N.M. Code R. § 6.81.2.7 - [Repealed]
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A. "AAASCU" means the Adventist accrediting association of schools, colleges and universities.
B. "Accreditation" means the recognition by the department that a nonpublic or BIE school meets standards set by an accrediting entity recognized by the department.
C. "Accrediting entity" means one of the entities listed in 6.81.2.7 NMAC and any other entity approved by the department as an accrediting entity of nonpublic schools pursuant to this rule.
D. "ACSI" means the association of Christian schools international.
E. "ACTS" means the association of Christian teachers and schools.
F. "BIE school" means a bureau of Indian education school that is governmentally owned and controlled, located in New Mexico, provides instruction for first through twelfth grades and is not sectarian or denominational.
G. "CSI" means the Christian schools international.
H. "Department" means the public education department.
I. "Division" means the charter schools division of the public education department.
J. "ICAA" means the international Christian accrediting association.
K. "ISAS" means the independent schools association of the southwest.
L. "NAEYC" means the national association of the education of young children.
M. "NECPA" means the national early childhood program accreditation commission.
N. "NLSA" means the national Lutheran schools association.
O. "NMNCA" means the New Mexico north central association.
P. "NNCA" means the Navajo north central association.
Q. "Nonpublic or private school" means a school, other than a home school, that offers on-site programs of instruction and is not under the control, supervision or management of a local school board;
R. "Secretary" means the secretary of the New Mexico public education department.