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Implementation of NCLB’s Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements

Implementation of NCLB’s Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements. Chicopee Public Schools August 2008. State vs. Federal Requirements. STATE licensure: educators must hold the appropriate license for the area they are teaching.

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Implementation of NCLB’s Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements

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  1. Implementation of NCLB’s Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements Chicopee Public Schools August 2008

  2. State vs. Federal Requirements • STATE licensure: educators must hold the appropriate license for the area they are teaching. • Teachers need to be appropriately licensed in order to be legally employable. Teachers can teach out-of-field for up to 20% of their time without their employment being affected. • STATE renewal (Recertification):educators with a Professional (Standard) license need to renew their license every 5 years through an individual professional development plan. • FEDERAL: NCLB requires all teachers of the core academic subjects to be highly qualified by the end of the 2006-2007 school year. Title I teachers hired after January 2002 need to be highly qualified upon being hired.

  3. Types of Licenses • Which type are you?

  4. Preliminary License Valid for 5 years of employment For people who have not completed Approved Educator Preparation Program Requires A Bachelor's Degree Passing Score(s) on MTEL Additional Coursework for Some Licenses Temporary License Valid for 1 calendar year For experienced teachers from another state Requires 3 Years teaching under Valid Out-of-State License Possession of a valid educator license/certificate from another state/jurisdiction that is comparable to at least an Initial license in Massachusetts Met the terms of our interstate agreements You May Be Here…

  5. Or, You Be Here… • Initial License  • Valid for 5 years of employment • (May be extended one time for 5 additional years of employment) • Requires • A Bachelor's Degree • Passing score(s) on MTEL • Completion of a Educator Preparation Program

  6. MTEL Test Before, During or After Program Initial License (Valid for 5 Years of Employment) BA/BS with Approved Teacher Prep Program Undergraduate Employment BA/BS No Approved Teacher Prep Program Post-BA Approved Teacher Prep Program with or without Master’s MTEL Test Before, During or After Program Initial License Valid for 5 Years of Employment Employment BA/BS No Approved Teacher Prep Program MTEL Test Before Program Preliminary License Valid for 5 Years of Employment Supervised Apprenticeship in Classroom Post-BA Approved Teacher Prep Program Initial License Valid for 5 Years of Employment Employment MTEL Test Before Program Initial License Valid for 5 Years of Employment BA/BS No Approved Teacher Prep Program MTEL Test Before Program Preliminary License Valid for 5 Years of Employment Post-BA Approved Teacher Prep Program Initial License Valid for 5 Years of Employment BA/BS No Approved Teacher Prep Program Preliminary License Valid for 5 Years of Employment PRPIL* *Performance Review Program for Initial License Employment Employment (3 Years) MTEL Test After Program Temporary License (1 Year) if still need to pass MTEL Initial License Valid for 5 Years of Employment BA/BS + App. Teacher Prep Prog. or 3 Yrs Licensed Employment** Employment Routes to Initial License Route 1 UNDERGRADUATE/ BACCALAUREATE ROUTES 2 - 5 ARE ALL POST-BACCALAUREATE Route 2 HIGHER EDUCATION OR Route 3 DISTRICT [APPRENTICE OR TEACHER OF RECORD] Route 4 PRPIL* *Performance Review Program for Initial License Route 5 OUT-OF-STATE ** In a state with which MA has interstate agreement MA Department of Education 4/06

  7. Then Again, You May Be Here… • Professional License  • Valid for 5 calendar years • Requires • 3 Years of Employment Under an Initial License • Completion of a Teacher Induction Program • One of the Options for the Professional License

  8. Options for the Professional License } 3 Years of Employment under Initial License 50 Additional Hours of Mentoring Beyond Induction Year Initial License Valid for 5 Years of Employment Mentor Induction Program In Year One of Employment Requirementsfor All Options in 7.04 (2)(c)5. + One of the Following: a. APPROVED DISTRICT PROGRAM Approved Program for the Professional License1 1At least 50 contact hours of content-based seminars 2Usually, but not necessarily, a master’s degree in education; half the credits are in arts/sciences or professional schools other than education and are appropriate to the field of the license i. Approved Program for the Professional License2 b. MASTER’S OR HIGHER LEVEL PROGRAM  ii. Master’s Degree in Discipline or Other Advanced Graduate Program3 3Other than in education, in an accredited college or university License Renewal Every 5 Years, based on Professional Development Professional License (Valid for 5 Years) i. 4At least nine credits in the academic discipline appropriate to the instructional field of the license Approved 12-Credit Program for the Professional License4 c. FOR THOSE WHO ALREADY HOLD AT LEAST A MASTER’S DEGREE IN ANY FIELD ii. 12 Graduate Level Credits in the Academic Discipline5 5These may include credits earned prior to application for the license d. MASTER TEACHER STATUS National Board for Professional Teaching Standards6 6And others accepted by the Commissioner e. STATE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM State Performance Assessment Program7 7When available MA Department of Education 4/06

  9. Lastly, You May Be Here… • Relicensure  • Continuing Professional Development required to renew Professional licenses every 5 calendar years

  10. ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL LICENSE • Primary Area: A minimum of 150 PDPs. Of the 150, a minimum of 120 points must be in content/pedagogy of the Primary Area. Of these 120, a minimum of 90 points must be in content; 30 may be in pedagogy. The remaining 30 points from the 150 may be in any educational elective. • Each Additional Area: (Field or Grade level) A minimum of 30 PDPs must be in content. To renew an Additional Area that is in an Invalid status requires 150 PDPs. • Chapter 71 Renewal Guidelines: www.doe.mass.edu/recert

  11. VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL LICENSE • Primary Area (Teachers): A minimum of 150 PDPs. 10 points must be in subject matter, knowledge and skills; 10 points must be in pedagogy; 10 points must be in academic and technical curriculum integration; and 10 points must be in safety and health. Current state and/or national license, if required, for the particular teacher license.** • Primary Area (Administrators): A minimum of 150 PDPs in the following areas: supervision; school law; school finance; labor relations; safety and health; curriculum; labor laws.** • Each Additional Area (Teachers): 30 PDPs in any of the four areas (subject matter, knowledge and skills; pedagogy; academic and technical curriculum integration and safety and health). Current state and/or national license, if required, for the particular teacher license.** • Each Additional Area (Administrators): 30 PDPs in any of the following areas specific to your license: supervision, school law, school finance, labor relations, safety & health curriculum, labor laws.**

  12. Responsibility for HQ • NCLB requires the highly qualified designation to be made at the school/district level and not at the state level. • Principals should attest in writing to the HQ status of the teachers within their schools. • School district central administration and school principals should work together to: • Inform teachers of the requirements. • Make the highly qualified determination for their teachers. • Inform teachers of their current status with regard to HQ and help those that still need to meet the requirements. • Assist teachers in understanding the differences between the federal HQ requirements and the state licensure requirements.

  13. Who Must Meet the HQ Requirements? • The “highly qualified” teacher requirements apply to all core academic teachers employed by the school district, regardless of funding source. • Core academic subjects: • English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, geography.

  14. “Highly Qualified” Requirements • In order to be considered “highly qualified,” teachers of the core academic subjects must: • Possess a Bachelor’s Degree • Possess a Massachusetts teaching license • License can be at the Preliminary, Initial, or Professional level (Equivalent to Provisional, Provisional w/ Advanced Standing and Standard certificates) • Demonstrate Subject Matter Competency in each of the core academic subjects that the teacher is teaching.

  15. Options for Demonstrating Subject Matter Competency • NCLB legislation outlines options for demonstrating subject matter competency. • Elementary School Teachers: • Passing the MTEL Elementary Subject Matter Test; OR • Completion of the Massachusetts HOUSSE (an approved Individual Professional Development Plan aligned with HOUSSE requirements). *Only available to educators licensed in SPED and ELL

  16. Options for Demonstrating Subject Matter Competency • Middle and Secondary School Teachers: • Passing the MTEL appropriate Subject Matter Test; • Completion of an appropriate: academic major, graduate degree, or coursework equivalent to an undergraduate academic major; • Advanced certification or credentialing; OR • Completion of the Massachusetts HOUSSE (an approved Individual Professional Development Plan aligned with HOUSSE requirements). *Only available to educators licensed SPED & ELL

  17. HOUSSE • NCLB allows States to define a High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE) to provide educators with an additional option to demonstrate subject matter competency. • In MA, HOUSSE allows educators to obtain PDPs for purposes of meeting the NCLB “highly qualified” subject matter competency requirements. *Only for teachers holding SPED and/or ELL Licensure

  18. HOUSSE Requirements For ELL & SPED Teachers • HOUSSE must contain 120 PDPs in total. • 80% of 120 PDPs (96 PDPs) must focus on the content or pedagogy related to the core academic subject(s) that the teacher teaches. • Implicit expectation is that the content PDPs (96) will be completed by the end of June 2007.

  19. Modifications to the MA HOUSSE: FYI SPED & ELL Teachers Only Effective July 1, 2007, HOUSSE will be completely phased out for all teachers except the specific population of teachers in the shortage areas of English Language Learners and Special Education teachers. The HOUSSE option will enable teachers from these categories to meet the HQT subject matter competency requirements so long as they are highly qualified in language arts, mathematics, or science at the time of hire.

  20. Parent Notification – District Responsibility • Districts that receive Title I, Part A funds are required to notify the parents of students attending any school that receives funds under Title I, Part A that a parent may request, and the district will provide the parent on request, information regarding the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teacher(s).

  21. Parent Notification – School Responsibility • Schools that receive Title I funding shall provide each individual parent timely notice that the parent’s child has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks, by a teacher who is not highly qualified.

  22. NCLB http://www.doe.mass.edu/nclb/hq DESE HQTHelp@doe.mass.edu Additional Policy Guidance

  23. Chicopee Public Schools: Jill Chapdelaine Assistant for Curriculum and Instructional Support jchapdelaine@chicopee.mec.edu 413-594-3458 Contact Information

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