The resources listed below may be of use to SBHC staff and community health providers who are seeking more information on regulations and policy pertaining to schools, NM school and school district demographics, and contact information for state-level departments that oversee and/or provide assistance to schools.
FERPA & HIPPA - Joint Guidance - November 2008
FERPA & Public Health PPT - by Ellen Campbell, Family Policy Compliance Office, Nov 2010
Annual Yearly Progress (AYP)
Under No Child Left Behind, schools are required to make adequate yearly progress (AYP). To make AYP, schools must meet proficiency targets for the school as a whole and for various subgroups, based on standardized testing. These proficiency targets increase each year. Schools must also meet attendance or graduation rate goals.
Bullying Prevention Policy Rule, NMAC 6.12.7
This rule establishes requirements for districts, schools, and state-supported educational institutions to address bullying of students by adopting and implementing policies.
Directory, NM Department of Public Education
PED Annual Report, school district calendars, and contact information for departments in PED that are responsible for the various programs listed.
Directory, NM Educational Personnel
This directory provides a list of school districts in New Mexico, including schools that are: public, charter, alternative, BIE/Grant, nonpublic, and special state supported. It contains information about school district superintendents, Regional Educational Cooperatives, and education associations.
FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.
Health Education Standards for NM Schools NMAC 6.30.2
This section outlines the curriculum requirements for health education and contains requirements for Health Education Content Standards with Benchmarks and Performance Standards.
Health Services Rule, NMAC 6.12.2.8
This rule addresses health services for children attending schools in New Mexico. Specifically, this section addresses the requirements for immunization of children attending public, nonpublic, or home schools.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), NMAC 6.12.2.10
This rule applies to local school boards, local school districts, and charter schools, and governs policies to be implemented by local school districts with regard to students and school employees infected with HIV, provides for appropriate curricula regarding HIV, and requires community involvement in the development of policies and the review of instructional materials.
Indian Education Division, NM Public Education Department
The primary function of the Indian Education Division is to ensure the implementation of the Indian Education Act provisions, provide technical assistance to public and charter schools with substantial Native American student enrollment, and provide support services to tribes and pueblos in New Mexico.
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110)
The law re-authorized a number of federal programs aiming to improve the performance of U.S. primary and secondary schools by increasing the standards of accountability for states, school districts, and schools, as well as providing parents more flexibility in choosing which schools their children will attend. The Act requires states to develop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades, if those states are to receive federal funding for schools.
Nutrition: Competitive Food Sales Nutrition Grid, NMAC 6.12.5
This rule addresses the sale of competitive food offered to children attending public schools in New Mexico.
Positive Assistance for Student Success (PASS) is a school-based intervention designed to address critical student and family issues that impact negatively on a student’s academic performance in school. It involves coaching students and families so they can solve their own problems using health, behavioral and social services in school and community settings. The PASS Toolkit provides guidance and forms that are central to the process.
Physical Education Standards for NM Schools NMAC 6.30.2.20
This sections outlines the curriculum requirements for physical education, and contains requirements for Physical Education Content Standards with Benchmarks and Performance Standards.
Safety and Security of Buildings and Grounds, Safety Checklist from PED
School and Family Support Bureau, NM Public Education Department
This bureau of the NM Public Education Department is responsible for oversight of policies that affect school health services, wellness, safety, homeless students, truancy, and standards for health education and physical education.
School Fact Sheets
Information on AYP, attendance, enrollment, free and reduced lunch, and graduation rates, etc.
School Health Programs Requirements, NMAC 6.30.2.11.C
This rule requires that districts provide or make provisions for school health programs that address the health needs of students and staff. Districts are required to provide the following programs: health education, physical education, health services, and school counseling. Additional programs may include: nutrition, staff wellness, family-school-community partnerships, healthy environment, and psychological services.
Dr. Jeanita Richardson’s PowerPoint Presentation
Student’s Right to Self Administer Certain Medications, NMAC 6.12.2.9
This rule addresses health services for children attending schools in New Mexico. Specifically, this section addresses the requirements for student’s right to self administer certain medications.
Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS)
The NM YRRS is a survey of public school students (grades 9-12) and public middle school students (grades 6-8). The survey includes questions about risk behaviors (behaviors contributing to unintentional injury; behaviors associated with violence; mental health, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts; alcohol, tobacco and drug use; sexual activity; and physical activity, nutrition, and body weight) and resiliency (protective) factors. The YRRS is conducted the NM Department of Health and Public Education Department, with technical assistance from the University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The NM YRRS is a part of the national Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS).
Wellness Policy for School District, NMAC 6.12.6
This rule requires the adoption of local school district wellness policies.
White Paper — School-Based Health Centers and Academic Performance: What is the Intersection?
The relationship between school-based health care and outcomes related to academic success is discussed in a white paper published by the National Assembly of School-Based Health Care. This white paper provides guidance to those currently working with SBHCs, including staff, researchers, evaluators, advocates, and their educational partners on strategies to document and enhance the collaboration between SBHCs and educators to improve student success and sustain the viability of the SBHC initiative.
