New Mexico § 22-1-12 - Career technical education pilot project

§ 22-1-12. Career technical education pilot project

A. A “career technical education pilot project” is created as a seven-year pilot project

administered by the department to fund high-quality career technical education programs

and monitor their effect on student outcomes, including achievement scores, academic

growth, remediation rates and graduation rates. The department shall consult with the higher education department and the workforce

solutions department as it develops its measures to determine what constitutes a high-quality

career technical education program and what students should know and be able to demonstrate

to an employer or to succeed in a post-secondary career technical education program. School districts, charter schools and secondary schools funded by the federal bureau

of Indian education may apply to participate in the pilot project on forms provided

by the department. The department may provide grants to school districts, charter schools and secondary

schools funded by the federal bureau of Indian education to: (1) establish career technical education programs as part of the pilot project; and (2) provide professional development and training to career technical education teachers

in the pilot project. B. At a minimum, the career technical education programs funded by the department

as part of the pilot project shall: (1) include rigorous content aligned with academic standards and relevant career technical

content that align secondary and post-secondary education; (2) incorporate permeable pathways through post-secondary education; (3) include potential for dual credit courses; (4) require competency in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; (5) require training in soft skills and social skills; (6) lead to an industry-recognized credential at the post-secondary level or to an

associate's or bachelor's degree; (7) establish partnerships among the local school district, charter school or secondary

school funded by the federal bureau of Indian education, post-secondary institutions

and local business and industry; and (8) provide the data necessary to the department and the participating public schools

and secondary schools funded by the federal bureau of Indian education to evaluate

each program and the pilot project. C. The department shall provide professional development to existing career technical

education teachers and training to new teachers in career technical education that: (1) addresses project-based learning; (2) includes the basics of pedagogy; (3) promotes integration of career technical curricula with core content areas; (4) includes training in instruction for employability and soft skills; (5) includes training in social-emotional learning and trauma-informed instruction;

and (6) addresses department standards and benchmarks for career technical education. D. The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of the pilot project,

the collection and analysis of student, program and instructor data and required reporting

by participating public schools and secondary schools funded by the federal bureau

of Indian education. E. The department shall provide annual and final reports to the legislature through

the legislative education study committee and the governor on the efficacy of the

pilot project.