N.M. Admin. Code § 6.80.4.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 6.80.4.7 - DEFINITIONS

A."Applicant" means one or more teachers, parents, or community members or a public postsecondary educational institution or nonprofit organization who submits an initial or renewal application to a chartering authority.

B."Application for start-up charter school" means an application requesting the establishment of either a locally chartered or state-chartered charter school.

C."Authorizer" means either a local school board or the commission that permits the operation of a charter school.

D."Charter school" means a conversion school or startup charter school authorized by a chartering authority to operate as a public school.

E."Chartering authority" means either a local school board or the commission that permits the operation of a charter school.

F."Commission" means the public education commission.

G."Conversion school" means an existing public school within a school district that was authorized by a local school board or the commission to become a charter school prior to July 1, 2007.

H."Days" means, unless otherwise specified in a provision in this rule or applicable statute, business days when the period referenced is 10 days or less, and calendar days when the period referenced is 11 days or more. In computing the amount of days, exclude the day of the event that triggers the period, and include the last day of the period. If the last day is a day when the department is closed, the period continues to run until the end of the next business day that the department is not closed. Whenever a person or entity shall act under this rule within a prescribed period after service of a notice or paper upon the person or entity, and the notice or paper is served by mail or courier service, three calendar days are added to the prescribed period.

I."Division" means the charter schools division of the department.

J."Governing body" means the governing structure of a charter school as set forth in the charter school's charter

K."Head administrator" means the duly licensed school administrator who is the director of the charter school, which is the person with duties similar to that of a superintendent as set forth in Section 22-5-14 NMSA 1978.

L."Locally chartered charter school" means a charter school authorized by a local school board.

M."MEM" means membership, which is the total enrollment of qualified students on the current roll of a class or school on a specified day.

N."Organizer" means one or more persons or entities who seek to arrange, form, or otherwise establish a charter school.

O."Prospective applicants" means one or more teachers, parents, or community members or a public post-secondary educational institution or nonprofit organization who submits a notice of intent to a chartering authority.

P."Secretary" means the New Mexico secretary of public education.

Q."Start-up charter school" means a public school developed by one or more parents, teachers, or community members who applied to and were authorized by a chartering authority to become a charter school.

R."Special education plan" means a comprehensive written design or method that includes specific details on how the charter school shall:

(1) utilize state and federal funds to provide children with disabilities a free and appropriate public education, in accordance with applicable law;

(2) provide educational services, related services, and supplementary aids and services to children with disabilities in accordance with each child's individualized education program; and

(3) address a continuum of alternative educational placements to meet the needs of students with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

S."State-chartered charter school" means a charter school authorized by the commission.

N.M. Admin. Code § 6.80.4.7

6.80.4.7 NMAC - Rp, 6.80.4.7 NMAC, 6/29/07; A, 6/30/08; A, 6/30/09, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 24, December 27, 2018, eff. 12/31/2018, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 18, September 29, 2020, eff. 9/29/2020