Do charter schoolteachers have to meet the Highly Qualified teacher requirements?
Yes. In order to meet the Highly Qualified requirement, Massachusetts Commonwealth charter schoolteachers who teach core academic subjects do not need a Massachusetts license, pursuant to 603 CMR 1.07, but must hold a Bachelor’s degree and demonstrate competence in the subject area in which they teach. Commonwealth charter schoolteachers may demonstrate subject matter competence through any one of the options available to elementary and middle/secondary teachers, based on the setting in which the teacher teaches. Horace Mann charter school teachers must meet the licensure component of the Highly Qualified teacher provision since they are required to be licensed by Massachusetts state law. For more information relating to teacher qualifications in Massachusetts Charter Schools, please visit: http://www.doe.mass.edu/charter/tech_advisory/07_1.html.
