TITLE 6 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
CHAPTER 32 EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS - BILINGUAL
MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
PART 3 Seal of Bilingualism-Biliteracy on New Mexico Diploma of
Excellence
6.32.3.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Public Education Department (PED)
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6.32.3.2 SCOPE: Local school boards and governing bodies of
state-chartered schools.
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6.32.3.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: This regulation is adopted pursuant to
Sections 22-1-9.1, 22-2-1 and 9-24-8(D) NMSA 1978.
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6.32.3.4 DURATION: Permanent.
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6.32.3.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: September 15, 2015, unless a later date is
cited at the end of a section.
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6.32.3.6 OBJECTIVE: This
rule establishes the criteria for students to earn a state seal of
bilingualism-biliteracy on a New Mexico diploma of excellence. The state seal of bilingualism-biliteracy
certifies that the recipient is proficient for meaningful use in college, a
career or to meet a local community language need in a world language other
than English.
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6.32.3.7 DEFINITIONS:
A. “Academic
language” means the language used in academic content in formal schooling
contexts, including specialized or technical language and discourse related to
each content area.
B. “English
language learner” means a student whose first or heritage language is not
English and who is unable to read, write, speak or understand English at a level
comparable to grade-level English proficient peers and native English speakers.
C. “Expressive
language” means using language to express information, ideas or concepts in
either oral, signed or written communication.
D. “Language other
than English” is any language other than English, including world languages. E. “Proficiency” means able to express
oneself in a language with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to
participate effectively in most social and academic situations.
F. “Receptive
language” means processing language to comprehend information, ideas or
concepts in either oral, signed or written communication.
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6.32.3.8 PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS:
A. To earn the
bilingualism-biliteracy seal on the diploma of excellence, students must meet
the graduation requirements as specified in Subsection J of 6.29.1.9 NMAC and
demonstrate proficiency in a language other than English, through one of the
following methods:
(1) certification
by an individual tribe;
(2) units
of credit and an assessment;
(3) units
of credit and an alternative process portfolio; or
(4) an
assessment and an alternative process portfolio.
B. Certification by an individual
tribe. A tribe may certify that a
student is proficient in the tribal language.
Tribes will develop the methods and processes for determining proficiency
in their respective tribal languages.
C. Units of credit
and assessments option. A student may demonstrate
proficiency by meeting both the units of credit and assessment requirements.
(1) The
student must receive a grade of C or higher in four units of credit in a
language other than English. All four
units of credit must be in the same language other than English and shall
consist of language courses, language arts courses, content area courses or any
combination thereof. For the purposes of
meeting the requirements of this option, a student may not use units of credit
in English language arts or English as a second language for English language
learners.
(2) The student must meet
the assessment of proficiency requirement as follows:
(a) the
student must attain a score of three or higher on an advanced placement
examination for a language other than English; or
(b) the
student must attain a score of four or higher on an international baccalaureate
examination for a higher-level language other than English course; or
(c) the
student must score proficient on a national assessment of language proficiency
in a language other than English; or
(d) the
student may demonstrate proficiency by passing a New Mexico assessment in a world
language other than English.
D. Units of credit and alternative
process portfolio option.
A
student may demonstrate proficiency by meeting both the units of credit and alternative
process portfolio option requirements.
(1) The
student must receive a grade of C or higher in four units of credit in a
language other than English. All four
units of credit must be in the same language other than English and shall
consist of language courses, language arts courses, content area courses or any
combination thereof. For the purposes of
meeting the requirements of this option, units of credit in English language
arts or English as a second language for English language learners cannot be used.
(2) The
student must create a portfolio comprised of the following: a presentation, an
interview with a panel composed of three or more members of the district’s
education staff and community who are proficient in the target language other
than English, and a student-produced work sample, written when appropriate. Districts
shall ensure that the alternative portfolio option includes both the receptive
and expressive aspects of the language other than English.
E. Assessment and
alternative process portfolio option.
A
student may demonstrate proficiency by meeting both the assessment and alternative
process portfolio option requirements.
(1) The student
must meet the assessment of proficiency requirement as follows:
(a) the
student must attain a score of three or higher on an advanced placement
examination for a language other than English; or
(b) the
student must attain a score of four or higher on an international baccalaureate
examination for a higher-level language other than English course; or
(c) the
student must score proficient on a national assessment of language proficiency
in a language other than English; or
(d) the
student may demonstrate proficiency by passing a New Mexico assessment in a world
language other than English.
(2) The
student must create a portfolio comprised of the following: a presentation, an
interview with a panel composed of three or more members of the district’s
education staff and community who are proficient in the target language other
than English, and a student-produced work sample, written when
appropriate. Districts shall ensure that
the alternative portfolio option includes both the receptive and expressive
aspects of the language other than English.
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6.32.3.9 TRANSCRIPT: The graduate's high school
transcript must also indicate that the graduate received the state seal on the
graduate's New Mexico diploma of excellence.
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HISTORY OF
6.32.3 NMAC: [Reserved]