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District says NMPED rule will require licensed teachers for credit-recovery, prompting schedule changes
Summary
Superintendent reported a New Mexico Public Education Department ruling requiring teachers leading credit-recovery courses to be licensed in the subject, meaning affected students will be placed into in-person, licensed classes and the district sent bilingual letters to families explaining schedule changes.
Superintendent Pierce told the board that the New Mexico Public Education Department has issued a rule change that affects how credit-recovery courses may be delivered: "the ruling has come down that now every teacher that leads the credit recovery course must be licensed in the area that they are teaching," the superintendent said during the superintendent report.
The district said the change will move some students from online or alternative credit-recovery programs back into in-person classes taught by licensed teachers. Pierce said the shift could especially affect seniors who need extra credits to graduate and that the district mailed bilingual letters to Dexter High School families explaining the schedule adjustments and upcoming meetings with families. "So what that means for our students, when it comes to credit recovery, they will now be placed back into an in person class that is taught by a licensed teacher," Pierce said.
Board members asked about students who need many credits in a short timeframe and how the district will support transfers or students behind by multiple credits. Pierce said staff are evaluating options and the district will provide guidance and case-by-case support for seniors at risk of not graduating. The superintendent also said summer offerings will be limited to those courses for which licensed teachers are available and that the district will notify families as plans are finalized.
