Teachers may complete the
Professional Development Dossier
(PDD) or NMTEACH Summative
Evaluation application in order to
advance from Level I to Level II and
to advance from Level II to Level III.
A teacher may start the process of
advancing after the third year of
experience by completing either a
dossier or advancing via summative
evaluation.
Please meet with your NM school
district as they will give the initial
approval and recommendation.
Professional Development Dossier (PDD)
A Teacher may advance from
Level One to Level Two or Level
Two to Level Three by meeting
the following:
Have taught a minimum of 3
years on their Level 2 license
Have earned a Master's Degree
(Level 3)
Must register (and obtain guided
instruction) at TeachNM-
http://teachnm.org/experienced-teachers/professional-development-dossier.html
Note: The PDD submission
period begins July 15 at
12:01am and will remain
open until 5:00pm, March 31
the following year.
NMTEACH Summative Evaluation
Level I to Level II
Obtained the approval from
their school district (each
school district utilizing
NMTEACH has the
applications and forms)
Obtained the approval from
their school district (each
school district utilizing
NMTEACH has the
applications and forms)
Earned a rating of Effective,
Highly Effective or Exemplary
on their 2016-2017
Summative Evaluation
Report
Is a Step 2 on their 2016-2017
summative report with a
minimum of 35 points out of
70 earned in the student
achievement section.
Note: The Advancing
application submission
period begins October 1 and
will remain open until May 15
the following year.
Level II to Level III
Obtained the approval from
their school district (each
school district utilizing
NMTEACH has the
applications and forms)
Has taught a minimum of 3
years on their Level 2
license
Have earned a Master's
Degree or National Board
Certification
Earned a rating of Effective,
Highly Effective or Exemplary
on their 2017-2018 Summative
Report
Is a Step 2 on their 2016-2017
summative report with a
minimum of 35 points out of 70
earned in the student
achievement section (teachers
using the National Board
Certification are exempt from
this requirement).
Note: The Advancing
application submission
period begins October 1 and
will remain open until May 15
the following year.
Salary Scale
Level 1 Exam or fewer than 3 full
school years' experience $34,000
All first year educators will be issued a Level I
Provisional Teacher License, a 5-year
non-renewable license. A Level I teacher must
advance to Level II by completing a dossier or
advancing via summative evaluation application
(please speak to your school district about
advancing). The Level I teacher may advance to
Level II after the third year of experience, but
must advance to Level II by the end of the fifth
year of experience at Level I. If the educator did
not teach during a portion of the 5 years, they
may submit a request to extend their Level I
license for the unused time. A maximum of 3
extensions may be requested. Their extended
licenses will then be issued as a 1D "limited"
license. This is simply an indicator to the licensure
bureau the educator received an extension to
ensure that the 3 extension limit has not been
exceeded.
Level 2 3 - 5 years' experience
$42,000
Level 3 6 or more years' experience
-Master's Degree$52,000
This information and
more can be found at:
http://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/licensure/