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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Leavell

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

01/29/08

HB

SHORT TITLE ENMU Professional Development Schools

SB 259

ANALYST Escudero

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$165.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU)

Public Education Department (PED)

Higher Education Department (HED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 259 appropriates $165,000 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of Eastern

New Mexico University (ENMU) for expenditure in FY09 for the College of Education and

Technology to provide professional development for teachers.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $165.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any

unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of 2009 shall revert to the general

fund.

This request was not submitted by ENMU to the New Mexico Higher Education Department for

review and is not included in the Departments funding recommendation for FY09

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

According to HED, the Program for Teach Professional Development (PTPD) is a project that

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provides short, experiential, and onsite professional development in a traditional classroom

setting at elementary school sites in various communities in eastern New Mexico such as

Portales, Clovis and Roswell.

Professional development courses will include a comprehensive curriculum ranging from the

Reading First program, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements, and core knowledge.

The ENMU College of Education and Technology has experience in designing and

implementing the module due to the success of the New Mexico Public Education Department

approved Onsite Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) endorsement and

iSafe professional development programs.

According to PED,

•

Rural public school districts often have difficulty providing their staff with professional

development activities due to the geographic proximity of their districts and the locations of

the desired training.

•

Staff frequently is required to travel to a more urban location and may incur overnight

accommodations.

High-quality distance learning professional development activities can provide a more desirable

alternative for rural public school districts

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

As stated by PED, SB 259 is in alignment with the New Mexico Professional Development

Framework (6.65.2.1 NMAC) and the Legislative Education Study Committee’s Oct. 15, 2007,

Staff Report on Professional Development

, PED staff will ensure that the appropriated funds and

the resulting services and/or products align with the New Mexico Professional Development

Framework (PDF).

PED-level program evaluation is made available to the Legislative Education Study Committee

and the Legislative Finance Committee no later December 15, 2008.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

As stated by HED, HB59 appropriates $165,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Regents

of Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) for expenditure in FY09 for the College of

Education and Technology to provide professional development for teachers.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

As stated by HED, this program would provide K-12 teachers in eastern New

Mexico professional development opportunities. The success of the current courses reflects the

high demand for professional development to be taught in communities throughout the eastern

portion of the state.

According to ENMUs President, many teachers are seeking professional development in areas

that will have an immediate impact on classroom practice and student achievement.

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