1. A. Each governing authority that employs librarian-teachers shall adopt policies, guidelines, and procedures for annual librarian-teacher performance evaluation that meet the requirements of this rule. The annual evaluation plan will be combined with the evaluation plan for licensure advancement provided in Subsection A of 6.69.5.10 NMAC to form an overall system for librarian-teacher evaluation and support.

2. B. No later than 40 school days after the first of school of each school year, each librarian-teacher and their school principal shall establish a professional development plan for the librarian-teacher, with measurable objectives, for the coming year based on, among other things:

   1. (1) the department’s 11 librarian-teacher competencies and indicators for the librarian-teacher’s licensure level; and
3. (2) the previous year’s annual evaluation, if applicable.
4. C. Annual performance evaluations shall be based on, among other things, how well the professional development plan was carried out and the measurable objectives were achieved.
5. D. The school principal shall observe each librarian-teacher’s program practice at least once annually to determine the librarian-teacher’s ability to demonstrate state adopted competencies and indicators for each librarian-teacher’s licensure level.
6. E. If a level 2 or level 3-A librarian-teacher does not demonstrate essential competencies for a given school year, the school district shall provide the librarian-teacher with professional development and peer intervention, including mentoring, for a period the school principal deems necessary. If by the end of that school year the librarian-teacher still fails to demonstrate essential competencies, a district may choose not to contract with that librarian-teacher.
7. F. If a level 3-A librarian-teacher does not demonstrate essential competencies at level 3-A for a given school year, the school district shall provide the librarian-teacher with professional development and peer intervention, including mentoring, for a period the school principal deems necessary. If by the end of the following school year the librarian-teacher still fails to demonstrate essential level 3-A competencies, the superintendent may recommend to the secretary of education that the librarian-teacher’s level 3-A license be suspended until such time as the librarian-teacher demonstrates the essential competencies at level 3-A. Depending on the outcome of any due process proceeding under the Uniform Licensing Act and if the superintendent verifies that the librarian-teacher meets the standards for a level 2 license, the librarian-teacher may be issued a level 2 license during the period of level 3-A licensure suspension. A suspended level 3-A license may be reinstated by the department upon verification by a local superintendent that the librarian-teacher now demonstrates the essential competencies at level 3-A or through the process described in 6.69.5.10 NMAC.

[6.69.5.9 NMAC - Rp, 6.69.5.9 NMAC, 1/18/2023]