The state board [department] shall prescribe standards for all public schools in the state. A copy of these standards shall be furnished by the department to each local school board, local superintendent and school principal. The standards shall include standards for the following areas: A. curriculum, including academic content and performance standards; B. organization and administration of education; C. the keeping of records, including financial records prescribed by the department; D. membership accounting; E. teacher preparation; F. the physical condition of public school buildings and grounds; and G. educational facilities of public schools, including laboratories and libraries. History: 1953 Comp., § 77-2-8, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 11; 2003, ch. 143, § 2; 2003, ch. 153, § 7. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2004, ch. 27, § 29, effective May 19, 2004, repealed Laws 2003, ch. 143, § 3, which would have repealed this section. Cross references. — For student achievement, see 22-2C-1 NMSA 1978. For references to the former board of public education, see 9-24-15 NMSA 1978. The 2003 amendment, effective April 4, 2003, substituted 'School' for 'Educational' at the beginning of -2C-1 NMSA 1978. For references to the former board of public education, see 9-24-15 NMSA 1978. The 2003 amendment, effective April 4, 2003, substituted 'School' for 'Educational' at the beginning of the section heading; inserted 'local superintendent and school principal' following 'local school board' near the middle of the first paragraph; added 'including academic content and performance standards' at the end of Subsection A; and in Subsection C substituted 'including' for 'other than' near the middle and substituted 'department' for 'chief' at the end. School board may allocate attendance within district. — So long as the statutory and constitutional minimum educational standards are satisfied, the local school board may allocate attendance within the district. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 79-36.
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