About SFIS
Parent/Guardian ESEA Right to Know Information
PARENT/GUARDIAN ESEA RIGHT-TO-KNOW INFORMATION
The latest reauthorization of The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), requires all schools receiving federal Title I funds, including the Santa Fe Indian School, to inform parents and guardians of the following.
Professional Qualifications
Parents/Guardians have the right to request and receive in a timely manner the following information regarding the professional qualifications of students' classroom teachers:
- whether the teacher has met the applicable New Mexico qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas they teach;
- whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which applicable New Mexico qualifications have been waived;
- whether the teacher is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher; and
- whether the student is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
Parents/Guardians may request information about the professional qualifications of their student's classroom teachers by contacting the Human Resources Department.
In addition, the Santa Fe Indian School will provide timely notice to parents/guardians if a student has been assigned or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who does not meet applicable New Mexico certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned.
ESEA-Mandated Summative Assessments
Parents/Guardians have the right to request and receive in a timely manner information regarding student participation in any ESSA-required assessments. Parents/Guardians have the right to opt their student out of these assessments; contact the Principal to submit a request to opt out.
In addition, the Santa Fe Indian School will provide all students' parents/guardians information on the level of academic achievement and academic growth, if applicable and available, on each of the ESSA-required assessments taken by the student. This information will be sent to parents/guardians in the report card mailing following the school's receipt of the reports from the testing company. See the school calendar for the dates of report card mailings.
In the 2022-2023 school year, the Santa Fe Indian School will administer the following ESSA-required assessments in order to assess students' English, Math, Science, and English Learner performance levels.
7th Grade:
English Language Arts:
Assessment: New Mexico Measures of Student Success and Achievement (NM-MSSA)
Administration Window:
SY22-23: March 28-29, 2023
Approximate Test Length: 2.5 hours
Mathematics:
Assessment: New Mexico Measures of Student Success and Achievement (NM-MSSA)
Administration Window:
SY22-23: March 28-29, 2023
Approximate Test Length: 2 hours
8th Grade:
English Language Arts:
Assessment: New Mexico Measures of Student Success and Achievement (NM-MSSA)
Administration Window:
SY22-23: March 28-29, 2023
Approximate Test Length: 2.5 hours
Mathematics:
Assessment: New Mexico Measures of Student Success and Achievement (NM-MSSA)
Administration Window:
SY22-23: March 28-29, 2023
Approximate Test Length: 2 hours
Science:
Assessment: New Mexico Assessment of Science Readiness (NM-ASR)
Administration Window:
SY22-23: April 19-20, 2023
Approximate Test Length: 2.3 hours
11th Grade:
English Language Arts:
Assessment: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
Administration Window:
SY22-23: March 22, 2023 (Makeups: April 25, 2023)
Approximate Test Length: 2.3 hours
Mathematics:
Assessment: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
Administration Window:
SY22-23: March 22, 2023 (Makeups: April 25, 2023)
Approximate Test Length: 1 hour
Science:
Assessment: New Mexico Assessment of Science Readiness (NM-ASR)
Administration Window:
SY22-23: April 18-19, 2023
Approximate Test Length: 2.6 hours
NOTE: Students with Disabilities in the 7th, 8th, and 11th grades, who have IEPs requiring an alternate assessment, will take the Dynamic Learning Map (DLM) for ELA, Science, and Math between March 13, 2023 and May 19, 2023. The approximate duration of this test is: 90-135 minutes for reading, 10-20 minutes for writing, 60-120 minutes for mathematics, and 90-140 minutes for science.
Students Identified as English Learners in All Grades:
English Language Proficiency:
Assessment: LAS Links
Administration Window:
SY22-23: September 2022 (Initial Placement Test); February 2023 (Annual EL Proficiency Test)
Approximate Test Length: 4 hours