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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

1/29/08

HB

SHORT TITLE Continue Re:Learning Program

SB 328

ANALYST Haug

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$750.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Related to SB 326, SB 259, HB 59, HB 418

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Higher Education Department (HED)

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 328 appropriates $750.0 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of Eastern

New Mexico University to continue the Re:Learning Program to support school improvement in

all grades of public schools statewide.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $750.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any

unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 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 Department’s funding recommendation for FY09.

Senate Bill 328 – Page

2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The PED states:

•

Through funding to ENMU from the Teacher Professional Development Fund,

ENMU has contracted with Re:Learning to provide technical assistance and

professional development to public schools in New Mexico. In its work toward

educational improvement, the program is designed to meet every individual

school’s needs for training as defined in their Educational Plan for Student

Success (EPSS). Re:Learning is organized to respond to the immediate needs of

the schools, communities and districts providing services at no cost to the school

or district.

•

Fully committed Re: Learning schools are those schools whose principal

participates in the Re:Learning Principals Leadership Institute. As a part of the

commitment, Re:Learning staffs are expected to be an important presence at the

school site providing training, coaching and mentoring as needed. Other schools

may access Re: Learning technical and budgetary assistance for work, which

helps them meet the needs of their schools based on the EPSS.

•

Currently, Re:Learning focuses regional workshops on math concepts and writing

in math (demonstrated math understanding) that address student performance on

standardized tests. Training also includes dealing with different learning

modalities. Schools needing to improve their adequate yearly progress (AYP)

status have been targeted for services.

•

The PED’s Priority Schools Bureau (PSB) indicates that in reports Re:Learning

show a gain in the schools it is serving. Its focus has been on the Response to

Intervention (RtI) process and supporting schools that are in the school

improvement 1 and 2 (SI-1 and SI-2) designations. Further, the PSB reports that it

has worked closely and collaboratively with ReLearning to provide a viable

service to schools. Re:Learning demonstrates a focus on what works and provides

focused coaching and staff development.

•

Currently, Re:Learning receives $540,000. from the Teacher Professional

Development fund to assist in school improvement.

•

PSB does not currently have the staff or resources to perform the functions and

services of Re:Learning. Without this funding, schools and districts previously

served by Re:Learning would not be served with the same efficacy.

•

Funding relates to the following public school support performance measures:

•

Improvement of percent of AYP designations publicly reported.

•

Improvement of percent of elementary, middle and high school

students who achieve proficiency in Reading, Language Arts and

Math.

•

Increased standards-based alignment of educational planning based

on data analysis.

Senate Bill 328 – Page

3

•

Support for school or district EPSS.

According to the HED, for FY08, PED received $2,500,000 for the Teacher Professional

Development Fund. HB418 proposes to double this amount for FY09. Depending on the manner

in which PED distributes these monies to districts, the latter may be able to purchase RLNM

professional development training, but RLNM may still need operational funds to continue

providing technical assistance to districts.

RELATIONSHIP

According to HED and PED Senate Bill 328 is related to:

•

SB 326, Strengthening Quality in Schools Initiative: appropriates $810,000 to the

Public Education Department for the Strengthening Quality In Schools Initiative.

•

HB59, ENMU Professional Development Schools: appropriates $165,000 from the

General Fund to the ENMU Board of Regents for FY09 to establish and operate

professional development schools associated with the College of Education and

Technology;

•

HB418, Teacher Professional Development: appropriates $5,000,000 from the

General Fund to the Teacher Professional Development Fund for FY08 and

subsequent fiscal years for teacher professional development; and

•

SB259, ENMU Professional Development Schools: appropriates $165,000 from the

General Fund to the ENMU Board of Regents for FY09 to create the consortium for

professional development schools.

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