NMPMSE
Meeting Summary
1/28/99
Prepared by Betsy Yost

Attending: Vicente Llamas, Clo Mingo, Paula McGee, Rick Scott,
Julie Johnson, Terry Dunlap, Ann Madsen, Bill Pletsh, Kathryn
Powell, Mary Jo Daniel, Pat Hess, Barbara Kimbell, Tish Morris,
Sharon Dogruel, Evangeline S. Trujillo,Betsy Yost

1.  NASSMC Vicente and Rick will be going to the NASSMC meeting
on 2/5 7/99. NM may be receiving a grant from NASSMC.

2.  Update of legislation: Rick distributed a summary of
legislation pending in NM. Betsy identified the legislation
concerning AP in NM. The website is: www.state.nm.us. Rick was
given the task of drafting a letter to Rep. Picraux expressing
our concern that House Bill 157 on the Mentorship of Beginning
Teachers was mixing the support and evaluation roles so as to
likely compromise the support role.

3.  Regional Roundtables for K-16 partnerships for Teacher
preparation and development. NMPMSE decided to submit a proposal
to the CHE for funding to organize regional roundtables for to
discuss and build K-16 partnerships. Rick will take the lead in
this.

4.  Reports
     A.  Regional Ed Technology Assistance Project.  Carmen
Gonzales at NMSU is the director. Sharon Dogruel is the
coordinator and is housed at SDE. It is a comprehensive
technology program including a Leadership Academy and plans for a
distance learning doctoral program. UCAN will send a list of its
leadership teams in NM to Sharon.

     B.  Tech Corps.  Brian Harris could not attend.  Rick
indicated that the program organizes volunteer to assist schools
with technology.  It is based at Technet and there is a web site
(www.techcorps.nm.org).

     C.  NM-CETP.  NMSU is in the process of identifying a new
Director as Ricardo Jacquez has resigned.  In a effort to further
collaboration, Barbara Kimbell will be housed at UNM.  Elaine
Hampton has moved to working with the WERC program.

     D.  UCAN-RSI.  UCAN is preparing its performance effective
review for the National Science Foundation. Data collected in the
third year has begun to show improved performance in test scores
in all four states.

     E.  AP-NM.  Paula McGee indicated that the program would be
interested in collaborating with other partners in a proposal for
CHE Eisenhower funds. 

     F.  SDE.  Professional development opportunities were
reported.  A math/science conference was to be held at Onate HS
in Las Cruces on January 30 and include 82 pre-service teachers. 
It is called SIMSE2.  Check the Web sites at www.state.nm.us for
information about the 1999 Summer Institute.  Presenters are
being sought.

5.  Board and Officer Elections
This will be on the next agenda.

6.  The next meeting will be held on Monday, April 19 from 1 pm
until 4 pm at the NMMESA conference room, 2808 Central SE, ABQ.