Legislative & Community Relations Bureau
Frequently Asked Questions about the New Mexico Public Education Department

Instructional Materials

• Does my private school risk losing its state funding for textbooks if we do not hire a school administrator who meets the requirements of the North Central Association?

If the North Central Association (NCA) has a requirement that to be accredited the school must have an administrator who holds a master’s degree and a state administrative license, the school would be in jeopardy of losing its accreditation and, therefore, its funding for instructional materials.  Your school does have to be accredited to receive this funding.

You would need to check with NCA regarding what it requires in terms of the principal’s qualifications and any potential for provisional accreditation.  Schools under provisional accreditation are allowed to receive funding for instructional materials.

The contact person for NCA in New Mexico is as follows:

Dr. Susanna M. Murphy, Director
NCA CASI/University of New Mexico
College of Education MS COS 3040
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
State Office Website:  http://www.advanc-ed.org/about_us/state_offices/newmexico/