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

SPONSOR Nava

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/24/06

HB

SHORT TITLE Center for Border & Indigenous Leadership

SB 42

ANALYST Lewis

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

500.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates HB 86

Relates to HB 178 and SB 39 (NMSU Demonstration School Leadership Program)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

New Mexico State University (NMSU)

Public Education Department (PED)

New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED)

SUMMARY

FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 42 appropriates $500,000 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of New

Mexico State University (NMSU) for the Center for Border and Indigenous Educational Leader-

ship (CeBIEL) to provide a statewide demonstration school leadership program to train adminis-

trators in ways that balance rigorous classroom instruction with field experience in school im-

provement strategies to reflect the needs of New Mexico's diverse students.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $500,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert

to the general fund.

Senate Bill 42 – Page

2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

According to the center’s web site, CeBIEL seeks to:

1)

Support local school districts located along the US/Mexico border as well as the entire state

of New Mexico to address the achievement gap of PK-12 students by

a)

providing professional development in the areas of instructional leadership; and

b)

focusing on issues of poverty, culture, and linguistic diversity.

2)

Prepare administrators and leaders to work with all populations of students falling through

the achievement gap, especially English Language Learners and American Indian Students.

According to the Public Education Department (PED), due to an impending shortage of adminis-

trators, leadership development for administrators is critical, as is specialized training for ad-

ministration of programs for special populations. For example, this support will be significant for

administrators serving American Indian and second language (ESL) populations. PED adds that

implementation of rigorous model programs is necessary to recruit, prepare, induct and retain

high-quality educational leaders for New Mexico’s schools.

New Mexico State University (NMSU) adds that the CeBIEL program is significant because

learner-centered responsive school leadership is recognized as a key factor in closing the

achievement gap in today’s schools;

New Mexico’s educational leadership preparation and professional development need to re-

flect state and national educational reform efforts, and to be responsive to the unique needs of

all students; and,

to ensure professional growth advancement and retention, our educational leaders need sus-

tained support from preparation to induction, in-service, and professional networking.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

According to NMSU, effective performance will be demonstrated through the following impacts:

1)

A partnership between four-year state institutions will be formed to replicate model pro-

grams to recruit, train, induct, and retain high quality responsive leaders.

2)

New Mexico’s educational leaders will receive systemic professional development on ad-

dressing the achievement gap of PK-12 students.

3)

Aspiring educational leaders will be prepared to focus on closing the academic achievement

gap for all students.

4)

With regard to the achievement gap, a substantive body of knowledge will be developed that

will serve as a permanent resource of information for PED, post-secondary institutions, pub-

lic school districts and policy makers.

5)

A collaborative network of New Mexico educational leaders will be established to share best

practices regarding improvement of education in New Mexico.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

PED notes that this statewide initiative will require collaboration with the PED and other educa-

tional associates throughout the state, including regional education cooperatives and other pro-

fessional development service providers, and that some minimal PED personnel time will be re-

quired in terms of communication and input.

Senate Bill 42 – Page

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WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

NMSU indicates that, without this appropriation: there will not be a permanent resource of re-

search and information available for educational leaders and policy makers that addresses the

PK-12 achievement gap for New Mexico’s diverse population; and there will continue to be lim-

ited opportunities for New Mexico educational leaders to collaborate through a professional net-

work to address the achievement gap.

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