Whats New: INFORMATION ON:

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Whats NewINFORMATION ON

• Attestation Forms Language Changes
• SEI Attestation
• Special Education Attestations
• Veterans HOUSSE Rubric
• Paraprofessional Attestation
• Class Size Reduction Teachers

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Whats New FORM CHANGES

• Principals Verification of HQ Compliance Form
• (HR or Superintendents give this form to
  principals before the start of school)
• -Start Date of School, Pre-populated
• -4 Week Deadline for Completion, Pre-populated
• Elementary Attestation Form Changes
• -Addition of the Early Childhood Certificate
  (K-3 only) check box
• -Addition of the Early Childhood Subject
  Knowledge AEPA check box
• -Addition of AZ HOUSSE Rubric for Veteran
  Teachers check box

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Whats New FORM CHANGES (continued)

• Middle, Jr. High, High School, Visual Arts
  Music Attestation Form
• -Addition of AZ HOUSSE Rubric for Veteran
  Teachers check box
• Reading Specialist Attestation Form
• -Addition of Early Childhood Certificate check
  box

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Whats New ATTESTATIONS

• Instructional Paraprofessional Attestation Form
• SEI Teacher Attestation form Information
• Special Education Teacher Attestation Form
  breakdown
• Veteran Teachers Returning to the Classroom
  Attestation Form

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Whats New SEI (ELD) INFORMATION

• Structured English Immersion Teacher Attestation
  Form
• -Used by teachers assigned to the SEI four hour
  block classroom.
• -Must be highly qualified for each grade level
  you are teaching.
• -Must complete each section of the form that
  applies to your teaching assignment.

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Whats New SPECIAL EDUCATION

• Special Education Teacher Attestation Forms
• -Broken out into 6 separate forms
• gtNot Teacher of Record K -12
• gtEarly Childhood (Birth to Age 5 )
• gtTeacher of Record (K - Grade 6)
• gtTeacher of Record (Grades 7 8)
• gtTeacher of Record (Grades 9 - 12)
• gtNew to Profession (Grades (9 - 12)
• -HOUSSE Rubric for SpEd New to Profession
  Teachers

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Whats New VETERANS HOUSSE

• Veteran HOUSSE Rubric
• -Teachers returning to the classroom after
  extended absence.
• -Districts apply for permission from ADE, on
  behalf of a veteran teacher, to use the Veteran
  HOUSSE to demonstrate content competency.
• -Granted on a case-by-case basis.
• -Must have
• gtValid AZ teaching certificate.
• gtValid fingerprint clearance card.
• gtThree years of full-time teaching experience.
• gtProof of past teaching assignments.
• gtCannot have been employed in a full-time,
  contractual
• teaching position beginning with the 03-04
  school year.

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Whats New PARAPROFESSIONAL ATTESTATION

• To be completed by ALL Instructional
  Paraprofessionals
• Requirements to be highly qualified
• Secondary school diploma or GED
• One of the following
• Hold valid associates degree or higher
• Have completed 60 semester hours at an Institute
  of Higher Education
• Obtain a passing score on one of the ADE approved
  assessment tests

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Title II-A Class Size Reduction Spreadsheet
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Reminder Only full time positions will be
approved. Partial FTEs are not allowed. LEAs
must fully fund Class Size Reduction FTEs with
federal funds. You may not use Title I funding.
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Indicate Yes or No in this column to reflect
the HQ status of the teacher. Class Size
Reduction teachers must be highly
qualified. Emergency Certified and Substitute
Teachers are NOT highly qualified.
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Reminder CSR is applicable to grades K-3
only. Class size must be limited to between 13-18
students. CSR may not be used to address growth
in the student population.
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This question asks about the position itself, not
the person occupying the position. What school
year was this position first instituted?
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• Technical Assistance
• Patty Hardy
• Director Title II
• Highly Qualified Professionals Unit
• patty.hardy_at_azed.gov
• [phone]
• Vickie Walters
• Education Program Specialist
• Highly Qualified Professionals Unit
• vickie.walters_at_azed.gov
• [phone]
• Marilyn Gardner
• Education Program Specialist
• Highly Qualified Professionals Unit
• marilyn.gardner_at_azed.gov
• [phone]