NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND The Elementary and Secondary Education Act ESEA

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Meeting the Federal No Child Left Behind Highly
Qualified Teacher Requirement For New Hampshire
Teachers
New Hampshire Department of Education Revised
PowerPoint April 2004
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Goal

• For every child, a fair, equal and significant
  opportunity to obtain
• a high-quality education
• with
• highly qualified teachers.

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Who must meet the highly qualified teacher (HQT)
requirements by June 2006?

• All teachers teaching core academic subjects who
  are not in eligible, rural districts.
• Source NCLB, Section 1119.a and Federal
  Register 67(231) 200.55 (b)

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CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

• English
• Reading or Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Foreign Languages
• Source T-2 Part A NR Guidance, Dec 2002
• From Title IX, Section 9101(11)

• Civics and Government
• Economics
• Arts (Art Education, Theatre, Music Education)
• History
• Geography

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NH Content Certifications
Teaching Certificate

• Applicable to NCLB Requirements
• English Education (5-12) Art Education (K-12)
• General Science Ed ( 5-9 ) Theatre Ed (K-12)
• Biology Education (7-12) Music Ed (K-12)
• Chemistry Education (7-12) World Languages
• Earth/Space Science Ed (7-12) Chinese (K-12),
  French (K-12),
• Physical Science Ed (7-12) German (K-12), Greek
  (K-12),
• Physics Ed (7-12) Italian (K-12), Latin (K-12),
• Social Studies Ed (5-12) Russian (K-12),
• Math Ed (5-8) or (7-12) Spanish (K-12).

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Definition

• Departmentalized Classroom
• A teacher teaches core academic subjects to
  different classes of students throughout the day
• Self-Contained Classroom
• A teacher teaches 3 or more core academic
  subjects to same class of students throughout the
  day

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What Does a Highly Qualified Teacher Look Like?
Teaching Certificate (in core content)
Bachelors Degree
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HQT

OR
Alt V Plan (in core content)
2.
HQT
Bachelors Degree


Making Progress
OR
HQT

Teaching Certificate

Demonstrated Competency (in core content)
3.

Bachelors Degree
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Options for Demonstrating Competency in Each
Core Content
Academic Subject Test
Academic Major (or equivalent)
or
or
or
Further Certification
or
HOUSSE
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HOUSSE ProcessHigh Objective Uniform State
Standard of Evaluation

• Self Assessment
• Development of HQT Plan
• Implementation Evaluation of Plan
• Site Visit (Self Assessment HQT Plan)

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HOUSSE Self Assessment

• 1. Teacher works with a Content Partner who has
  three years experience and is certified in same
  content area.
• 2. Teacher Content Partner review core content
  competencies.
• 3. Teacher documents evidence to demonstrate
  competence in subject and reviews with Content
  Partner.
• Principal reviews documentation determines
  if standards are met If met,
  teacher meets HQT standards.
  If not met, teacher develops HQT Plan.

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SAMPLE
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HOUSSE Develop HQT Plan

• 1. Teacher and Content Partner work together to
  identify activities for unmet competencies on
  self-assessment.
• 2. Teacher identifies goals based on self
  assessment and work with Content Partner.
• 3. Teacher identifies high quality PD activities.
• 4. Teacher develops timeline and bench marks for
  completing activities.

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Sample HQT Plan
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Examples of Evidence of Content Competency

• Reflective Journals
• Conclusions/Reflections from Book Study
• Professional Writings
• Samples/Portfolios of Student Work
• Sample Lesson Plans or Units
• Presentations
• Action Research Projects
• Transcripts
• Description of Job-related Content Experience

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HOUSSE Implement and Evaluate HQT Plan

• 1. Teacher engages in HQ PD activities.
• 2. Teacher reviews plan with administrator and
  modifies the plan, when necessary.
• 3. Principal reports plan implementation progress
  or completion of plan to district.
• 4. Superintendent maintains HQT data for
  reporting to NHDOE.

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HQT Plan and IPDP Plan

• A Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) Plan should be
  incorporated into an educators Individual
  Professional Development Plan (IPDP).
• After a teacher meets HQT requirements for each
  class the teacher teaches, the teacher should
  continue to engage in high quality professional
  development in each core content taught and work
  this into his/her IPDP.

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Thank You!