NCLB Highly Qualified Teacher Reporting

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NCLB Highly Qualified Teacher Reporting

• Procedures for reporting staff who teach core
  academic subjects.

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Background information

• During the 2006-07, DPI formalized its
  collection of highly qualified teacher data by
  creating a reporting system for the federal
  requirement to monitor the number of core
  academic classes taught by educators who are not
  highly qualified.

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What are the core academic subjects identified
under NCLB?

• English, reading or language arts, mathematics,
  science, foreign languages, civics and
  government, economics, arts (general music,
  choral music, instrumental music, dance, theatre
  and art), history and geography.

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When is a teacher of core academic subjects
considered highly qualified under NCLB?

• The educator either
• holds the regular license for his or her
  assignment OR
• meets the following criteria while working under
  an emergency license or permit
• 1. holds a major or minor in the subject(s) he
  or she teaches or has passed the WI Praxis II
  exam required for the license need for the
  assignment
• 2. is enrolled in an approved program that
  the educator can complete in no more than 3
  school years AND
• 3. is receiving high quality professional
  development and intense supervision and mentoring
  from the district while teaching.

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Meeting Criteria 1 when there is no major, minor
or Praxis test.

• Educators on emergency license in the following
  areas will meet Criteria 1 if they hold the
  prerequisite license listed

Emergency license or permit requested in Regular license that will meet criteria 1
Reading, special education or bilingual education. Elementary education
Extension of the grade/developmental level of an existing license. The existing license
A related area to an existing license (e.g. general music when holds choral or learning disabilities when holds cognitive disabilities). Holding a license in one of the areas of music or one of the disabilities of special education.
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Which educators should be reported as not highly
qualified?

• Any teacher assigned to teach core academic
  subjects who is not fully licensed for their
  assignment and who does not meet all three
  criteria while working under the emergency
  license or permit.
• Teachers in special education, bilingual
  programs, elementary education and those who
  teach English as a second language not fully
  licensed in these license areas are reported as
  they may teach core academic subjects.

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How do districts report highly qualified
teacher information to DPI each year?

• There are two reports districts shall utilize.
• Every district submits the Highly Qualified
  Teacher Plan (PI-9550-IIC) by November 15.
• Those districts who employ educators who are not
  highly qualified also submit the Highly
  Qualified Teacher Plan-Final Report
  (PI-9550-IIC3 ) by June 1.

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Highly Qualified Teacher Plan(PI-9550-IIC)

• Due November 15.
• Is submitted by every district each year even if
  every educator of core academic subjects in the
  district is highly qualified.
• Lists any not highly qualified educators.
• describes the districts plan for providing
  technical assistance to educators who are not
  highly qualified in their district.

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What are some examples of technical assistance a
district can provide?

• Collaborate with institutions of higher education
  to offer flexible licensure programs in areas of
  need or to meet the requirement for a major or
  minor.
• Provide information about licensure programs at
  institutions of higher education in this state,
  WI approved alternative education programs or
  other on-line programs through institutions of
  higher education upon hiring educators who need
  an emergency license or permit.
• Provide release time so that teachers can
  complete course work when evening or weekend
  courses are not available.

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Examples of technical assistance, continued

• Provide or help teachers find tutoring to
  facilitate passing all Praxis tests required for
  licensure.
• Purchase study guides for Praxis tests.
• Create workshops to assist teachers with such
  topics as test taking.
• Monitor teacher progress in gaining admission to
  and progress toward completing an approved
  program.

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What information may assist districts with highly
qualified teacher reporting?

• Annual School District Staff Report (PI-1202)
  licensure audit conducted each winter may bring
  to light educators who need emergency licenses to
  teach core academic subjects.
• Highly qualified teacher information provided on
  page 2B of the emergency license or permit
  transaction (ELO Trans.T201 or T301).

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Highly Qualified Teacher Plan-Final Report
(PI-9550-IIC3 )

• Due June 1 of each school year for districts who
  employ educators of core academic subjects who
  are not highly qualified.
• Gives an end of school year update on the status
  of educators who were not highly qualified and
  any continued technical assistance the district
  will provide to these educators.

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Where do I find more information about Highly
Qualified Teacher Reporting?

• Visit http//tepdl.dpi.wi.gov/programs/-highly-qu
  alified-teachers
• OR
• Contact Julie Hagen, Education Consultant
• phone [phone]
• fax [phone]
• e-mail julie.hagen_at_dpi.wi.gov