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NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS
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qualified teachers | nclb highly qualified
requirements |
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reimbursement | important
information and links
What is required to be Highly Qualified?
Highly Qualified
– Core Academic Areas (English, Civics, Reading,
Government, Language Arts, Economics, Math, Music, Drama
& Art, Science, History, Foreign Languages, Geography)
- K-6 Art
– Certification in Art K-12; and either a passing
score on the Art K-12 Florida Subject Area
Examination; or, Verification of an Out of State
Subject Area Content Test for either K-6 or K-12
Art; or, Verification of an Out of State HOUSSE Plan
for either K-6 or K-12 Art
- K-6 Drama
– Certification in Drama K-12; and either a
passing score on the Drama K-12 Florida Subject Area
Examination; or, Verification of an Out of State
Subject Area Content Test for either K-6 or K-12
Drama; or, Verification of an Out of State HOUSSE
Plan for either K-6 or K-12 Drama
- K-6 Music
- Certification in Music K-12; and either a passing
score on the Music K-12 Florida Subject Area
Examination; or Verification of an Out of State
Subject Area Content Test for either K-6 or K-12
Music, or, Verification of an Out of State HOUSSE
Plan for either K-6 or K-12 Music
- K-6 or Pre-K/Primary
Education –Certification in the
appropriate subject according to grade level
assigned; and either a passing score on appropriate
Florida subject area exam (SAE) for grade level
assigned; or Verification of an Out of State Subject
Area Content Test or Verification of an Out of State
HOUSSE Plan for level assigned.
- K-6 Foreign Language
– Certification in the appropriate Foreign Language;
and either a passing score on the (appropriate to
assignment) Foreign Language Florida Subject Area
Examination; or, Verification of an Out of State
Subject Area Content Test for either K-6 or K-12
(appropriate to assignment) Foreign Language; or,
Verification of an Out of State HOUSSE Plan for
either K-6 or K-12 (appropriate to assignment)
Foreign Language
- Secondary 6-12
(Except Art, Drama, Music, Reading, and Social
Science) – Certification in the
subject area/s taught
- Secondary 6-12
Reading - Certification in either
the Reading Endorsement or the Reading Subject
Coverage (This is an allowable Out-of-Field
Assignment.)
- Middle Grades &
Secondary Social Science -
Certification in the appropriate subject according
to the Florida Course Code Directory; and, either a
passing score on the appropriate Florida Subject
Area Test or Verification of an Out of State HOUSSE
Plan in the area assigned to teach
- ESE (provided the
instructional level of student is K-6 )
- Certification in Exceptional Student Education
(ESE); and either a passing score on the Florida K-6
Subject Area Examination; or, Verification of an Out
of State Subject Area Content Test for K-6
Elementary Education; or, Verification of an Out of
State HOUSSE Plan for K-6 Elementary Education
- ESE (provided the
instructional level of student is 5-9)
– Certification in Exceptional Student Education
(ESE); and either a passing score on the Florida
Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum Subject Area
Examination; or, Verification of an Out of State
HOUSSE Plan for Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum
- ESE (provided the
instructional level of students is K-9)
– Certification in Exceptional Student Education
(ESE); and either a passing score on the Florida K-6
Subject Area Examination; or, Verification of an Out
of State Subject Area Content Test in K-6 Elementary
Education; or, Verification of an Out of State
HOUSSE Plan for K-6 Elementary Education; AND, a
passing score on the Florida Middle Grades
Integrated Curriculum Subject Area Examination; or,
Verification of an Out of State HOUSSE Plan for
Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum
Important ESE Notes:
- If teaching ESE and are
the assigned teacher of record you are required to
be certified in the appropriate ESE coverage per the
Course Code Directory. If you are not the teacher of
record you are not subject to the Highly Qualified
requirement.
- If teaching standard
core academic areas to ESE students you must be
certified in the appropriate ESE area per the Course
Code Directory and must satisfy subject content in
the core academic area(s) as well to satisfy Highly
Qualified requirements.
For more information
regarding the Reading Endorsement for ESE Teachers click
here.
Helpful Websites
www.fl.nesinc.com
- This site provides information and registration for
all state tests. To register for the General Knowledge
Exam or a subject area exam available only in paper and
pencil format, you may obtain a copy of the
Certification Examinations for Florida Educators
Registration Bulletin from your school or the district
certification office.
http://fdlrshrd.nefec.org/ic/index.aspx - Middle
Grades Integrated Curriculum on line study guide
http://fdlrshrd.nefec.org/elemk6/index.aspx -
Elementary Education K-6 on line study guide
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