School Policies
Non-Discrimination Policy
New Mexico School for the Arts admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, sexual preference, culture, and religion or with any disability to all of the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to its students.
Wellness Policy
Community members can participate in the development, review, update, and implementation of the Wellness Policy. Contact information can be found on the policy.
Important Documents
Click below for our School Profile and Student Handbooks PDF downloads.
Compliance & Procedures
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- New Mexico DoH – School Immunization Requirements
- Title I Parent Involvement Policy
- Title I School – Parent Compact
- 2015 FNS Nondiscrimination Statement (Revised)
- 2015 FNS Nondiscrimination Statement (Spanish Translation)
- McKinney Vento Act
- American Rescue Plan Application
- Plan for Safe Return to In-Person Instruction (Revised 9/26/2022)
Title IX Policy
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) is a federal law that prohibits sexual discrimination in all educational programs and activities, such as athletic programs and extra-curricular activities. The law’s intent is to ensure that people are not sexually harassed or discriminated against based on gender in any educational program or activity operated by the School. Title IX protects all participants in the School’s educational programs and activities including students, employees and job applicants.
Special Education
- Chapter 1 – Child Find-Interventions
- Chapter 2 – Procedural Safeguards
- Chapter 3 – Full and Individual Evaluation
- Chapter 4 – Disabilities-Exceptionalities
- Chapter 5.1 – Individual Education Program (IEP)
- Chapter 5.2 – Additional IEP Requirements
- Chapter 6 – Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
- Chapter 7 – Discipline – Behavior
- Chapter 8 – General Administration
- Office of the Special Education Ombud Flier
- Office of the Special Education Ombud Flier (Spanish)