Highly Qualified Staff

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Highly Qualified Staff
NC WISE Training TeamNCDPI
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Document Use
This document is the property of the NC DPI and
may not be copied in whole or in part without the
express written permission of the NC DPI. This
curriculum is intended for LEAs to use and/or
customize for re-delivery based on specific LEA
needs. If modifications and additions are made
to this curriculum, LEAs are responsible for the
content.
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Overview

• Highly Qualified status
• Teacher Qualifications in eSIS
• Course Certification Requirements
• Crosswalks
• System Codes Standard Courses
• Reports
• Teacher Certification Expiration
• Teacher Qualifications

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Highly Qualified Status
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Highly Qualified Status

• NCLB requires that teachers be Highly Qualified
  in each core subject area they teach.
• The following is necessary for a teacher to be
  considered highly qualified
• Bachelors degree
• State Teaching certificate or license
• Proof of knowledge of subject matter for each
  subject taught

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Highly Qualified Status . . .

• Highly qualified status is determined by
  comparing teacher activity via the School
  Activity Report (SAR) with teacher licensure in
  HRMS.
• Long term substitutes (longer than 4 weeks) must
  also meet highly qualified status for NCLB.

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Teacher Qualifications
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Teacher Qualifications

• Can be entered into eSIS in order to help school
  personnel identify teachers assigned to classes
  for which they are not Highly Qualified.
• LEAs can enter teacher qualifications manually in
  Staff Maintenance.
• DPI will push in Teacher Qualifications once each
  school year usually around late September or
  October.

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Entering Teacher Qualifications - Path
Navigation eSIS main screen gt School gt School
Information gt Staff Maintenance
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Entering Teacher Qualifications - Steps

• Click on desired staff member.
• Click Staff Details.
• Click Qual button.
• Click Add.
• Complete the following fields
• Qualifications choose from drop-down

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Entering Teacher Qualifications Steps . . .

• Date Issued enter certificate issued date
• Expires enter certificate expiration date
• Institution choose North Carolina from
  drop-down
• Click Save.
• Repeat steps 1-5 to add additional
  certifications.

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Exercise

• Select a teacher and add two certifications along
  with the associated data required for each.

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Course Certification Requirements
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Course Certification Requirements

• SAR/Licensure Crosswalk lists required teaching
  certifications for each course.
• Course certification requirements are entered in
  System Codes.
• Can be entered manually by the LEA or by DPI upon
  request.

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Crosswalks

• SAR/Licensure Crosswalks can be found at the
  following locations

Navigation www.ncwise.org gt Library gt NC WISE
Technical Library gt General Information
Navigation www.ncwise.org gt Library gt NC WISE
Technical Library gt Courses and Course Codes
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Entering Course Certification Requirements - Path
Navigation eSIS main screen gt Administration gt
System Codes gt Courses gt Standard Courses
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Entering Course Certification Requirements - Steps

• Query for desired course.
• Click Detail then click OK.
• On the Options tab under Teacher Certification
  click Add.
• Select the required certification from the
  drop-down and Save.
• Add all allowable certifications.

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Exercise

• Select two courses and, using the crosswalk, add
  required certifications for each.

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Reports
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Reports

• eSIS has two reports available to check on
  Teacher Certifications
• Teacher Certification Expiration
• Lists the Teacher Name, Certification Code and
  Expiration Date within a specified date range
• Teacher Qualifications
• Lists Teacher Name, ID, Teacher Certificates,
  Course Section taught, Required Certification,
  and Certification Status

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Teacher Certification Reports - Path
Navigation eSIS main screen gt Reports gt General
Office
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Teacher Certification Expiration Report
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Teacher Qualifications Report (certified)
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Teacher Qualifications Report (uncertified)
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Exercise

• Print the Teacher Certification Expiration
  report.
• Print the Teacher Qualifications report.

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Questions
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Training Support Contacts

• NC WISE Training Team Mailbox
  ncwisetraining_at_dpi.state.nc.us
• NC WISE Service Desk Mailboxhelp_at_dpi.state.nc.us
  
• Service Desk phone number 919.807.4357

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