A teacher residency program established pursuant to the Teacher Residency Act shall include:
A. competitive admission requirements with multiple criteria;
B. rigorous department-approved teacher preparation program coursework, which shall be offered while the teaching resident undertakes a full academic year of guided apprenticeship in the classroom of an expert teacher at the partner area school district or charter school;
C. a team mentorship approach to expose teaching residents to a variety of teaching methods, philosophies and classroom environments;
D. clear criteria for the selection of expert teachers based on measures of teacher effectiveness and the appropriate subject area knowledge;
E. providing expert teachers with ongoing evidence-based training in coaching and mentoring teaching residents and compensation for time and added responsibility;
F. grouping teaching residents in cohorts to facilitate professional collaboration among residents and placing teaching residents in teaching schools or professional development programs that are organized to support a high-quality teacher learning experience in a supportive work environment;
G. measures of appropriate progress through the program;
H. a stipend of no less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per year for teaching residents;
I. a post-completion commitment by teaching residents to serve three years at schools in the sponsoring school district;
J. an expectation of employment for the teaching resident from the partner school district or charter school;
K. support for teaching residents for not less than one year following the resident's completion of the program through the provision of mentoring, professional development and networking opportunities; and
L. demonstration of the integral role and responsibilities of the partner area school district or charter school in fulfilling the purpose of the program.
History: Laws 2020, ch. 25, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2020, ch. 25 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 20, 2020, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.