Section 22-15A-7 - Council duties. - New Mexico Statutes

22-15A-7. Council duties.

The council shall:

A.     advise the bureau on implementation of the provisions of the Technology for Education Act;

B.     work with the bureau to conduct periodic assessments of the need for educational technology in the public school system to support on-site and distance learning and make recommendations to the department on how to meet those needs;

C.     promote the collaborative development and implementation of educational technologies, projects and practices to enhance on-site and distance learning instruction capabilities;

D.     develop and recommend to the department a statewide plan to infuse educational technology into the public school system in support of state and national education goals, including a statewide cyber academy plan that states short- and long-range goals for distance learning; and

E.     provide assistance to the bureau in review of school district technology plans to support on-site and distance learning.