Highly Qualified Special Education Teacher

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Highly Qualified Special Education Teacher
Curriculum Council Special Ed Director
Meeting November 18, 2004
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NCLB Accountability Provisions

• Stronger academic standards
• Tests aligned with rigorous State standards
• Adequate yearly progress
• Results reported according to student groups
• Access to highly qualified teachers

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Core Academic Subject Areas

• English
• Reading or Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Foreign Languages

• Civics Government
• Economics
• Arts
• History
• Geography

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NCLB Highly Qualified Teacher (Core Subject Area
Teachers)
All teachers must be HQ by end of SY 2005-2006
Title I, Part A teachers must be HQ when hired
if hired after the first day of 2002-2003 SY
Bachelors Degree
Full State Certification
Demonstrate Subject Competency
Elementary
Secondary
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Elementary
New
Existing
Pass ExCET or TExES
Pass ExCET or TExES
OR
Meet Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSE)
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Secondary
New
Existing
Pass ExCET or TExES
Pass ExCET or TExES
OR
Academic Major or Graduate Degree or Coursework
(Equivalent to an Undergraduate Major in
subject area assigned to teach)
OR
Meet HOUSE
Uniform State Standard of Evaluation
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Texas Secondary HOUSE

• 24 points in academic content area derived from a
  combination of
• 1 pt for each year of experience at secondary
  level in subject taught (max 12)
• 1 pt for each hour of college course work in
  subject to be taught
• 1 pt for every 15 hours of professional
  development in the subject to be taught

Or closely related field
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Texas Elementary HOUSE

• 24 points in academic content area derived from a
  combination of
• 1 pt for each year of experience (max 12)
• 1 pt for each hour of college course work in ELA,
  Math, Science, Social Studies
• 1 pt for every 15 hours of professional
  development in the academic content areas
• Or
• Teacher has a college major in the subject to be
  taught

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Options for SPED Teacher in Core Content Areas

• Use HOUSE option
• Add content area certification
• Elementary Generalist PK-4
• Generalist 4-8
• Secondary content area 8-12

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Questions to Ask

• Title I campus?
• New to profession or experienced?
• What level?
• Teacher of record or supplemental?
• What content area?

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Next Steps for Districts

• Examine results survey
• Examine staffing patterns and instructional
  arrangements
• Meet with teachers
• Plan/present options for teachers of record in
  core content areas to become HQ by end of
  2005-2006
• Tap into funding sources
• Title I, Part A
• Title II, Part D
• Title V

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ESC XIII Support

• Secondary
• Special Education Certification Institute
• Online course preparation for
• 4-8 generalist
• ELA 4-8 8-12
• Math 4-8 8-12
• Science 4-8 8-12
• History 4-8

• Elementary
• Special Education Certification Institute
• Online course preparation for
• EC-4 Generalist TExES
• 4-8 Generalist TExES
• 4-8 Bilingual Generalist TExES

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How will this help???

• This is NOT a test prep course
• Focuses on developing content knowledge
• Provides a TExES-like diagnostic test

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Costs---

• Asynchronous
• Based on CPUs that could be earned
• Can be done in bundles or alone

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• Contact
• Eileen Reed, Deputy Director
• Region 13 Education Service Center
• Becky Washington, Sr. Coordinator
• Region 13 Education Service Center
• Lisette Zabalza, Instructional Design and Online
  Learning Specialist
• Region 13 Education Service Center
• 512-919-5313