implementation of nclbs highly qualified teacher requirements november 2003
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Implementation of Implementation of NCLB’s Highly NCLB’s Highly
Qualified Teacher Qualified Teacher RequirementsRequirements
November 2003November 2003
““Highly Qualified” Highly Qualified” TeachersTeachers
In addition to meeting the Massachusetts Licensure Regulations, teachers will also need to meet the “Highly Qualified” teacher requirements outlined in NCLB.
NCLB requires all school districts to ensure that all students are taught by highly qualified teachers in the core academic subjects by the end of the 2005-2006 school year.
Core Academic SubjectsCore Academic Subjects
The “highly qualified” teacher requirements apply to all core academic teachers employed by the school district, regardless of funding source.
Core academic subjects: English, reading or language arts,
mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, geography.
““Highly Qualified” Highly Qualified” RequirementsRequirements
In order to be considered “highly qualified,” In order to be considered “highly qualified,” teachers of the core academic subjects must:teachers of the core academic subjects must: Possess a Bachelor’s DegreePossess a Bachelor’s Degree Possess a Massachusetts teaching licensePossess a Massachusetts teaching license
License can be at the Preliminary, Initial, or License can be at the Preliminary, Initial, or Professional level (Equivalent to Provisional, Professional level (Equivalent to Provisional, Provisional w/ Advanced Standing and Standard Provisional w/ Advanced Standing and Standard certificates)certificates)
Demonstrate Subject Matter Competency in each Demonstrate Subject Matter Competency in each of the core academic subjects that the teacher is of the core academic subjects that the teacher is teaching.teaching.
Options for Options for Demonstrating Subject Demonstrating Subject
Matter CompetencyMatter Competency NCLB legislation outlines options for NCLB legislation outlines options for
demonstrating subject matter competency.demonstrating subject matter competency.
Elementary School TeachersElementary School Teachers:: Passing the MTEL Elementary Subject Matter Test; Passing the MTEL Elementary Subject Matter Test;
OR OR Completion of the Massachusetts HOUSSE (an Completion of the Massachusetts HOUSSE (an
approved Individual Professional Development Plan approved Individual Professional Development Plan aligned with HOUSSE requirements).aligned with HOUSSE requirements).
Options for Options for Demonstrating Subject Demonstrating Subject
Matter CompetencyMatter Competency Middle and Secondary School Teachers:Middle and Secondary School Teachers:
Passing the MTEL appropriate Subject Matter Passing the MTEL appropriate Subject Matter Test; Test;
Completion of an appropriate: academic Completion of an appropriate: academic major, graduate degree, or coursework major, graduate degree, or coursework equivalent to an undergraduate academic equivalent to an undergraduate academic major;major;
Advanced certification or credentialing; ORAdvanced certification or credentialing; OR Completion of the Massachusetts HOUSSE (an Completion of the Massachusetts HOUSSE (an
approved Individual Professional Development approved Individual Professional Development Plan aligned with HOUSSE requirements).Plan aligned with HOUSSE requirements).
HOUSSEHOUSSE NCLB allows States to define a High
Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE) to provide educators with an additional option to demonstrate subject matter competency.
HOUSSE = an approved Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP).
A teacher at any level of certification can use the HOUSSE IPDP to meet the highly qualified requirements.
HOUSSE RequirementsHOUSSE Requirements HOUSSE IPDPs must contain 120 PDPs in HOUSSE IPDPs must contain 120 PDPs in
total.total. 80% of 120 PDPs (96 PDPs) must focus on the 80% of 120 PDPs (96 PDPs) must focus on the
content or pedagogy related to the core content or pedagogy related to the core academic subject(s) that the teacher teaches.academic subject(s) that the teacher teaches.
Teachers can be considered highly qualified once the plan is approved and they are making sufficient progress toward completing the plan.
Implicit expectation is that the content PDPs (96) will be completed by the end of 2006.
HOUSSE RequirementsHOUSSE Requirements
For purposes of HOUSE: Educators must align their IPDP with
school and district improvement goals, complete eligible professional development programs and activities designed to support and increase student learning, and demonstrate proficiency through an end-of-course assessment or product.
HOUSSE IPDP for HOUSSE IPDP for Generalist TeachersGeneralist Teachers
Generalist teachers: licensed in a specific area, Generalist teachers: licensed in a specific area, but are teaching more than one core academic but are teaching more than one core academic subject (Elementary, Middle School Generalist, subject (Elementary, Middle School Generalist, ESL and Special Education teachers).ESL and Special Education teachers).
Must distribute 80% of the 120 PDPs across the Must distribute 80% of the 120 PDPs across the core academic subjects that they teach. core academic subjects that they teach.
Distribution should ensure that a teacher has at Distribution should ensure that a teacher has at least 10 PDPs in each core academic subject.least 10 PDPs in each core academic subject.
Generalist Teachers Who Generalist Teachers Who Are in the Process of Are in the Process of
RecertifyingRecertifying Current recertification IPDPs most likely Current recertification IPDPs most likely
will not meet HOUSSE requirements.will not meet HOUSSE requirements.
They will They will NOTNOT have to modify current have to modify current recertification IPDP, unless choose to do recertification IPDP, unless choose to do so. so.
Should recertify with current IPDP -- Should recertify with current IPDP -- HOUSSE policies will not negatively HOUSSE policies will not negatively impact recertification.impact recertification.
Generalist Teachers Who Generalist Teachers Who Are in the Process of Are in the Process of
RecertifyingRecertifying To meet HOUSSE requirements, To meet HOUSSE requirements,
however, they will have to:however, they will have to: Create a supplemental “log” that Create a supplemental “log” that
documents how they are meeting their documents how they are meeting their HOUSSE requirements.HOUSSE requirements.
““Log” will allow teachers to draw PDPs Log” will allow teachers to draw PDPs from multiple rounds of recertification from multiple rounds of recertification dating back to 1999 through the end of dating back to 1999 through the end of 2006 to meet HOUSSE requirements.2006 to meet HOUSSE requirements.
Non-Generalist TeachersNon-Generalist Teachers
Non-generalist teachers: teachers who Non-generalist teachers: teachers who are licensed to teach a core academic are licensed to teach a core academic subject or subjects and who are subject or subjects and who are teaching those subjects.teaching those subjects.
For those non-generalist teachers who For those non-generalist teachers who are in the process of recertifying, their are in the process of recertifying, their current recertification IPDP will most current recertification IPDP will most likely meet the HOUSSE requirements.likely meet the HOUSSE requirements.
Can one assume that Can one assume that teachers with current teachers with current
recertification IPDPs are recertification IPDPs are highly qualified?highly qualified?
No, because the recertification No, because the recertification IPDPs may not meet the HOUSSE IPDPs may not meet the HOUSSE requirements.requirements.
Current recertification IPDPs should Current recertification IPDPs should be reviewed before highly qualified be reviewed before highly qualified determination is made.determination is made.
Commonwealth Charter Commonwealth Charter School TeachersSchool Teachers
The requirements for Charter School The requirements for Charter School teachers include:teachers include: Possession of a bachelor’s degreePossession of a bachelor’s degree Demonstration of subject matter competency Demonstration of subject matter competency
in each of the areas that they teach.in each of the areas that they teach. The licensure component of the highly The licensure component of the highly
qualified definition is waived for these qualified definition is waived for these teachers since Massachusetts law does teachers since Massachusetts law does not require charter school teachers to be not require charter school teachers to be licensed.licensed.
Vocational School Vocational School TeachersTeachers
Vocational teachers Vocational teachers who teach the who teach the core academic subjectscore academic subjects need to meet need to meet the highly qualified requirements:the highly qualified requirements:
Hold a Bachelor’s degreeHold a Bachelor’s degree Posses a Massachusetts teachers licensePosses a Massachusetts teachers license Demonstrate subject matter competency in Demonstrate subject matter competency in
the areas that they teach.the areas that they teach.
Certification/Licensure Certification/Licensure WaiversWaivers
The law states that to be considered highly qualified, the teacher must not have “had certification or licensure requirements waived on an emergency or temporary basis”.
Massachusetts teachers who are on waivers should not be considered as having met the highly qualified requirements for purposes of federal goal setting and reporting.
Out-of-Field Teaching Out-of-Field Teaching
Massachusetts allows teachers to teach out-of-field for up to 20% of their time.
NCLB requires a teacher to demonstrate “a high level of competency in each of the [core] academic subjects” in which he or she teaches.
A teacher who is teaching out-of-field will not be considered highly qualified in the out-of-field subject area until he or she has demonstrated subject matter competency in that area.
Parent NotificationParent Notification
Districts that receive Title I, Part A funds are required to notify the parents of students attending any school that receives funds under Title I, Part A that a parent may request, and the district will provide the parent on request, information regarding the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teacher(s).
Parent NotificationParent Notification Whether the teacher has met State qualification
and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
Whether the teacher is teaching under a waiver through which the State qualification or licensing criteria has been waived.
The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field or discipline of the certification or degree.
Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications
Parent NotificationParent Notification
Schools that receive Title I funding shall provide each individual parent timely notice that the parent’s child has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified.
Contact InformationContact Information
Holly GrzeskowiakHolly Grzeskowiak
781-338-3236781-338-3236
[email protected]@doe.mass.edu