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Senate committee backs changes to teacher-residency stipends and service rules
Summary
The Senate Education Committee recommended a do-pass for HB 30, which indexes teacher-residency stipends to entry-level teacher pay and expands flexibility on service locations to help recruit and retain educators, supporters told the committee.
Representative Serenana introduced House Bill 30, saying the bill aims to strengthen New Mexico’s teacher pipeline by making residency programs more attractive and sustainable. "Residency program is a one-year program where a soon-to-be teacher and an expert teacher work together for an entire year," Serenana said, and the bill would index residency stipends to a minimum Level 1 teacher salary.
Dr. Jesse Chenvin, chair of the New Mexico Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and a core member of the New Mexico Alliance for Teacher…
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