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Highly Qualified Teachers


Section 1119 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) focuses on improving teacher quality in the K-12 setting and requires all teachers of core academic subjects to be “highly qualified.” Regular and special education teachers that are the primary providers of core academic instruction are required to meet the highly qualified teacher (HQT) requirements. Core academic classes include English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages (French, German, and Spanish), civics and government, economics, arts (visual arts and music), history, and geography. (§9101(11))

General Information


The federal law defines a highly qualified teacher as a teacher who:
  • is fully licensed by the state,
  • has at least a bachelor’s degree, and
  • has demonstrated competency PDF in basic elementary curriculum (K-6) or demonstrated competence in each subject taught (7-12).

Under Oregon Administrative Rule 584-100-0101, the following licenses are considered “full state” licenses:
  • Standard
  • Basic
  • Initial (Initial, Initial I, Initial II)
  • Five Year (Elementary and Secondary)
  • Continuing
  • NCLB Alternative Route Teaching License
  • Charter School Registry

The visiting International teaching license is deemed to meet the “full state” licensure requirement.




Resources



Forms


The definition of a "highly qualified" teacher in section 9101(23) of the ESEA is very specific about the ways in which a teacher may demonstrate subject knowledge competence and teaching skills. These forms are provided to assist districts with highly qualified determinations.

  • HQT Determination Worksheet (Elementary) MS-Word  09/21/2012 (57.50 KB)
  • HQT Determination Worksheet (Elementary) - Form Fillable   10/23/2012 (45.66 KB)
  • HQT Determination Worksheet (Secondary) MS-Word  07/16/2012 (56 KB)
    District "Highly Qualified" Determination Form Secondary Teacher
  • HQT Determination Worksheet (Elementary) - Form Fillable   10/23/2012 (45.66 KB)
  • *HOUSSE, High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (Elementary) Excel Spreadsheet  09/21/2012 (39 KB)
  • *HOUSSE, High Objective Uniform State Standards of Evaluation (Secondary) Excel Spreadsheet  08/29/2013 (39.50 KB)
  • Individual Teacher Plan - Form Fillable   08/29/2013 (73.26 KB)
  • Instructions for Completing the Request for a Teacher Plan PDF  New 10/02/2013 (292.78 KB)


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    Highly Qualified Paraprofessionals


    Paraprofessionals providing instructional support in programs supported with Title I, Part A funds also must meet federal highly qualified standards.

    All Title I paraprofessionals must have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent. Additionally, paraprofessionals have the following three options to meet the designation of highly qualified:

    • Complete two years of study at an institution of higher education; or
    • Obtain an associate’s (or higher) degree; or
    • Meet a rigorous standard of quality and be able to demonstrate, through a formal state or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing, reading, writing, and mathematics (or, as appropriate, reading readiness, writing, readiness, and mathematics readiness).


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    Contacts
    • Janet Bubl Email    (503) 947-5687
      Operations, Fiscal & Data Management - Ed. Specialist, Title I-A & Title VI B

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