New Mexico Statutes Chapter 21. State and Private Education Institutions § 21-1-43. First year of college outcomes of New Mexico public high school graduates; annual reports

A. Upon request from a public high school or school district superintendent in New Mexico, a public post-secondary educational institution shall provide a report of students who enroll in the institution within three years of graduating from that high school or leaving that high school without enrolling in another high school or earning a high school equivalency credential. Information in the reports may be used by the high schools and public post-secondary educational institutions to improve instruction, student preparation and advisement.

B. The higher education department, in consultation with the public education department and representatives of public high schools and public post-secondary educational institutions, shall prescribe the form of the reports. Reports shall not include any personally identifiable student information. The reports shall be designed to show advanced placement by subject, total credits earned, grade point averages, retention from fall to spring semester of the first year of college and frequency and patterns of remedial or development courses being taken.

C. The higher education department shall be provided with copies of the reports.