PSC Title IIA Team

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PSC Title II-A Team

• Dr. Fran Watkins
• Director of Educator Preparation
• fran.watkins_at_gapsc.com

Gerri Heard Title II-A Consultant gerri.heard_at_gaps
c.com METRO RESA
Linda Holloman Title II-A Consultant hollomag_at_bell
south.net Northeast GA RESA CSRA RESA
Dr. Angelia Davis Title II-A Consultant angiebdavi
s_at_aol.com Middle GA RESA Heart of GA RESA Oconee
RESA
Dr. Leslie Morrison Title II-A Consultant morrison
drl_at_bellsouth.net Coastal Plains RESA Southwest
GA RESA
Dr. Jennie Rakestraw Title II-A
Consultant jrakestraw_at_gasou.edu First District
RESA Okefenokee RESA
Skipper Stewart Title II-A Consultant fstewart_at_bel
lsouth.net Chattahoochee Flint RESA West GA RESA,
Griffin RESA, Pioneer RESA, North GA RESA,
Northwest GA RESA
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GEORGIA CONTENT AREA RUBRIC No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 Title II Part AHigh
Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation
(HOUSSE)Regional WorkshopsSummer 2003
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No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001

• Title II Part A
• Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality
  Teachers and Principals

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

• Signed into law by President Bush in January
  2002, NCLB contains the most sweeping changes to
  the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
  since enacted in 1965.
• NCLB changes the federal government's role in
  K-12 education by asking America's schools to
  describe their success in terms of what each
  student accomplishes.
• NCLB is guided by four basic reform principles
• (a) stronger accountability for results
• (b) increased flexibility and local control
• (c) expanded options for parents
• (d) teaching methods proven to work

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Teacher Quality Goal

• NCLB places major emphasis on teacher quality as
  a factor for improving student achievement
  (Title I Section 1119)
• 2002-03 All teachers hired after January 1,
  2002 and are teaching in a program supported by
  Title I funds must be highly qualified
• 2005-06 All teachers teaching core academic
  subjects must be highly qualified by the end of
  the 2005-06 academic year

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Core Academic Subjects

• English, Reading or Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Civics and Government, Economics
• History, Geography
• Foreign Languages
• Arts (Art, Music, Drama, and Dance)

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Highly Qualified Teacher Follow the chart(s)
until you reach You Are Highly Qualified
Timelines Section
NOTE Newly hired means changing employers, not
just changing schools within a district.
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Licensure/Certification Section
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Competency Section
HOUSSE High Objective Uniform
Statewide-standard of Evaluation
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HIGHLY QUALIFIED VS. FULLY CERTIFIED

• Highly Qualified Successful completion of the
  HOUSSE assessment (100 points) or HiQ
  recognition
• Fully Certified Successful completion of the
  certification requirements for teaching field(s)

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Highly Qualified
means that the teacher is

• Certified by the PSC

plus
Major/ Concentration in Subject/ Content Area(s)
Content Test (Praxis II or Other State
Certification Test)
HOUSSE (Veterans Only) To Establish Content
Expertise
or
or
and
Teacher Must Be Assigned to Teach Appropriate
Subject/Content Area(s)
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Requirements for Highly Qualified Veteran Teachers

• Professional Teaching Certificate
• Bachelors Degree
• AND
• Major/Concentration in Subject/Content Area(s)
• OR
• Passing Test Score in Subject/Content Area(s)
• OR
• HOUSSE (100 points)

Teacher Must Be Assigned to Teach Appropriate
Subject/Content Area(s)
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Requirements for Highly Qualified New Teachers

• Certified to Teach By PSC
• Bachelors Degree
• AND
• Major or Equivalent in Subject(s)
• OR
• Passing Praxis II Test Score

Teacher Must Be Assigned to Teach Appropriate
Subject/Content Area(s)
(Note New teachers have one year to pass the
required Praxis II test.)
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HOUSSE HIGH OBJECTIVE UNIFORM STATE STANDARD OF
EVALUATION

• HOUSSE is designed to assess and document
  competency of veteran teachers only
• (A veteran teacher has completed a total of 3 or
  more full years of successful teaching.)

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HOUSSE HIGH OBJECTIVE UNIFORM STATE STANDARD OF
EVALUATION

• The GA Content Area Rubric has been developed to
  evaluate veteran teachers in the following
  categories
• YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE
• COLLEGE COURSE WORK
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• SCHOOL/SYSTEM LEVEL ACTIVITIES/SERVICE
• STATE/REGIONAL/NATIONAL LEVEL ACTIVITIES/SERVICE
• SCHOLARSHIP

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SAMPLE SITUATIONS FOR HOUSSE APPLICATION

• Teacher with life certificate in the subjects and
  teaching levels, but has no state certification
  test
• Teacher fully certified in another state, has no
  state certification test, and teaching in Georgia
  on a Conditional Certificate

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SAMPLE SITUATIONS FOR HOUSSE APPLICATION

• Teacher fully certified in middle grades or
  secondary social studies and teaching a social
  studies subject where content or testing
  requirement not met
• Teacher fully certified in middle grades or
  secondary science and teaching a science subject
  where content or testing requirement not met

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SAMPLE SITUATIONS FOR HOUSSE APPLICATION

• Teacher fully certified in middle grades or
  secondary education and teaching a core academic
  subject outside of the certification field for a
  minor part of the school day
• Teacher on an Emergency Certificate
• Teacher with a Permit teaching on a part-time or
  temporary basis

Note Contact your Title II-A Consultant about
other situations for HOUSSE application.
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VETERAN TEACHERS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HOUSSE

• Teacher on waivers

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HOUSSE RUBRIC

• Years of experience in the content area
• College level course work in the content area
• Activities or service related to the content area
  (school or system level)
• Activities or service related to the content area
  (state, regional or national level)
• Scholarship in the content area

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YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

• Must be content specific to the area and/ or
  subject
• Must be in a P-12 public or private school or
  college level
• Must be at the appropriate level (early
  childhood, middle grades, secondary)
• Multiply the number of years experience by 10
• Maximum of 50 points

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COLLEGE LEVEL COURSE WORK

• Count the number of 3 semester hour content
  courses (any level)
• Convert quarter hours to semester hours by
  multiplying by 2/3 (15 quarter hours 10
  semester hours)
• Count education courses that are predominantly
  content (course description must be provided)
• Multiply the number of 3 semester hour content
  courses by 5

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COLLEGE LEVEL COURSE WORK

• Points
• 5 points for each 3-semester hour content course
• 50 points for a major degree
• 10 points for any additional graduate degree

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COLLEGE LEVEL COURSE WORK

• Maximum of 70 points
• 50 points for a major degree
• 10 points for a Masters degree
• 10 points for a Ed.S. degree
• 10 points for a Doctoral degree

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SCHOOL OR SYSTEM LEVELACTIVITIES/SERVICE RELATED
TO CONTENT AREA

• Count recent content specific activities (5
  points for each activity)
• Activities may date back no more than 7 years
• May count the same activity for multiple years
• Professional Learning Units (PLUs) or Staff
  Development Units (SDUs) should be calculated at
  1 point for each PLU/SDU
• Maximum of 30 points

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SCHOOL/SYSTEMACTIVITIES/SERVICE EXAMPLES

• Service on school/system committee that
• Developed, selected, or evaluated content
  curriculum
• Developed, selected, or evaluated content
  standards
• Aligned local content standards with state
  standards
• Developed, validated, or evaluated content
  assessments

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SCHOOL/SYSTEM ACTIVITIES/SERVICE (CONTINUED)

• Completed and awarded PLU(s) for activities
  directly related to content area
• Presented/trained in content area at the district
  level
• Served as department chair or team leader
• Served as mentor or cooperating teacher for
  student teacher or intern

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STATE, REGIONAL, OR NATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED
TO CONTENT AREA

• Count recent content-specific activities (5
  points each activity)
• Activities may date back no more than 7 years
• May count the same activity for multiple years
• Professional Learning Units (PLUs) or Staff
  Development Units (SDUs) should be calculated at
  1 point for each PLU/SDU
• Maximum of 30 points

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REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ACTIVITIES/SERVICE
EXAMPLES

• Participated in regional, state, or national
  conferences, seminars, or workshops related to
  the content area
• Member/officer of a regional, state, or national
  professional content organization
• Instructor of a content course at a
  college/university

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REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ACTIVITIES/SERVICE
EXAMPLES (CONTINUED)

• Served on state, regional, or national committee
  that developed, selected, evaluated or aligned
  content standards, content curriculum, or content
  assessments
• Completed and awarded PLU/SDU credit for state,
  regional, or national activities related to
  content area

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SCHOLARSHIP IN THE CONTENT AREA

• Count scholarship and professional achievements
  related to the content area
• Award 5 points for most scholarly accomplishments
• Multiply the number of accomplishments by 5
• Maximum of 30 points

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SCHOLARSHIP IN THE CONTENT AREA EXAMPLES

• Made content presentations at regional, state, or
  national professional content organization
  conference
• Published content article in regional, state, or
  national journal
• Contributed to published textbook
• Completed and submitted of all assessments for
  National Board Certification

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OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP Accomplishments in the
Content Area

• Accomplishments in the content area that may be
  awarded 30 points due to the significance of the
  achievement
• School district or state Teacher of the Year
• State or national teaching award
• Authorship of a published textbook
• Acquisition of National Board Certification

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COMPLETED RUBRIC PACKET

• Completed rubric including total score for each
  teaching field/subject
• Documentation to verify
• years of experience in the content area
• college level course work in the content area
• school/system level activities/service in content
  area
• state/regional/national activities/service in
  content area
• scholarship in content area
• Signed Assurance Form

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MAINTENANCE OF HOUSSE RECORDS

• School system maintains all HOUSSE assessment
  records
• Teacher maintains a copy of his/her HOUSSE
  assessment records
• Verifies to the GA PSC that the veteran teacher
  meets the highly qualified teacher requirement

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VALIDITY PERIOD OF HOUSSE

• Once the rubric has been applied and a teacher is
  evaluated as highly qualified, the teacher
  remains highly qualified as long as the
  situation remains constant.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Visit our Web site www.gapsc.com/nclb/home.html

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END OF HOUSSE Presentation