highly qualified teachers and para-professionals in each of the academic subjects in which the...

1

Highly Qualified

Teachers and Para-Professionals

Title I, Part A

Quality Education for all Children

OSPA October 17, 2011

2

“It is not

enough to do

your best; you

must know

what to do,

and THEN do

your best.”

Edward Deming 2

3

Purpose of Our Time

Provide an overview of Highly

Qualified as it is outlined in section

1119 of Title I, Part A.

3

4

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND OF 2001

4

Education and Consolidation

Improvement Act of 1981

Imp

rovin

g A

mer

ica’

s Sch

oo

l A

ct o

f 1994

55

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.

8

Our Agenda

8

Overview

of

Title I, A?

Highly

Qualified

Para-

Professionals

Highly

Qualified

Teachers

HOUSSE

9

Acronyms

AMO –

ESEA –

HOUSSE –

HQ –

ITP –

LEA –

NCLB –

OAKS –

ODE –

PD –

USDE –

10

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

11

“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.”

12

Highly Qualified

Teachers

NCLB, PL 107-110

Title I, Part A,

Section 1119

12

13

Not HQT

13

14

Who Needs to be HQT?

14

•All teachers of core

academic subjects

•Long term

substitutes of 4 or

more weeks

15

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)

15

16

Subject Matter Competency

16

• 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

17

Subject Area Competency

HOUSSE

17

High

Objective

Uniform

State

Standard of

Evaluation (HOUSSE)

100

18

Subject Area Competency

HOUSSE

18

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.

S

19

Subject Area Competency

Professional Development

19

• Professional Development Unit is equivalent to one hour of professional development.

In Subject to Be Taught

NO CLOSELY RELATED FIELDS

20

Subject Area Competency

Experience

20

• 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.

21

HQT Statutory requirements

Must have a bachelor’s degree or higher,

Must have full state licensure, and

Must have demonstrated subject matter competency.

21

22

HQT Statutory requirements

L

I

C

E

N

S

U

R

E

22

23

HQT requirements for Elementary

Self-Contained Settings

L

I

C

E

N

S

U

R

E

23

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

25

HQT requirements for Secondary

Departmentalized Settings

L

I

C

E

N

S

U

R

E

25

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

27

Licensed/Certified

Does Not Mean

Highly Qualified

27

28

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.

28

29

So what is a core class?

29

30

Core Academic Subject Areas

• English

• Reading/Language Arts

• Mathematics

• Science

• Foreign Languages

30

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

32

When Must You Be HQ?

Core teachers must meet HQ requirements at the time of assignment or the time of hire.

32

33

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.

33

34

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.

34

35

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.

35

PARENT

NOTIFICATION

36

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).

36

37

What About Alternative

Education?

37

Must meet requirements of HQT in all core

academic subjects they teach

38

What About Alternative

Education?

38

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?

39

What About Alternative

Education?

39

It depends on the extent to which the

computer and the teacher actually provide

instruction.

Monitor Behavior vs. providing instruction

40

What About Credit by Proficiency?

40

Core Academic content must be taught by a

HQT

Evidence of proficiency and sufficiency must

be determined by a HQT

41

What About Special Education?

41

•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.

42

Determinations…

Understanding the Requirements

42

• 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

43

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.

43

44

Determinations…

Understanding the Requirements

• Reporting timeline moved to capture

required data.

• USDE monitoring this requirement.

44

45

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

45

46

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.

46

47

Para-Professionals

How do Educational

Assistants/Para-professionals

meet

the HQ requirement?

47

Pursuant to OAR 581-037-0005

48

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.

48

49

Let’s see what you think…

49

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?

50

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?

51

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?

52

53

“Our goal must be to have a great teacher

in every classroom and a great principal

in every school.”

~President Barack Obama

54

• 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

55

• 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

56

What Are You Sinking?

56

Tell us what you’re

thinking PDQ…

57

Plusses?Deficiencies?Questions?

Contact Information

Lynn Beaton, TSPC

lynn.beaton@state.or.us

Linda Helton, TSPC

Linda.helton@state.or.us

Tanya Frisendahl

Tanya.frisendahl@state.or.us

Heather Mauzé, ODE

heather.mauze@state.or.us