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Ensuring Highly Qualified Teachers for Georgia’s Students
Georgia Professional Standards Commission
An Update of NCLB and “Highly Qualified” Requirements
What does it all mean for Alternative Education Programs?
June 24, 2010
“Highly Qualified” Teachers Requirement
All teachers must be “highly qualified.” Applies to all public P-12 teachers who teach core
subjects:– English, Reading, or Language Arts– Mathematics– Broad Field Science (such as Physics, Biology, Chemistry)– Broad Field Social Studies (such as Civics and Government,
History or Geography, and Economics)– Foreign Languages– Arts (visual arts, music, band, and chorus)
Georgia Implementation Guidelines – 4.01
“Highly Qualified” Teachers
Certified to teach by the PSC Bachelor’s degree Passing Test Score on the PRAXIS/GACE Assignment appropriate for the area of certification
Georgia Implementation Guidelines – 3.01
HiQ Compliance Options
Pass the appropriate GACE Complete the reading endorsement HOUSSE Defer HiQ to a HiQ teacher via consultation Defer HiQ to a proven web based/tech program
Georgia Implementation Guidelines
Notice to Parents
“LEA’s are required to notify parents in writing if a teacher who is not “highly qualified” has taught their child a core academic content subject for 20 consecutive days. LEAs are also required to notify parents at the beginning of each school year notice of the “Parent’s Right To Know”.
Georgia Implementation Guidelines – 2.03
Parents Right To Know
Parents have the right to request the following; type of certificate college major, degree(s) years of teaching experience if their child is served by a paraprofessional
“Highly Qualified” Paraprofessionals
All Georgia paraprofessionals must hold a valid state certificate issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.
As of September 1, 2006, all paraprofessionals hired in Georgia must have an associate’s degree or two years of college work (60 semester hours), OR a passing score on a PSC approved paraprofessional assessment.
Georgia Implementation Guidelines – 10.01
Recertification of Paraprofesional
All individuals holding a current paraprofessional certificate in Georgia must meet the new requirements (if not previously met) for certificate renewal effective June 30, 2009 or the effective renewal date thereafter.
Georgia Implementation Guidelines – 10.02
So What Happens if I’m Not Highly Qualified?
Two Models:
– Consultative ModelTwo documented contacts per month
– must address the academic core content areas of instruction in the alternative setting,
– should ensure that students are receiving the same content as students in home school
– must be maintained by the teacher and filed as directed by the LEA
Georgia Implementation Guidelines – 9.01
Deferring HiQ to Tech Based Program
Technology based programs that are:– Computer-assisted, provide self-pacing and
pre/post testing or delivered as a course through distance learning technologies and the quality and rigor is equitably alignment to the state curriculum and teachers with content expertise are made available as needed to support student learning do not require the alternative school teacher to be “highly qualified” if they are not responsible for delivering content instruction.
– however….
Documentation for Deferring Required
Each computer based program and/or distance learning course must have scientifically based research to indicate that it is successful with student populations.
Student performance data must be available for monitoring of Title II, Part A compliance.
Georgia Implementation Guidelines – 9.01
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