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Highly Qualified
Teachers and Para-Professionals
Title I, Part A
Quality Education for all Children
OSPA October 17, 2011
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“It is not
enough to do
your best; you
must know
what to do,
and THEN do
your best.”
Edward Deming 2
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Purpose of Our Time
Provide an overview of Highly
Qualified as it is outlined in section
1119 of Title I, Part A.
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND OF 2001
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Education and Consolidation
Improvement Act of 1981
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The purpose of this part is to help ensure
that all children have the opportunity to
obtain a high-quality education and reach
proficiency on challenging state academic
standards and assessments.
Title I, Part A
Title IX - Definitions
• The purpose of this Title is to define terms
referenced throughout the PL 107-110.
• Highly Qualified is defined in Title IX of
ESEA.
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Our Agenda
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Overview
of
Title I, A?
Highly
Qualified
Para-
Professionals
Highly
Qualified
Teachers
HOUSSE
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Acronyms
AMO –
ESEA –
HOUSSE –
HQ –
ITP –
LEA –
NCLB –
OAKS –
ODE –
PD –
USDE –
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Acronyms
AMO- Annual Measurable Objective
ESEA – Elementary and Secondary Education Act
HOUSSE- High Objective Uniform State Standard Evaluation
HQ – Highly Qualified
ITP – Individual Teacher Plan
LEA- Local Education Agency
NCLB – No Child Left Behind
OAKS- Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
ODE – Oregon Department of Education
PD – Professional Development
USDE – United States Department of Education
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“Of all the work that occurs at every
level of our education system, the
interaction between teacher and
student is the primary determinant of
success.”
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Highly Qualified
Teachers
NCLB, PL 107-110
Title I, Part A,
Section 1119
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Not HQT
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Who Needs to be HQT?
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•All teachers of core
academic subjects
•Long term
substitutes of 4 or
more weeks
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The Definition of HQ
Highly Qualified – The term ‘highly qualified’ means…the teacher has a bachelor’s degree, obtained full State licensure with subject matter competency in English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography.
Title IX 9101(23)
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Subject Matter Competency
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• Passing a rigorous state exam in the core academic subject matter area, or
• Undergraduate Major or Graduate Degree
– Degree or major must be noted on transcript in coraacademic subject area, or
• Coursework Equivalent
– 34 quarter hours or 23 semester hours.
In Subject to Be Taught
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Subject Area Competency
HOUSSE
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High
Objective
Uniform
State
Standard of
Evaluation (HOUSSE)
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Subject Area Competency
HOUSSE
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To qualify for the HOUSSE,
a total of one hundred
(100) points in combined
• coursework,
• professional
development, and
• experience
must be earned.
Experience must meet the 3 year minimum requirement and may not
exceed the 5 year maximum for a total of no more than 50 points.
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Subject Area Competency
Professional Development
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• Professional Development Unit is equivalent to one hour of professional development.
In Subject to Be Taught
NO CLOSELY RELATED FIELDS
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Subject Area Competency
Experience
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• Ten points awarded for each year of teaching.
• A maximum of 50 points can be attained.
Must be a minimum of three years teaching experience in the subject to
be taught.
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HQT Statutory requirements
Must have a bachelor’s degree or higher,
Must have full state licensure, and
Must have demonstrated subject matter competency.
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HQT Statutory requirements
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HQT requirements for Elementary
Self-Contained Settings
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TITLE IDefining A Highly Qualified Teacher
Highly Qualified Requirements for NEW Elementary School Teachers
1 A Highly Qualified Teacher has obtained full state certification or licensure
3. Highly Qualified Teacher has demonstrated by passing a rigorous State test,
subject knowledge and teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and
other areas of the basic elementary school curriculum (which may consist of
passing a State-required certification or licensing test or tests in reading, writing,
mathematics, and others areas of basic elementary school curriculum.)
2. A Highly Qualified Teacher holds at least a bachelors degree, and
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HQT requirements for Secondary
Departmentalized Settings
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TITLE IDefining A Highly Qualified Teacher
Highly Qualified Requirements for NEW Middle and Secondary School Teachers
A Highly Qualified Teacher has obtained full state certification or licensure,
holds at least a bachelor’s degree, and has demonstrated a high level of
competency in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches by:
3. Successful completion, in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher
teaches, of an academic major, a graduate degree, coursework equivalent to an
undergraduate academic major, or advanced certification or credentialing.
2. Passing a rigorous State academic subject test in each of the academic subjects
in which the teacher teaches; or
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Licensed/Certified
Does Not Mean
Highly Qualified
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OAR584-100-0101
Oregon Licenses Considered
"Full State Certification"
(1) Basic Teaching License; or
(2) Standard Teaching License; or
(3) Initial Teaching License; or
(4) Continuing Teaching License; or
(5) Five-Year Elementary Teaching License; or
(6) Five-Year Secondary Teaching License; or
(7) Approved NCLB Alternative Route Teaching License.
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So what is a core class?
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Core Academic Subject Areas
• English
• Reading/Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Foreign Languages
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The state of Oregon through TSPC further defines the arts as being the visual arts
and music and foreign language to be Spanish, French, and German.
The term “core academic subjects” means:
• History
• Geography
• Economics
• Civics and Government
• Arts (Art and Music)
~ESEA, reauthorized as NCLB
9101(11)
3131
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When Must You Be HQ?
Core teachers must meet HQ requirements at the time of assignment or the time of hire.
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Which Schools?
If a district accepts
Title I, Part A Funds,
100% of required
(core) teachers must
meet the HQ
Requirements,
regardless of the Title I
status of the school.
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What do we Communicate?
If a district accepts
Title I, Part A Funds,
they must notify
parents of their right to
request and receive
information on the
qualifications of their
children’s teachers.
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What do we Communicate?
Pursuant to §1111(h)(6)(B)(ii)
schools must notify
parents if their child is
taught by a non-highly
qualified teacher.
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PARENT
NOTIFICATION
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Oregon State Statutory Charter
School Requirements
“Any person employed as a teacher in a public charter
school shall be licensed or registered to teach by the
commission.”
“Notwithstanding paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection, at
least one-half of the total full time equivalent (FTE)
teaching and administrative staff at the public charter
school shall be licensed by the commission pursuant to
ORS342.135, 342.136, 342.138 or 342.140.”
ORS Title 30 Chapter 338.135 7(b) and (c).
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What About Alternative
Education?
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Must meet requirements of HQT in all core
academic subjects they teach
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What About Alternative
Education?
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If a teacher is teaching a core academic
subject class where some or all of the
instruction is provided via a computer
program, must the teacher be highly qualified?
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What About Alternative
Education?
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It depends on the extent to which the
computer and the teacher actually provide
instruction.
Monitor Behavior vs. providing instruction
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What About Credit by Proficiency?
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Core Academic content must be taught by a
HQT
Evidence of proficiency and sufficiency must
be determined by a HQT
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What About Special Education?
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•Must meet the requirements for HQT in all core academic subjects they teach.
•K-8 must demonstrate subject matter competency in the same way elementary teachers do.
•9-12 must demonstrate subject matter competency the same way HS teachers do.
•High School exception for teachers supervising students taking alternative assessment.
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Determinations…
Understanding the Requirements
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• Core Academic Subject Areas Include
– Arts (art and music)
– Foreign language (Spanish, French, German)
• Determinations Not Needed
– Physical Education
– Health
– Journalism/Speech
• If issuing English credit – must be HQ in English
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Determinations…
Understanding the Requirements
• Compliant - when hiring new teachers - must be
HQ at time of hire.
• Compliant – when assigning teachers to new
courses – must be HQ at time of assignment.
• Compliant – when hiring Title I
paraprofessionals – must meet Section 1119
requirements at time of hire.
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Determinations…
Understanding the Requirements
• Reporting timeline moved to capture
required data.
• USDE monitoring this requirement.
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Determinations…
Understanding the Requirements
Procedure to follow:
– Print Waiver Procedure http://www.ode.state.or.us/opportunities/grants/nclb/title_ii/a_teacherquality/procedu
re-for-district-request-for-one-year-hqt-waiver.pdf
– Contact ODE
– Complete Individual Teacher Planhttp://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2219
– Send Copy of Plan to ODE
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Areas We are Working on
The NCLB definition of “highly qualified” does not
completely align to the current state
licensure/certification structure and assignment rules.
Teachers who are allowed to teach certain courses
under state licensure/certification and assignment rules
may not meet the definition of “highly qualified.”
Teachers who do meet the definition of “highly
qualified” may require a permit under the current state
certification structure.
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Para-Professionals
How do Educational
Assistants/Para-professionals
meet
the HQ requirement?
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Pursuant to OAR 581-037-0005
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National Center for Educational
Statistics (NCES) Codes
HQT Determinations are
made from information
entered in Staff
Assignment by
comparing the NCES
code, the teacher’s
USID number, and
TSPC’s licensure
information.
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Let’s see what you think…
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HQT
Yes No
All schools in districts that receive Title I money need to have their core academic teachers HQT!
Only Title I Schools need to have HQT teachers?
Yes or No?
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To be HQT
Yes No
Teachers need three things to be considered HQT - a bachelor’s degree or higher, full state licensure, and have demonstrated subject matter competency for the core academic class they have been assigned to teach.
There are four things needed to be considered HQT?
Yes or No?
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HQT
Yes No
All districts that receive Title I money need to inform their parents of their right to know about their child’s teacher’s qualifications.
Districts have to notify their parents of their right to know about their child’s teacher’s qualifications?
Yes or No?
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“Our goal must be to have a great teacher
in every classroom and a great principal
in every school.”
~President Barack Obama
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• Teachers are the greatest school-based influence on student achievement (Nye, Konstantopolous, & Hedges, 2004;
Rockoff, 2004).
• Every student should have a high-quality teacher.
• We use “highly qualified” to define teachers, but we are moving towards adding Effective to the quotient.
HQT
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• There has been a shift to include teacher effectiveness to highly qualified.
• As a concept, teacher effectivenesswill measure teaching quality contributions to student growth and learning through multiple measures.
HQT / EFFECTIVE
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What Are You Sinking?
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Tell us what you’re
thinking PDQ…
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Plusses?Deficiencies?Questions?
Contact Information
Lynn Beaton, TSPC
Linda Helton, TSPC
Tanya Frisendahl
Heather Mauzé, ODE
