Are early childhood or pre-kindergarten teachers subject to the highly qualified teacher requirements?
The requirements that teachers be highly qualified do not apply to early childhood or pre-kindergarten teachers unless a State includes early childhood or pre-kindergarten as part of its elementary and secondary school system. A-25. How do the teacher quality requirements apply to individuals working in extended learning time programs? If services offered outside of regular school hours in a Title I extended learning time program provide instruction in core academic subjects designed to help students meet State or local academic standards, the persons providing such core academic instruction must meet the highly qualified teacher requirements. In extended learning time programs (which can include summer school), the schools regular teaching staff extend or continue the schools instructional day using the same or similar curricula, and therefore they must be highly qualified. However, if the instructor is not an employee of the LEA, the teacher quality requirements do not apply. An exte
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