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List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
New Mexico Public Education Department

Overview
Year of Law: 1993 (see Legislative Summary) Number of Charter Schools: 62 Number of Enrolled Students: 11361
Details: not available Web Communities: not available Discussions: New Mexico Discussion Group

Key Contacts

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Dr. Michael Kaplan
Director, Alternative Education Unit
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503
Ph: (505) 827-6576
Fx: (505) 827-6725
mkaplan@sde.state.nm.us

Legislative Summary
Law:   1999 Charter Schools Act

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   All school districts in NM are charter school authorizers.

Length of charter:   5 years, can be renewed for term of up to 5 years

Caps on number of schools:   Yes. 75 start-ups and 25 conversions in a five-year period.

Funding:   Minimum of 98 percent of state and school district operations funding follows students, based on average school district per-pupil revenue.