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Mission Statement

NMSBVI, an innovative and transformative leader and unifying entity in the field of educating students birth through high school who are blind or visually impaired, will identify students and promote quality education through collaborative relationships with students, families, and local/state/national partners through outstanding advocacy, training, resources, and support services, thus empowering all students who are blind or visually impaired to become independent, productive members of their communities.

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Goals

We will support systems that result in sufficient numbers of highly qualified specialized staff in the field of blindness and visual impairment for the State of New Mexico.

We will advance systems to convey and receive information about blindness and visual impairment educational services, trends, research, etc. to all those involved or interested in serving students who are blind or visually impaired.

We will advance systems to convey and receive information about blindness and visual impairment educational services, trends, research, etc. to all those involved or interested in serving students who are blind or visually impaired.

We will develop and maintain local, state, and national relationships and partnerships essential to the immediate and long-term successes of each student with blindness or visual impairment.

NMSBVI will participate in cross-program collaboration to identify, document, share, and advance the efficacy of comprehensive practices in order to ensure that all programs are identifying, following and contributing to the best practices in educating all students with visual impairments. 

 

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