TITLE 6               PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

CHAPTER 30     EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

PART 18               PARTIAL CREDIT FOR ADJUDICATED OR MOBILE STUDENTS

 

6.30.18.1               ISSUING AGENCY:  Public Education Department, hereinafter the “department”.

[6.30.18.1 NMAC - N, 9/29/2020]

 

6.30.18.2               SCOPE:  This rule shall apply to all public schools in New Mexico.

[6.30.18.2 NMAC - N, 9/29/2020]

 

6.30.18.3               STATUTORY AUTHORITY:  Sections 9-24-8, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, and 22-12A-14 NMSA 1978.

[6.30.18.3 NMAC - N, 9/29/2020]

 

6.30.18.4               DURATION:  Permanent.

[6.30.18.4 NMAC - N, 9/29/2020]

 

6.30.18.5               EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 29, 2020, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

[6.30.18.5 NMAC - N, 9/29/2020]

 

6.30.18.6               OBJECTIVE:  The purpose of this rule is to establish the parameters for awarding partial credits to students identified as adjudicated or mobile and who experience classroom disruption.

[6.30.18.6 NMAC - N, 9/29/2020]

 

6.30.18.7               DEFINITIONS:

                A.            “Adjudicated student” means a student identified as one of the following:

                                (1)           neglected or abused as determined by the children, youth and families department pursuant to the Abuse and Neglect Act;

                                (2)           part of a family in need of court-ordered services; or

                                (3)           delinquent if the parent wishes to disclose the adjudication of delinquency.

                B.            “Mobile student” means a student identified as one of the following:

                                (1)           migrant;

                                (2)           foster care;

                                (3)           military dependent;

                                (4)           placed in a mental health treatment facility or habilitation program for developmental disabilities pursuant to the Children's Mental Health and Development Disabilities Act or placement in treatment foster care; or

                                (5)           homeless as defined in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Act.

                C.            “Partial credit form” means the department-approved form that all public schools shall complete upon a student’s transfer.

                D.            “Receiving school” means the public school receiving the partial credit form.

                E.            “Sending school” means the public school sending the partial credit form.

[6.30.18.7 NMAC - N, 9/29/2020]

 

6.30.18.8               SENDING SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS:

                A.            Sending schools shall award partial credit for work completed to students identified as adjudicated or mobile as defined in 6.30.18.7 NMAC.

                B.            Sending schools shall provide the transferring student's records, including a department-approved partial credit form, within two business days of receiving a request from the receiving school.

                C.            Sending schools shall certify that the school district, charter school, or institution has implemented a student information system to track student credit accrual and facilitate accurate and timely transfer of student academic credit.

[6.30.18.8 NMAC - N, 9/29/2020]

 

6.30.18.9               RECEIVING SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS:

                A.            Receiving schools shall request the transferring students’ records from the sending school within two business days.

                B.            Receiving schools shall apply all partial credits to the same or equivalent course and prioritize the adjudicated or mobile student’s placement in courses required for graduation within two business days of receiving the partial credit form.

                C.            Receiving schools shall certify that the school district, charter school, or institution has implemented a student information system to track student credit accrual and facilitate accurate and timely transfer of student academic credit.

[6.30.18.9 NMAC - N, 9/29/2020]

 

6.30.18.10             DETERMINATION OF PARTIAL CREDIT:  An adjudicated or mobile student shall receive credit for any work completed prior to the transfer.

                A.            Public schools shall award up to a maximum of one credit as follows for courses:

                                (1)           0.25 credit when a student was enrolled anywhere between ten and twenty-five percent of the total course;

                                (2)           0.50 credit when a student was enrolled anywhere between twenty-six and fifty percent of the total course;

                                (3)           0.75 credit when a student was enrolled anywhere between fifty-one and seventy-five percent of the total course; or

                                (4)           one credit when a student was enrolled anywhere between seventy-six and one hundred percent of the total course.

                B.            Public schools shall award up to a maximum of a half credit as follows for semester long courses:

                                (1)           0.25 credit when a student was enrolled anywhere between five and fifty percent of the total course; or

                                (2)           0.50 credit when a student was enrolled anywhere between fifty-one and one hundred percent of the total course.

[6.30.18.10 NMAC - N, 9/29/2020]

 

HISTORY OF 6.30.18 NMAC:  [RESERVED]