Information for Administrators
District superintendents and their senior staff are charting the path to the New Mexico Common Core State Standards (NMCCSS). The systemic reorganization of curriculum and instruction that the NMCCSS demand will only be accomplished as the result of district-led, principal-driven, teacher-championed changes in school culture and expectations. Superintendents in New Mexico are embracing the Common Core State Standards as the vehicle that can drive achievement gains for both low performing and high performing students, but that requires partnerships at the state and local levels.
Research shows us that district vision and leadership are essential to student success. The resources on this site provide administrators the means to correspond with each other and share a set of high quality tools that can help them shape the implementation of the NMCCSS in their schools.
The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) is pleased to host its first Results for All: Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Instruction Conference on May 27–28, 2015 at the Albuquerque Marriott in Albuquerque, New Mexico! The CLRI conference will feature... More
August 21, 2014Essentials for Superintendents Forum (Hotel Albuquerque Old Town) September 4–5, 2014 Common Core Leadership Academy, Part I (Hotel Albuquerque Old Town) October 13, 2014 Common Core Mentoring 1-Day Session Region 2 (Southeast NM): Sally Port Best We... More
Read the difference between New Mexico's current standards and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts. The WestEd report was prepared for the New Mexico Public Education Department and is available for download to the right. There are two... More
Supporting English learners to achieve the CCSS will require partnerships between teachers, administrators and parents. The English learner modules below were designed by PED to offer teachers, parents, and administrators strategies they can use to support EL students in mas... More
Includes documents unpacking the Common Core State Standards in each grade for teachers and other instructional support tools developed by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. More
The New Mexico Educator Leader Cadre (NMELC) is a network of K–16 educators brought together by the Public Education Department (PED) in order to assist with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PAR... More
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This 4-year phase-in plan addresses implementation timelines for Communication, Student Assessment, Curriculum & Instruction / Instructional Materials, Professional Development, and Internal Leadership. You may download the full plan using the link on the right side of... More
In addition to the standards themselves, the CCSS ELA standards include a description of students who are college and career ready in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language. This description provides an outline of specific knowledge, skills, and understandings,... More
There are changes in the New Mexico Common Core State Standards (NMCCSS) for students in mathematics. The NMCCSS philosophy of learning emphasizes deep understanding of the most important concepts in math and the practical application of that knowledge. As a result, the NMCC... More
English Learners (ELs) are a heterogeneous group with differences in ethnic background, first language, socioeconomic status, quality of prior schooling, and levels of English language proficiency. Effectively educating these students requires diagnosing each student instr... More