Highlights From the Agenda: Strategic initiatives of local school districts, implementation of public education compensation increases, and graduation requirement options.
SANTA FE –
The Legislative Education Study Committee, meeting in June in Santa Rosa, is scheduled to hear from new LESC Director Gwen Perea Warniment, Ph.D., a teacher panel that will discuss the impacts of Covid-19 in elementary classrooms, and a roundtable discussion with students and legislators to discuss what students want from the New Mexico public education system.
The meeting scheduled June 8-10 will begin its second hearing day with a panel of superintendents to discuss the implementation of the public education compensation increases passed in the 2022 session. Two panels on educator workforce are expected to cover factors that influence teacher retention and school leadership challenges and support. Hearings for the day are scheduled to conclude with a presentation on streamlining reporting requirements, as well as a panel on graduation requirements, graduate profiles, and capstone projects.
On the final day of the June meeting, members of the bicameral, bipartisan committee are scheduled to hear more about graduation requirements and options to demonstrate competency, as well as an update on a public education evaluation led by the Legislative Finance Committee staff.