OVERVIEW:  NCLB REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS

• at least a bachelors degree

AND

• pass a test that demonstrates subject knowledge & teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics and other areas of the basic elementary school curriculum

• at least a bachelors degree

AND

• demonstrates competency in each academic subject they teach

• at least a bachelors degree

AND

• demonstrates competency in each academic subject they teach

Mechanisms for demonstrating competency in each core academic subject area:

• pass a test (NTE/PRAXIS)
• academic major
• graduate degree
• coursework equivalent to undergraduate academic major (24 semester hours)

• at least a bachelors degree

AND

• pass a test that demonstrates subject knowledge & teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics and other areas of the basic elementary school curriculum

• at least a bachelors degree

AND

• demonstrates competency in each academic subject they teach

• at least a bachelors degree

AND

• demonstrates competency in each academic subject they teach

Mechanisms for demonstrating competency in each core academic subject area:

• pass a test (NTE/PRAXIS)
• academic major
• graduate degree
• coursework equivalent to undergraduate academic major (24 semester hours)
• advanced certification/credential (National Board Certification)

Demonstrates competence in all academic subject areas via a highly objective uniform state standard of evaluation (HOUSSE) that:

• is based on both grade appropriate academic subject matter knowledge and teaching skills;
• is aligned with challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards;
• provides objective, coherent information about the teacher's attainment of core content knowledge in the academic subject areas being taught;
• is applied uniformly to all teachers in the same subject area and grade level;
• takes into consideration, but not based primarily on, the time the teacher has taught the academic subject; and
• may involve multiple objective measures of teacher competency.

HOUSSE Options:

• Professional Matrix
• Teacher Effect Data
• Framework for Evaluation and Professional Growth