Are you HQ

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Are you HQ?

• No Child Left Behind

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NCLB Highly Qualified applies to anyone teaching

• History
• Geography
• Government Civics
• Economics
• Arts (music, theater, visual arts, dance)
• and . . .

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• Mathematics
• Science
• English
• Reading Language Arts
• Foreign Language

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Veteran Teacher

• Hired on or before July 1, 2005
• Must be HQ at the end of 2005-2006 school year.

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Veteran Teacher Route to HQ Status

• Must . . .
• Have full state certification
• Have minimum of bachelors degree
• Demonstrate subject area competency

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Veteran Teacher Subject Area Competency

• There are three ways to demonstrate subject area
  competency. . .

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Veteran Teacher Subject Area Competency

• At least a college major or equivalent in
  content area (National Boards count here)
• ETS Praxis II Content Test
• Subject specific endorsement plus 200 HOUSSE
  points

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Veteran Teacher Subject Area Competency

• College major or equivalent
• A college major demonstrates subject area
  competency.
• 30 semester hours is the equivalent of a major
  and demonstrates competency.
• Taking and passing National Boards demonstrates
  competency.

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Veteran Teacher Subject Area Competency

• ETS Praxis II test
• If a teacher passes the ETS
• Praxis II content test, he or she
• has demonstrated competency.

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Veteran Teacher Subject Area Competency

• ETS Praxis II test
• The state has not yet established acceptable
  passing scores. We are using the National Median
  Score, temporarily.

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Veteran Teacher Subject Area Competency

• Endorsement HOUSSE
• Teachers with a minor in a subject they are
  teaching can use HOUSSE points to show
  competency.

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Veteran Teacher Subject Area Competency

• Endorsement HOUSSE
• Teachers with an endorsement in a subject they
  are teaching can use HOUSSE points to show
  competency.

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Veteran Teacher Subject Area Competency

• Endorsement HOUSSE
• Teachers with an exemption or a waiver CANNOT use
  HOUSSE points to show competency.

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Veteran Teacher Subject Area Competency

• HOUSSE is the
• High
• Objective
• Uniform
• State
• Standard of
• Evaluation.

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Veteran Teacher Subject Area Competency

• HOUSSE is a licensing option provided to states
  under Section 9101 of No Child Left Behind.

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HOUSSE

• Up to 100 points for
• successful teaching experience.
• 35 points for each year of successful teaching
  in the subject-- documented by an evaluation for
  each year.

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HOUSSE

• 100 or more points in professional development or
  university courses directly related to the
  subject for which the teacher seeks highly
  qualified status documented by transcript or
  CACTUS record.

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HOUSSE

• One semester hour of credit equals 18
  renewal/HOUSSE points. A three semester-hour
  course equals 54 renewal/HOUSSE points.
• Teachers may use HOUSSE points for license
  renewal as well as using renewal points earned
  through appropriate professional
  development/university courses for HOUSSE points.

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HOUSSE

• HOUSSE forms are available on the districts NCLB
  website.
• http//www.davis.k12.ut.us/district/nclb/complianc
  e/

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Veteran Teacher Subject Area Competency

• At this time, Special Education teachers follow
  the same guidelines as content area teachers.
• Law Conference (LRP) May 2-5 may give new
  guidelines. Ellen Stantus Michelle Beus will
  be attending.

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Newly-Hired Teacher

• Hired after July 1, 2005
• Many are already HQ. From this point, all will
  be HQ before graduation.

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Newly-Hired Teacher

• If not currently HQ, a newly-hired teacher can
  attain HQ status in one of three ways.

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Newly-Hired Teacher

• 1. Major in field
• 2. Major equivalent in field
• 3. Praxis II content test

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Newly-Hired Teacher

• A newly-hired teacher is considered HQ if he
  or she has a major in the field.

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Newly-Hired Teacher

• A newly-hired teacher is considered HQ if he
  or she has a major-equivalent in the field. (30
  or more related semester hours)

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Newly-Hired Teacher

• A newly-hired teacher is considered HQ if he
  or she passes the ETS Praxis II content test.

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Are you HQ?
For questions or more info, contact Bonnie
Flint Davis District NCLB Coordinator (801)
402-5608 bflint_at_dsdmail.net