AFT President Whitney Holland

AFT News:

...Lujan Grisham Administration and PED Engaged Stakeholders to Reduce Paperwork

RIO RANCHO – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico (AFT) President Whitney Holland issued the following statement:

“Public educators working in New Mexico’s K-12 schools can soon expect relief from the pressures of duplicative and overly burdensome data reporting as the New Mexico Public Education Department implements the recommendations from its study of data collection processes in our system of public education.

“The result of a collaborative effort among stakeholders and the NM PED, our coalition performed a total review of the nearly 250 required reports and data collections to modernize, streamline, and reduce the number of hours our educators and schools are spending on ‘paperwork’.

“As a recent classroom teacher, I know firsthand the amount of time spent on reporting and data collection. The truth is that every hour spent on duplicative or unnecessary reporting was an hour not spent with my students, engaging them in the learning process.

“Under Dr. Kurt Steinhaus, the NM PED has transitioned to a servicing model for our educators, and today’s report is further proof of their commitment to our profession by returning 10 hours of potential instructional time per teacher through reductions in reporting in the 22-23 School Year alone.

“This report represents the ongoing effort between public educators and the Lujan Grisham administration to improve our profession and the services we provide to our students and families. We celebrate these advances and the respectful collaboration which produced this report.”