How do the Highly Qualified 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 person(s) providing such core academic instruction must meet the Highly Qualified teacher requirements. However, if an instructor teaching in such a program is not an employee of the school district, the teacher quality requirements do not apply. An extended learning time program that offers core academic instruction because the district has determined that particular students need additional time to learn to state standards can be distinguished from an after-school program offering academic enrichment, tutoring and homework assistance, including supplemental educational services under Section 1116 of NCLB. In the latter case, the highly qualified teacher (and paraprofessional) requirements do not apply. It is up to the district to distinguish between instruction that is provid
