The NMAA CTE Deans & Directors of Teacher Eduation Programs

The New Mexico AACTE Teacher Education Deans/Directors Group

Description – The New Mexico American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education   (AACTE) Deans/Directors Group is the state affiliate to the national AACTE organization. “The Dean’s Group” is a common reference to this organization.

Rationale – Teacher education in New Mexico has various regulatory expectations and is called upon to maintain conversations concerning the education profession. The Dean’s Group chooses to have an active voice with such bodies as the NM Public Education Department (NMPED), NM Higher Education Department (NMHED), NM legislative bodies such as the Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) and Legislative Finance Committee (LFC), Office of Educational Accountability (OEA), the Council of University Presidents (CUP), and various other important educational organizations including the National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

Membership – Membership of the Dean’s Group includes all deans, directors, or coordinators that represent institutions with programs approved by the NMPED. This approval pertains to all initial or advanced licensure programs. Alternative licensure as well as programs for the continuing education and professional development of educators is included. An institution does not have to belong to the national AACTE organization.