New Mexico Education Update: 2004

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New Mexico Education Update 2004

• Peter Winograd, Director,
• Kooch Jacobus, Beata Thorstensen, Virginia
  Trujillo
• Office of Education Accountability

Presented at 2004 Federal Programs
Conference February 24, 2004 Santa Ana Pueblo, NM
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Overview

• Introduction
• New Mexicos Education Efforts 1998 -2003
• Legislative Update - 2004
• Where Do We Go From Here?

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New Mexicos Office of Educational Accountability

• MissionTo provide an independent source of
  information about the progress of education
  reform and to provide leadership assistance and
  problem solving support to the Governor,
  Legislature, state and educational agencies, and
  citizens in their efforts to improve New Mexico's
  educational system.

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New Mexicos Educator Quality Efforts 1998-2003

• NM Systematic Plan For Teacher Quality 1998-2003
• NCLB 2001
• Education Reform - 2003
• HB 212 Public School Reform
• SB 115 Indian Education Act
• CA 1 - Cabinet Secretary of Education
• CA 2 - Permanent School Funds

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New Mexicos Education Framework
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Educator Quality

• Educator Recruitment and Preparation
• Beginning Teacher Mentoring Program
• High Quality Teachers and Paraprofessionals
• Professional Development
• 3-Tiered Licensure Framework
• Teacher Evaluation and Peer Intervention
• Professional Salary Structures
• Native American Language Culture Certifications
• Parental Notification of Teacher Qualifications

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New Mexicos Legislative Update - 2004

• The 46th Legislative Session II was a finance
  session
• Defining the powers and duties of the PED and the
  PEC HB 96
• Created a Contingency Reserve Fund of 120
  million for education reform
• Funding the second step of NMs 3-tiered salary
  structure
• Raises for teachers and other educational staff

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Legislative UpdateEducator Quality - 2004

• Continued support for beginning teacher mentoring
• Funding to support administrators and other
  leaders implementing the 3-tiered licensure
  system
• Funding to study potential changes in the TE
  index

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Legislative UpdateEducator Quality - 2004

• Funding for Governors Commission on Teaching
• Funding for Teacher Loan for Service
• Funding for the Professional Development Fund
• Funding support for NBPTS certification
• Support for the Educator Quality Unit at PED

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New Mexicos Legislative Update - 2004

• Funding and strengthening initiatives in
• educator quality
• assessment and accountability
• early childhood programs
• Indian education
• curriculum improvements
• truancy and dropout prevention
• funding the family and youth resource act
• rural education programs
• charter school opportunities

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Key Points

• The Governor, Legislature, and the voters have
  been very supportive of education during the 2003
  and 2004 sessions
• New Mexico has done a great deal, especially in
  the area of educator quality
• The early signs indicate that New Mexico is
  making a difference in educator quality

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Promising Signs of Success in Improving Educator
Quality

• Positive national recognition from
• Education Week
• Education Trust
• Education Commission of the States
• National Commission on Teaching and Americas
  Future
• US Department of Education

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Promising Signs of Success in Improving Educator
Quality

• 2004 Preliminary data indicate an increase in
  the total number of NM teachers, particularly in
  Level I
• 2004 85 of beginning teachers were still
  teaching in NM after 3 school years 81 of those
  teachers were teaching in the districts in which
  they started

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New Mexicans Have Worked Hard To Make A
Difference For EducatorsNow It Is Our Turn To
Make Even More Of A Difference For Our Students
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Here Are Some Of The Key Indicators Of Student
Success That New Mexico Will Be Watching
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Percent of 4th Graders At or Above Proficiency in
Reading - NAEP
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New Mexicos Achievement Gap 8th Graders At Or
Above Proficient In Mathematics - NAEP
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New Mexicos Public School Performance Measures
of 4th Graders At or Above Proficiency in
Reading
NCLB Requirement for Annual Yearly Progress by SY
2013-2014
Baseline Measure From 2003 CRT - 45
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New Mexicos Public School Performance Measures
of 8th Graders At or Above Proficiency in
Mathematics
NCLB Requirement for Annual Yearly Progress by SY
2013-2014
Baseline Measure From 2003 CRT - 46
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Percentages of New Mexico Schools at Different
Ratings 2000-2003
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New Mexicos Public School Performance Measures
of Classes Taught By Qualified Teachers
Statewide and in High Poverty Schools
NCLBs Requirements for Educator Quality by
2005-2006
FY 03 Baseline 77 Statewide 71 High Poverty
Schools
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Percentage of New Mexicos Teachers on Waivers of
State Certification or Licensure Requirements
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Categories of New Mexicos Teachers on Waivers of
State Certification or Licensure Requirements
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New Mexicos Public School Performance Measures
Percent of stakeholders who rate their
involvement with public schools as positive
Baseline 2002-03 Annual Quality of Education
Survey
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Performance Measure Parental Involvement

• Annual Quality of Education Survey
• My childs school holds high academic
  expectations
• School personnel encourage me to participate in
  my childs education
• My childs teacher provides sufficient and
  appropriate information regarding my childs
  academic achievement
• Comparison Average 2002-03 ratings from top
  three NM school districts

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New Mexico Performance IndicatorsNCLB Sec. 1119,
Title 1, Part A

• of classes taught by HQ teachers
• of teachers receiving HQ professional
  development
• of EAs who are qualified as paraprofessionals
  
• of Early Childhood, Bilingual, and Special Ed
  teachers who are fully qualified

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New Mexico Performance IndicatorsNCLB Sec. 1119,
Title 1, Part A

• of new teachers receiving HQ mentoring
• of new teachers who leave NM to teach in other
  states
• of current teacher who choose to leave the
  profession for reasons other than retirement

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New Mexico Performance IndicatorsNCLB Sec. 1119,
Title 1, Part A

• of principals and other administrators who
  receive HQ professional development that focuses
  on supporting HQ teachers and student achievement
• of HQ teachers who come from the diverse
  populations represented in NM
• of prospective teachers from diverse
  populations who successfully pass the states
  teacher examinations

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Persistence of 9th Graders in New Mexico,
Nationally, and in the Top Five States NMBREE
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Summary

• New Mexico has made progress in its efforts to
  improve public education, particularly educator
  quality
• The state has put both its resources and its
  hopes in educators
• Together, we will make a difference for our
  children

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Resources

• OEAs Website - http//www.state.nm.us/clients/df
  a/Files/OEA/default.htm
• OEAs Newsletters beata.thorstensen_at_state.nm.us
  
• www.teachnm.org