New Mexico Department of Finance Home Page
Search Our Site:

Department of Finance Relevant Links
Governor of New Mexico
New Mexico Legislature
Governor's Performance Review
SAO Audit Reports
Department of Finance Header Image
Department of Finance Office of the Secretary
Staff

 

 

Mission

 

To provide an independent source of information about the progress of education reform; and to provide leadership assistance and problem solving support to the Governor, Legislature, educational agencies, and citizens in their efforts to improve New Mexico's educational system.

 

  

            Scott Hughes, Ph.D.            Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office of Education Accountability's Purpose
 
According to statute [§9-6-15 NMSA 1978], the purpose of the OEA is to:

  • provide an independent evaluation of the Assessment and Accountability Act and the School Personnel Act;
  • review decision-making policies of schools and school districts relating to the recruitment and retention of school employees;
  • verify the accuracy of reports of public school, school district, and state performance; and
  • conduct studies of other states' efforts at assessment and accountability and other education reforms and report its findings to the Legislative Education Study Committee and the Legislative Finance Committee.

 

 

Staff

Job Title

Phone No.

Scott Hughes, Ph.D.

Director

505-476-1085

Jo Lynn Gallegos

Executive Administrator

505-476-1070

Beata I. Thorstensen, M.A.

Deputy Director

505-476-1087

Richard LaPan, M.A.

Senior Policy Analyst

505-476-1060

 

 

 

Physical Address

Mailing Address

New Mexico Office of Education Accountability

402 Don Gaspar

Santa Fe, NM 87501

Phone: 505-476-1070

Fax: 505-476-1072

New Mexico Office of Education Accountability

Department of Finance & Administration

180 Bataan Memorial Building

Santa Fe, NM 87501