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• Title II Part A
• Recruitment, Induction, and Retention of High
  Quality Teachers and Principals

Georgia Professional Standards Commission
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Title II-A Focus

• Overall Focus Highly qualified teachers
• and principals
• Recruit
• Train, and Retain
• High Quality Professional Development

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Teacher Quality GoalGeorgia Implementation
Guidelines Section 13.0

• NCLB places a major emphasis upon teacher quality
  as a factor in improving student achievement.
  (Title I Section 1119)
• 2002-2003 - All teachers hired after the first
  day of the 2002-03 school year and teaching in a
  program supported by Title I funds must be
  highly qualified.
• 2005-2006 All other teachers teaching core
  academic subjects must be highly qualified by
  the end of the 2005-06 academic year.

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Highly Qualified Teachers

• Applies to all public K-12 teachers who teach
  core subjects
• English, Reading or Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Broad Field Science (such as Physics, Biology, or
  Chemistry)
• Broad Field Social Studies (such as Civics and
  Government, Economics, History,or Geography)
• Foreign Languages
• Arts (Visual Arts, Music, Band, and Chorus)

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Highly Qualified Teachers

• Certified by the PSC

plus
Major/ Concentration in Subject/ Content Area(s)
and/or
(Praxis II or Other State Certification Test)
HOUSSE (Veterans Only) To Establish Content Exper
tise
or
Teacher Must Be Assigned to Teach Appropriate
Subject/Content Area(s)
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Highly Qualified Veteran Teachers
Title II, Part A

• Bachelors Degree
• Professional Teaching Certificate

• Major/Concentration in Subject/Content Area(s) and

• 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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Highly Qualified New Teachers
Title II, Part A

• Bachelors Degree

• PSC Teaching Certificate
• Major/Concentration in Subject/Content Area(s) and

• Passing Praxis II Test Score

Teacher Must Be Assigned to Teach Appropriate
Subject/Content Area(s)
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HOUSSE(High Objective Uniform State Standard of
Evaluation)
Title II, Part A

• HOUSSE is designed to assess and document
  competency of veteran teachers only

(Veteran teachers have completed a total of 3 or
more full years of successful teaching.)
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Paraprofessional Requirements
Title II, Part A

• Requirements apply to
• Paraprofessionals hired after January 8, 2002 and
  employed in a Title I School to work with
  instruction,
• Paraprofessionals hired prior to January 8, 2002
  in the above-defined schools have four years
  (until 1/8/06) to meet the new federal
  requirements
• Requirements do not apply to Paraprofessionals
  whose
• major duties are to serve as a translator
• duties consist solely of conducting parental
  involvement activities
• _ provide assistance to children with special
  education needs

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NCLB Accountability

• Adequate Yearly Progress
• Reports on Title I Goals (including teacher
  quality)
• All student subgroups must be proficient within
  12 years (2013-14)
• All teachers in core academic subjects must be
  highly qualified by the end of the 2005-06
  school year

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Accountability - Priorities

• School system must target funds to schools that
• Have the lowest percent of highly qualified
  teachers
• Have the largest class sizes
• Are identified for school improvement under Sec.
  1116(b) of Title I-A Sec. 2122 (b)(3)

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Accountability - Annual Goals

• LEAs must meet annual goals. Failure to meet
  goals for two consecutive years will result in
  the development of a comprehensive improvement
  plan.
• SEAs are required to provide LEAs with
  technical assistance.
• If after three consecutive years LEAs cannot
  increase the percentage of highly qualified
  teachers and meet Adequate Yearly Performance
  (AYP), the State must enter into an agreement on
  the use of Title II-A funds.

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Accountability to Parents

• Parent Notification (regarding highly qualified
  teachers)
• LEA notifies parents upon request of teachers
  qualifications
• Licensing for grade level and subject
• Emergency or provisional status
• College major and graduate degrees
• Paraprofessional qualifications
• LEA notifies parents if students are taught 4
  consecutive weeks by a core teacher not highly
  qualified in a Title program.

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Special Education TeachersHow the NCLB IDEA
Applyand When?
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IDEA Reauthorization How the Changes Will
Affect You and Your School
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IDEA Reauthorization
Special Education Highly Qualified Requirements
Apply to

• Special education teacher working in a
  consultative role with appropriate credentials

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IDEA Reauthorization
Special Education Highly Qualified Requirements
Apply to

• Special education teacher who is
• Teacher of Record for core academic subject(s)

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IDEA Reauthorization
Highly Qualified Special Education Teacher
Requirements

• Hold special education license
• Obtain full state special education certification
• Can obtain through alternative routes
• Pass Special Education licensing exam
• Bachelors degree (or higher)
• Fulfill subject matter mastery requirements

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IDEA Reauthorization
Special Education License and Certification

• Cannot be waived on emergency, temporary, or
  provisional basis
• Exception for public charter school teachers

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IDEA Reauthorization
Subject Matter Mastery - New Teachers

• Rigorous state test
• Elementary Basic elementary curriculum
• Middle/High Each subject
• Coursework in academic subject
• Middle/High Only

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IDEA Reauthorization
Subject Matter Mastery - Veteran Teachers

• Rigorous state test
• Available for elementary/middle/high
• Coursework in academic subject
• Not available for elementary
• HOUSSE evaluation
• Additional flexibility
• Rural veterans if HQ in 1 subject, 3 years
• Science teachers broad or individual field

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Georgia Options

• Application of NCLB and IDEA for Special
  Education Teachers

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Special Education in Georgia

• Service Delivery Models
• Service Delivery Programs

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Georgia Options (Proposed)
Special Education Certificate

• Consultative Special Education Teacher with
  area(s) of exceptionality listed on the
  certificate
• plus
• Core academic content listed
• Current special education certificates will be
• re-issued

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Georgia Options (Proposed)
Future Preparation - Special Education Teachers

• Preparation in special education exceptionality
• Core academic content of at least 15 hours of
  preparation
• Courses for core academic subjects

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Future Preparation - Special Education
Teachers(15 semester hours content)

• General Curriculum
• Adapted Curriculum
• General Curriculum/
• Early Childhood
• Special Education/Preschool

• Deaf Education
• Physical Health Disabilities
• Visual Impairment
• Transition Specialist
• Communication
• Disorders

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Georgia Options (Proposed)
Currently Certified - Special Education Veteran
Teachers

• Transcript analysis
• Praxis II tests on core academic subject(s)
• HOUSSE evaluation
• Courses for core academic subjects

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Praxis II Tests for P-12 Special Education
Teachers(15 semester hours content)For
children on the regular state assessment

• Middle Grades Praxis II Tests
• Science
• Math
• Social Studies
• Language Arts
• Reading

• Praxis II Secondary Tests for Academic Core
  Content Area

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Praxis II Tests for P-12 Special Education
Teachers(15 semester hours content)For
children on the regular state assessment

• Special Education Fundamental Subjects Test
• Science
• Math
• Social Studies
• Language Arts

• For teachers who are assigned to teach multiple
  subjects during the day

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Praxis II Tests for P-12 Special Education
Teachers(15 semester hours content)For
children on the alternate state assessment

• Early Childhood Education Praxis II Tests

• For teachers who are assigned to teach children
  on the alternate state assessment

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Georgia Options

• Deadline for adding content to currently issued
  special education certificates
• June 30, 2007
• School systems must assess need and develop a
  plan with each special education teachers to meet
  the June 2007 deadline

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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 Pioneer RESA
Angelia Davis Title II-A Consultant angiebdavis_at_ao
l.com Middle GA RESA Heart of GA RESA Oconee RESA
Dr. Jennie Rakestraw Title II-A
Consultant jrakestraw_at_gasou.edu Elizabeth
Zipperer Title II-A Consultant s.zipperer_at_worldnet
.att.net First District RESA
Skipper Stewart Title II-A Consultant fstewart_at_bel
lsouth.net Chattahoochee Flint RESA West GA RESA,
Griffin RESA, North GA RESA, Northwest GA RESA
Leslie Morrison Title II-A Consultant morrisondrl_at_
bellsouth.net Coastal Plains RESA Southwest GA
RESA Okefenokee RESA
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Title II-A Consultant Regional Assignments
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Administrators Tab
Helpful Links
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Questions??