the substitute teacher's
classroom assignment; or,
(3)
obtain written verification from the superintendent of a local district, or
from the governing authority of the state institution or nonpublic school where
that substitute is employed that the substitute has satisfactorily completed at
least 270 hours of providing instructional services.
D. Substitute teachers who, on the effective
date of this rule, hold valid, current school district or charter school issued
certificates, shall present the certificates along with an application for
state certification and application fee to the PED and be issued new
certificates by the PED.
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