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At
NMACT we stand by our resolutions!
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Oppose
any policies or laws stating that the evaluation of
teacher competency be based upon student test
scores.
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Continue
to poll all members on matters of significance.
Actively promote a physically and emotionally
healthful environment for all educators.
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Support
implementation of smaller class sizes as defined by
the original Public School Reform Act.
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Support
compliance with existing class sized statutes and
standards.
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Encourage
the expansion of training programs for professional
ancillary personnel in New Mexico.
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Continue
to support the elimination of incompetent personnel
through effective and proper evaluations.
- Encourage
members to play a significant role in the formation of
district policies.
- Encourage
local districts statewide to accept a teachers total
years of experience in hiring and placement on the
salary schedule.
- Support
inclusion of professional development hours on the
T&E schedule in a uniform manner statewide.
- Supports
compensation from unused sick leave upon retirement.
- Supports
increasing the retirement computation factor as long
as it preserves the integrity of the fund through
increased contributions.
- Support
the current independent ERA fund and oppose its merger
with any other.
- Work
toward raising the New Mexico average per pupil
expenditure to the national level.
- Support
increased funding for the public schools to previous
level of 52% of the state budget.
- Support
increased educational funding from varied and
recurring revenues as long as the funds flow through
the state equalization formula and will not contribute
to "dis-equalization" of per pupil funding.
- Support
adequate funding of all education programs required by
law.
- Oppose
the reductions in public school funding from recurring
revenues in the general fund.
- Support
the state equalization formula as the source of
funding for operational budgets AND any changes to the
equalization formula be made only after recommendation
by a statewide bipartisan task force.
- Support
the existence of NM State Board of Education including
elected members.
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