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

Special Education

• How is New Mexico dealing with the issue of over-identification of students for special education?

The Public Education Department is working with school districts to institute Response to Intervention (RtI).  You can learn more about RtI by visiting the following web site:  http://www.ped.state.nm.us/RtI/index.html.  Please note the following from the RtI fact sheet on the web site.