School Innovation and Improvement
The New Mexico Public Education Departments champions schools, districts and community organizations to use innovative approaches to improve student outcomes. The NM Differentiated System of Support supports districts and schools to increase student outcomes and achievement by changing the behaviors of adults. This includes regional support for identified schools and oversight of school improvement and implementation grants. This system utilizes the NM School DASH as a framework to support the development and implementation of focused goals and strategic plans looking at both student academic and non-academic needs.
Differentiated Professional Learning and Support for Districts and Schools
NM Differentiated System of Support
The NM Differentiated System of Support to districts and schools is designed to assist leaders in developing structures to support planning and implementation of transformational strategies.
The goal of the System of Support is to enhance local leadership capacity to implement and sustain effective evidence-based practices with resource allocation aligned to programmatic priorities.
Audience: All Districts, Schools, and Charters.
District Support and Readiness Assessment (August 2023)
The District Support and Readiness Assessment (DSRA) is part of the New Mexico Differentiated System of Support for Schools and Districts. Its purpose is to co-identify and address the root causes of their school’s performance challenges while identifying and celebrating strengths and promising practices already in place. The DSRA intends to support LEA leaders in forward movement.
Audience: Districts with schools identified as Comprehensive Support and Improvement and More Rigorous Intervention.
School Support and Readiness Assessment (August 2023)
The School Support and Readiness Assessment (SSRA) is part of the New Mexico Differentiated System of Support for Schools and Districts. Its purpose is to co-identify and address the root causes of the school’s performance challenges while identifying and celebrating strengths and promising practices already in place. The SSRA intends to support school leaders in forward movement.
Audience: Schools identified as Comprehensive Support and Improvement and More Rigorous Intervention.