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Charter Schools and ESEA
Highly Qualified Teachers
June 2014
What Does ESEA Say?
Highly Qualified – The term ‘highly qualified’ means…the teacher has a bachelor’s degree, obtained full State licensure with subject matter competency in English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, geography, history, and arts.
ESEA, Title IX §9101(23)
ESEA Timeline
• ESEA states: By 2002- 2003, all teachers
teaching core subjects in Title I-A schools
must be highly qualified.
• ESEA states: By the beginning of 2007
school year, all teachers teaching core
academic subjects must be highly
qualified. This includes charter and
alternative education teachers.
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What Determines HQT Status?
A highly qualified teacher holds a
minimum of a bachelor’s degree, and
A highly qualified teacher has obtained
full state licensure, and
A highly qualified teacher has
demonstrated subject matter
competence in each of the core
academic subjects the teacher teaches.
HQT Determination
HQT Determination Forms are found at:
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=
2219.
Forms for both Elementary and Secondary
teachers are available.
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What Determines HQT Status?
A highly qualified teacher holds a
minimum of a bachelor’s degree, and
A highly qualified teacher has obtained
full state licensure, and
A highly qualified teacher has
demonstrated subject matter
competence in each of the core
academic subjects the teacher teaches.
OAR 584-100-0101
Oregon Licenses Considered
“Full State Certification”
(1) Basic Teaching License; or (2) Standard Teaching License; or (3) Initial (Initial, I, II) Teaching License; or (4) Continuing Teaching License; or (5) Five-Year Elementary Teaching License; or (6) Five-Year Secondary Teaching License; or (7) International Visiting Teacher License; or (8) NCLB Alternative Route Teaching License; or (9) Charter School Registry.
Highly Qualified
vs.
Legal to Teach
The ESEA definition of “highly qualified” does not completely align to the current state licensure/certification structure and assignment rules.
Teachers who are allowed to teach certain courses under state licensure/certification and assignment rules may not meet the definition of “highly qualified.”
Teachers who do meet the definition of “highly qualified” and who do NOT have the endorsement on their license MAY require a License for Conditional Assignment under the current state licensure structure.
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What Determines HQT Status?
A highly qualified teacher holds a
minimum of a bachelor’s degree, and
A highly qualified teacher has obtained
full state licensure, and
A highly qualified teacher has
demonstrated subject matter
competence in each of the core
academic subjects the teacher teaches.
What are the Core Academic
Areas?
The term core academic subjects means:
• English
• Reading
• Mathematics
• Science
• Foreign Languages
• Civics and Government
• Economics
• History
• Geography
• Arts (Art and Music)
Oregon through TSPC further defines the arts as being visual arts and
music, and foreign language as German, French and Spanish
Demonstrating Subject Matter
Competency • Pass a rigorous state exam in the core
academic subject matter area, or
In the K-6 setting
educators should take
the ORELA (NES)
Elementary Exam
subtest I and II.
In the 7-12 setting
educators should take
the appropriate subject
matter test for the
course they are
teaching.
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Demonstrating Subject Matter
Competency • Pass a rigorous state exam in the core
academic subject matter area, or
• Complete a major or coursework
equivalent to an undergraduate major in
the core academic area (only available for
7-12 grade setting), or
The major should be
listed on the educator’s
transcript.
Demonstrating Subject Matter
Competency • Pass a rigorous state exam in the core
academic subject matter area, or
• Complete a major or coursework
equivalent to an undergraduate major in
the core academic area, or
• Hold a graduate degree in the core
academic subject matter area, (only
available for 7-12 grade setting), or
The graduate
degree must
be in the
subject matter
the educator
will be
teaching.
Demonstrating Subject Matter
Competency • Pass a rigorous state exam in the core
academic subject matter area, or
• Complete a major or coursework equivalent to an undergraduate major in the core academic area, or
• Hold a graduate degree in the core academic subject matter area, or
• Highly Objective Uniform State Standards of Evaluation (HOUSSE).
• Only for licensed teachers.
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Elementary HOUSSE
To qualify for the Elementary HOUSSE, a total of sixty (60) points of combined coursework must be earned.
Experience must meet the 3 year minimum requirement to be eligible. A teaching license must have
been awarded prior to the 2007-2008 school year and a minimum of three years teaching
experience at the elementary level must have occurred prior to the 2009-2010 school year.
Secondary HOUSSE To qualify for the Secondary HOUSSE, a total of one hundred (100) points of
• combined coursework,
• professional development, and
• experience must be earned.
Experience must meet the 3 year minimum requirement, to be eligible, and may not exceed the 5 year
maximum for a total of no more than 50 points. A teaching license must have been awarded prior to the
2007-2008 school year and a minimum of three years teaching experience in the subject to be evaluated must have occurred prior to the 2009-2010 school year.
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HOUSSE Worksheets
HOUSSE Worksheets are found at:
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2219.
When Must A Teacher be HQ?
Core content
teachers must
meet HQT
requirements at
the time of
assignment or
the time of hire.
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Do Charter School Teachers
Need to be Highly Qualified?
For Charter School teachers, the term
HQT means that the teacher meets the
requirements set forth in Oregon public
charter school law.
“Any person employed as a teacher in a public
charter school shall be licensed or registered to teach
by the commission.”
ORS Title 30 Chapter 338.135 7(b) and (c)
Licensed or Registered • Any person employed as a teacher in a public
charter school shall be licensed or registered by
TSPC.
• In a public charter school, at least 50% of total
Teacher and Administrator FTE* must be
licensed** and up to 50% may be registered by
TSPC. ORS 338.135(7)
• Teachers teaching at a virtual public charter who
are licensed by TSPC must provide 95% of the
school instructional hours. ORS 338.120(1)(f)(B)
*Full-time Equivalent
** Basic, Continuing, Initial and Standard.
Licensed or Registered
To be HQ, a licensed Charter School Teacher must have: • a bachelor’s degree, • a valid license, and • demonstrate subject
matter knowledge by testing, major coursework, or graduate degree in subject.
To be HQ, a registered
Charter School Teacher
must have:
• a bachelor’s degree,
• a valid charter school
registry, and
• demonstrate subject
matter knowledge by
testing, major
coursework, or graduate
degree in subject.
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Who is responsible for HQT in
a Charter School?
The District and the
Charter School need to
work together to ensure
that all teachers are
highly qualified at the
time of hire or
assignment.
Do Special Education Teachers Need
to be Highly Qualified?
Teaching Assignments
• K-8 special education teachers who provide the
direct core content instruction to students must
meet HQ requirements for elementary school
teachers.
Do Special Education Teachers Need
to be Highly Qualified?
Teaching Assignments
• 9-12 special education teachers providing
instruction in core academic subjects must
demonstrate subject matter knowledge in each core
academic subject they teach.
• 9-12 special education teachers who teach
exclusively to students who are assessed against
the Alternative (Extended) Assessment (alternative
achievement standards) must meet HQ
requirements for elementary school teachers.
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Do Special Education Teachers Need
to be Highly Qualified?
Teaching Assignments
• Special education teachers providing
supplemental/support or consultative services are
not required to meet HQ requirements for that
portion of the assignment.
Do Online/Distance Learning
Teachers need to be Highly
Qualified?
The teacher providing
the core content
instruction, grade and
credit must be highly
qualified.
Online/Distance Learning Classes
Types
• Teacher is provided by the online provider
and interacts with the students. • Online teacher must be HQ and reported in Staff
Assignment.
• Online curriculum provided without a
teacher. • School must provide a HQ teacher and report him/her
in Staff Assignment.
• University/community college faculty • School does not need to report these classes/teachers.
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Other Teachers that Need to be
Highly Qualified
Alternative Education Teachers must meet
the requirement of HQT in all core academic
subjects they are assigned to teach.
Bilingual and ESL teachers must meet the
requirement of HQT in all core academic
subjects they are assigned to teach.
Reporting
US Dept. of Education requires ODE to
submit reports around Highly Qualified
Teachers.
• Teacher Quality Elementary and Secondary
• Special Education Teachers
• Title III Teachers
This data is reported from districts to ODE as part of
the Staff Assignment Collection.
Reporting
Staff Assignment Collection
• Links teachers to the classes that they teach.
• Determines Highly Qualified Teachers for
core academic subjects.
• Includes all teachers who are providing
instruction.
• Non-instructional courses like student aides
do not need reported.
• Reporting is for the entire school year
(summer, fall spring).
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Reporting
Staff Assignment
• IUID (extracted from Student Information System)
• Creates a unique identifier for each course taught.
• Uses the NCES Secondary and NCES Prior-to-
Secondary Course Codes.
• USID Collection
• Staff demographic data.
• Staff Assignment Details
• How the teacher is/isn’t Highly Qualified.
Reporting
Course Codes
• NCES and Prior to Secondary NCES Course Codes
• http://www.ode.state.or.us/opportunities/grants/nclb/title_ii/a_tea
cherquality/2013-14-nces-secondary-and-prior-to-secondary-
codes.pdf
• NCES (High School)
• Subject Area 1- Subject Area 22
• Prior to Secondary NCES (Elementary/Middle School)
• Subject Area 51- Subject Area 99
• When determining what course code to choose match the
course description for what is being taught in the classroom.
• All core content classes are marked with a #.
• All core content classes REQUIRE a HQ teacher!!!!!!
Reporting
Course Codes
• Elementary/Middle School
• Self-contained classroom-Subject Area 73
• Kindergarten - 73030
• Grade 1 – 73031
• Grade 2 – 73032
• Grade 3 – 73033
• Grade 4 – 73034
• Grade 5 – 73035
• Grade 6 – 73036
• Grade 7* – 73037
• Grade 8* – 73038
• Blended – 73039
*Teacher must provide instruction in math, social studies, language
arts and science to be a self-contained 7th or 8th grade classroom.
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Reporting
Course Codes
• Elementary/Middle School
• Physical Education – 58001
• Music – 55139
• Title I Reading- 51068 – Corrective Reading
• Title I Math – 52003 – Particular Topics in Foundational
Mathematics
• English Language Development – 51008
• Electives – Use course code that matches the elective
• Middle School Core Content – Use content specific course
codes
• Subject Area 51 – English Language Arts
• Subject Area 52 – Mathematics
• Subject Area 53 – Life and Physical Science
• ….
Reporting
Course Codes
• Elementary/Middle School
• Special Education
• 74000 Developmental Support
• 72206 Life Skills
• Subject Area 73-Core Content
• 72005 Tutorial –Supplemental Support/Resource Room
Reporting
Course Codes
• High School
• Core Content
• Subject Area 1 – English Language Arts
• Title I Reading- 1068
• Subject Area 2 –Mathematics
• Title I Math - 2003
• Subject Area 3 – Life and Physical Science
• Subject Area 4 Social Science and History
• Subject Area 5 Fine and Performing Arts
• Subject Area 6 Foreign Language and Literature
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State Reporting
Course Codes
• High School
• Special Education
• 22251 Community Living
• 22252 Communication Instruction
• 22253 Social Development Instruction
• 22254 Developmental Support
• 22206 Life Skills
• Core Content Codes
• 22005 Tutorial-Supplemental Support/Resource Room
Scenarios Our school offers our students a Sixth Grade Spanish class which
they take as an elective class. The teacher has an elementary
multiple subjects endorsement and speaks fluent Spanish.
A teacher is teaching one class of AP Art History. It falls under the
Art Endorsement, however she does not hold an Art Endorsement.
She does however, have an undergraduate minor in Art History,
she has 30 quarter credits of Art and 33 quarter credits of Art
History.
We use Aventa Learning as our online provider. Aventa’s teachers
build the curriculum, provide the instruction and issue the grade.
They have told us all of their teachers meet the highly qualified
requirements.
Scenarios
Teachers are teaching a reading intervention program at the junior
high. The intervention program is being taught as an elective and
is not replacing core language arts instruction. The school has all
teachers teaching this program.
Our K-8 Charter School has a Registered Teacher who is teaching
8th grade science and has an Biology endorsement from TSPC.
Our Spanish Immersion School elementary teacher is teaching
self-contained 3rd grade. The teacher has a restricted transitional
license with an endorsement in Spanish.
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Scenarios Middle School Reading I is a comprehension based skill support class.
This class focuses on the skills needed to comprehend different types
of text. Students in this class generally have all other skills needed for
strong reading, such as decoding and fluency skills. The teacher
providing this instruction has an English Language Arts endorsement.
Our middle school offers an elective called Geology of Oregon. This
course focuses on the unique geology of Oregon and explores the
physical geography in Oregon. The teacher providing the instruction
is endorsed in Social Studies.
Scenarios Our students attend our online school where they are working on all
different classes. These are self-paced, online courses where the
computer program builds the curriculum and provides the instruction.
There is a staff member in the room monitoring the students.
We have a teacher on maternity leave for 3 months and we hired a
substitute teacher who has a middle level math endorsement and is
authorized to teach grades 5-9. The substitute will be teaching
middle school and high school math.
Some of our students are taking an online Spanish class from a Blue
Mountain Community College faculty member. The teacher has a
master’s degree in Spanish. The community college sends us the
grade which we add to the student’s grade/transcripts.
Contact Information:
Janet Bubl
HQT Coordinator
503-947-5687
Anna Haley
Staff Assignment Data Owner
503-947-2561