Our Work Purpose

Here is a sampling of support provided to member
and non-member districts. These efforts are designed
to align with district goals and priorities, ensuring
targeted and impactful outcomes.

✪ Crisis Prevention Institute—We provide ongoing
training and recertification in Crisis Prevention
Intervention (CPI) and de-escalation techniques to
staff across the region.
✪ Spring and Fall Special Education (SPED)
Leadership Empowerment Series—These are
transformative opportunities designed for
educators and administrators to strengthen and
embrace leadership in special education. These
series focus on critical aspects of leadership,
equipping professionals with the knowledge, tools
and strategies necessary to foster an inclusive
and equitable system. The foci include legal
updates, strategies for addressing compliance,
documentation, and student support.
✪ SPED Inclusionary Practices—We provide
monitoring and technical support in this area.
✪ Goalbook—We have invested in Goalbook licenses
for each of our member districts to enhance
instructional planning and support for our diverse
learners.
✪ Amira Learning—We have invested in licenses for
each of our member districts and provide technical
support for Tier 1 of New Mexico’s Multi-Layered
System of Supports (MLSS).
✪ Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)—We
provide file reviews.
✪ Walsh Gallegos Law Firm—We partner with the
Walsh Gallegos Law Firm to provide our member
districts monthly SPED roundtable discussions
and legal compliance training sessions (TOOLBOX
4.3) for our member districts. Additionally, member
districts are provided with the WG Firm’s regularly

✪ Micro-Credentialing Support for educators within
our member districts
✪ Regional Spelling Bees
✪ Mentorships for Superintendents and Principals
within our member districts
✪ Corrective Action Planning for member districts
✪ Data Analysis and Instructional Planning for
principals and teachers within our member
districts
✪ Grant Management/Fiscal Services/Human
Resources Support

Here is a sampling of support provided to member
and non-member districts. These efforts are designed
to align with district goals and priorities, ensuring
targeted and impactful outcomes.

✪ Crisis Prevention Institute—We provide ongoing
training and recertification in Crisis Prevention
Intervention (CPI) and de-escalation techniques to
staff across the region.
✪ Spring and Fall Special Education (SPED)
Leadership Empowerment Series—These are
transformative opportunities designed for
educators and administrators to strengthen and
embrace leadership in special education. These
series focus on critical aspects of leadership,
equipping professionals with the knowledge, tools
and strategies necessary to foster an inclusive
and equitable system. The foci include legal
updates, strategies for addressing compliance,
documentation, and student support.
✪ SPED Inclusionary Practices—We provide
monitoring and technical support in this area.
✪ Goalbook—We have invested in Goalbook licenses
for each of our member districts to enhance
instructional planning and support for our diverse
learners.
✪ Amira Learning—We have invested in licenses for
each of our member districts and provide technical
support for Tier 1 of New Mexico’s Multi-Layered
System of Supports (MLSS).
✪ Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)—We
provide file reviews.
✪ Walsh Gallegos Law Firm—We partner with the
Walsh Gallegos Law Firm to provide our member
districts monthly SPED roundtable discussions
and legal compliance training sessions (TOOLBOX
4.3) for our member districts. Additionally, member
districts are provided with the WG Firm’s regularly.

NWREC2 serves as a cornerstone for professional
development in the Northwest Region, providing
impactful training and support that benefit
administrators, teachers, support staff, and students.

These initiatives are delivered through Inter-
Governmental Agreements (IGAs) with the New Mexico

Public Education Department (NMPED) as well as
programs uniquely designed by NWREC2. Here is a
sampling of what we offer:

✪ We assist with the organization of the New
Mexico Office of Special Education’s annual
Parent University, for families with children with
disabilities, parents and school staffs, and Regional
Professional Development Tours for school staff
and parents.
✪ SPED Law/Compliance
✪ SPED State Performance Indicators
✪ Inclusionary Practices
✪ Multi-Layered System of Supports (MLSS)
✪ Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)
✪ Positive Behavioral and Interventions and
Supports (PBIS)
✪ De-Escalation Techniques
✪ Trauma Informed Practices
✪ Substitute Teacher Training
✪ Training for Instructional Assistants
✪ College and Career Readiness

updated Handbook of SPED Procedures, as well as
retainers for addressing SPED compliance within
their districts.
✪ Lorie Gerkey, Attorney at Law—We collaborate
with Lorie Gerkey to deliver specialized legal
training for our member districts in the area of
SPED.
✪ Medicaid—We provide Medicaid billing services for
districts.
✪ District Needs Assessments—District Needs
Assessments are regularly distributed to our
member districts. The feedback collected informs
our planning and ensures that our programs and
initiatives align with their specific needs.
✪ PowerSchool Special Programs/Digital
Signature—We provide member districts with
access to PowerSchool Special Programs, including
Digital Signature. In addition to purchasing the
software, we offer training and ongoing support to
district staff as needed.
✪ Instructional Resources—We are committed to
meeting the unique needs of our member districts
by providing instructional resources upon request.
Whether materials, tools or specialized supports,
these resources are tailored to enhance teaching
and learning outcomes.
✪ Child Find—We support our member districts with
their Child Find initiatives.
✪ Title III Consortium Service
✪ Career Technical Education (CTE)/Carl Perkins
Consortium
✪ Rural CTE Alliance
✪ Secondary Disciplinary Literacy Coaching
Program —These literacy coaches support
secondary teachers in all disciplines, with high
quality, high-impact instructional practices, and
provide professional development to school staffs,
as it relates to unique school needs.
✪ Northern Transition Team (NTT) —In partnership
with community based organizations, this team
provides holistic support for infants and toddlers,
and their families.
✪ North Central Consortium (NCC)—E-rate services,
technology and infrastructure support
✪ Scholar Athlete Honors Banquets—We plan and
host these annual banquets across our area of the 

state.

✪ Standards Alignment for Mathematics
✪ Best Practices/High Impact Instructional
Strategies
✪ Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
✪ EduProtocols (EDU)
✪ Power School Special Programs, Including
Digital Signature
✪ College and Career Readiness (CTE)
✪ Amira Learning
✪ Goalbook

NWREC2’s work with the New Mexico Public
Education Department (NMPED) and other agencies
in coordinating and facilitating statewide professional
development continues to expand each year. Through
IGAs with various NMPED Divisions and Bureaus,
other state agencies and non-profit organizations,
we provide comprehensive support in key areas such
as contract development, fiscal management, event
facilitation, procurement, and Request for Proposals
(RFP) processes.

Here are the state agencies and non-profit organizations
we are currently partnering with/have partnered with
through IGAs:
✪ NM Office of Special Education
✪ NM Early Childhood Education and Care
Department (ECECD)
✪ NM Governor’s Commission on Disability
✪ NMPED Priority Schools Bureau
✪ NMPED Literacy and Humanities Bureau
✪ NMPED College and Career Readiness Bureau
✪ NMPED Language and Culture Division
✪ NMPED Community Schools and Extended
Learning Division
✪ NMPED Safe and Healthy Schools Bureau
✪ NMPED Curriculum and Instruction Division
✪ W.K. Kellogg Foundation