§ 22-23A-7 — Report

New Mexico § 22-23A-7

• Jurisdiction: New Mexico
• Ch. 22: Public Schools
• Art. 23A: Indian Education

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A. The Indian education division in collaboration with the education division of the federal bureau of Indian affairs and other entities that serve tribal students shall submit an annual statewide tribal education status report no later than November 15 to all New Mexico tribes. The division shall submit the report whether or not entities outside state government collaborate as requested. B. A school district with tribal lands located within its boundaries shall provide a districtwide tribal education status report to all New Mexico tribes represented within the school district boundaries. C. The status reports shall be written in a brief format and shall include the following information, through which public school performance is measured and reported to the tribes and disseminated at the semiannual government-to-government meetings held pursuant to Section 22-23A-5 NMSA 1978: (1) student achievement as measured by a statewide test approved by the department, with results disaggregated by ethnicity; (2) school safety; (3) the graduation rate; (4) attendance; (5) parent and community involvement; (6) educational programs targeting tribal students; (7) financial reports; (8) current status of federal Indian education policies and procedures; (9) school district initiatives to decrease the number of student dropouts and increase attendance; (10) public school use of variable school calendars; (11) school district consultations with district Indian education committees, school-site parent advisory councils and tribal, municipal and Indian organizations; and (12) indigenous research and evaluation measures and results for effective curricula for tribal students.

Legislative History

Laws 2003, ch. 151, § 7; 2007, ch. 295, § 6; 2007, ch. 296, § 6.