A. As used in this section, "responsibility factor" means a value of 1.25 for an elementary school principal, 1.45 for a middle school or junior high school principal, 1.65 for a high school principal, 1.15 for an assistant elementary school principal, 1.20 for an assistant middle school or assistant junior high school principal and 1.30 for an assistant high school principal. B. An initial site administrator license is a three-year license granted to an applicant who meets the qualifications for that license. Up to two one-year renewals may be granted upon request by the local superintendent. C. The department shall grant an initial site administrator license to an applicant who: (1) has successfully completed a department-approved site administrator preparation program or an out-of-state council for the accreditation of educator preparation- or association for advancing quality in educator preparation-accredited administrator preparation program and a department-approved clinical experience in New Mexico; (2) has at least three years of experience as a teacher or instructional support provider; (3) holds a post-baccalaureate degree or national board for professional teaching standards certification; and (4) meets any additional requirements as determined by the department. D. The minimum annual salary for a licensed site administrator serving as a school principal or assistant school principal is the minimum salary for a level three-A teacher multiplied by the applicable responsibility factor. E. The department shall adopt a highly objective uniform statewide standard of evaluation, including data sources linked to student achievement and an educational plan for student success progress, for school principals and assistant school principals and rules for the implementation of that evaluation system linked to the level of responsibility at each school level. History: 1978 Comp., § 22-10A-11.6, enacted by Laws 2025, ch. 148, § 5.
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