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NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS
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Highly Qualified Teachers
NCLB LAW
The No Child Left Behind Act
(NCLB) is a federal law which mandates that all teachers (not only Title I
teachers) who teach core academic areas must meet the U.S. Department of
Education's “Highly Qualified” requirements by June 30, 2006.
NCLB Core Subjects:
Who Must be Highly Qualified?
Those who teach the above core academic areas- English, Reading Language Arts,
Math, Science, Foreign Languages, Civics, Government, Economics, History,
Geography and Arts (visual
and performing) excluding dance- must be Highly
Qualified. This includes core areas taught at the
elementary level and ESE regular diploma core courses.
This law
only applies to those teaching core academic areas who are listed as the
“teacher of record."
Who
Doesn't Need to be Highly Qualified?
If you do not teach a core academic area, as defined by NCLB, you are not subject
to NCLB requirements.
If you are
not responsible for issuing grades to students in core classes- you are not the
"teacher of record"- you are not subject to the NCLB requirements.
What is a
"Highly Qualified" teacher as defined by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act?
Teachers teaching in core academic subjects satisfying the three satisfy
three requirements basic :
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A bachelor’s
or higher degree from an accredited or approved institution and
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A valid full
Florida state certificate. (3-year temporary certificate in Florida is a valid
full state certificate) and
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Subject Matter Competency
for each
core academic subject
assigned
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Bachelor’s or
higher degree major and/or
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Subject Content Courses as required by the
Florida Department of Education
and/or
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Passing Score
on
Florida Subject Area Examination
and/or
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Advanced
Certificates (National Board - American Board) and
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If you
are an Experienced Teacher, you may also need: H.O.U.S.S.E.
High Objective, Uniform, State Standard of Evaluation Plan.
Important Information
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This law only
applies to those teaching core academic areas who are listed as the “teacher of
record”. If you are not responsible for issuing grades to students of these core
classes, you are not subject to the NCLB requirements.
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H.O.U.S.S.E
Plan cannot be used to satisfy requirements for teachers of Reading and English
to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).
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Teachers of
core academic areas in dropout prevention,
alternative education, juvenile justice and hospital homebound must be certified
in the areas in which you are teaching by June 30, 2006 to satisfy the Highly
Qualified requirement.
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Core academic subjects:
English, Reading Language Arts, Math, Science, Foreign Languages, Civics,
Government, Economics, History, Geography and Arts (visual and performing) excluding
dance. This includes core areas taught at the elementary level and ESE
regular and special diploma core courses.
Contact Us:
Duval County Public Schools
NCLB Highly Qualified
1701 Prudential Drive, 5th Floor
Jacksonville, Florida 32207
Phone: 904-390-2627
Fax: 904-390-2623 |
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