NMSBA Provides Training Services as follows:

 School Board Mandatory Training

School Board Mandatory Training Statutes – New!

New Mexico State Statute 22-5-13 

Requires all school board members to complete a minimum of 10 hours of training in the first year of their term, followed by a minimum of five hours in each subsequent year of their term.

All school board members in the first year of their term are required to complete at least two hours in each of the following subtopics:

(1) Laws and department policies and procedures affecting local school boards or public schools, including ethics and personnel;

(2) Public school finance, budgeting, and fiduciary responsibilities of local school boards;

(3) Legal concepts pertaining to local school boards and school districts, including the Open

Meetings Act and the Inspection of Public Records Act;

(4) Effective governance practices and effective methods of supporting and supervising the local superintendent; and

(5) Student achievement and student support services.

All school board members who complete their first year of service are required to complete a minimum of five hours of annual training in the following subtopics:

(1) Laws and department policies and procedures affecting local school boards or public schools, including ethics and school personnel;

(2) Public school finance, budgeting and fiduciary responsibilities of local school boards and performance-based budgeting;

(3) A local school board’s role in evaluating and improving student academic achievement and using data to set individual school goals for student academic achievement in each of the school district’s public schools;

(4) A local school board’s role in providing a safe learning environment conducive to improving student outcomes;

(5) Legal concepts pertaining to local school boards and school districts, including the Open Meetings Act and the Inspection of Public Records Act;

(6) Effective governance practices and effective methods of supporting and supervising the

local superintendent; and

(7) Other matters deemed relevant by the department.

New Mexico State Statute 22-2F-3.D (9)

Requires NMPED to publicly disclose the number of training hours completed by each school board member as well as whether they fulfilled all relevant statutory training requirements. This information would be displayed on the school support and accountability system dashboard, otherwise known as New Mexico Vistas.

The following types of training receive credit for the state mandated training statute:

1.Public Education Department (PED) Workshops

    • Workshops for newly elected or newly appointed board members will be held at the Board Institute in February or March.
    • Workshops such as the Spring Budget Workshop.

2. NMSBA Conference Sessions (Breakouts and Approved General Training Sessions) and training provided by the National School Boards Association.

3.NMSBA Regional Meetings

4.Individual Board Training’s sanctioned or sponsored by NMSBA. Examples of workshops are Training on Roles and Responsibilities of Board Members, Superintendent Evaluation, Goals Development Process, and Board Self-Evaluation Process.

5.Other types of training approved by the Public Education Department and NMSBA. There are forms available to request credit for individualized training. A maximum of two (2) hours of approved credit may be from individualized training.

As board members complete this training, NMSBA will be responsible for reporting to districts how many hours of training each board member has completed. This information will also be reported to PED and posted on their New Vistas Dashboard.

Request for Independent Board Training Credit