• GRADS will provide information about course descriptions and degree plans during trainings and at on-site reviews.
• State-wide articulation between two and four year colleges will assure acceptance of course work if a Bachelor’s is pursued.

Phase two – District level PDP’s for non-certified GRADS Teachers with Bachelor Degrees will be identified during on-site reviews. End-of-the-Year Reports will request updates about the process selected and anticipated date of compliance with licensure requirements.

• GRADS will maintain a state-wide GRADS System Matrix to document teacher completion of licensure requirements; information about provisional plans with a local University will be included.
• GRADS will partner with school districts to provide innovative ways to motivate GRADS teachers to pursue FCS or vocational endorsements.
• GRADS will provide network teachers with mileage, and per-diem for graduate level, component specific trainings offered by the NM GRADS System.

Phase Three – Technical Assistance will be provided to help certified GRADS Teachers identify programs at appropriate universities which will enable them to advance to level IIIA of the SDE 3-Tiered System.

• •Teachers will be given a GRADS Prospectus for teachers who opt for on-line coursework during the fall 2004 training.
• Graduate Degree Plans from NMSU, ENMU, UNM, NMHU, SFCC, will be made available to the GRADS Network in the areas of Counseling, Early Childhood, Family & Consumer Sciences, and Health Occupations.
• Information about the PED 3-tiered Licensure System, Vocational Endorsements, and how to develop a Professional Development Dossier will be posted on the NM GRADS System web site. (www.nmgrads.org)