What does it mean to be “highly qualified?” What are the specific guidelines for an ALE teacher to be highly qualified?
Highly qualified means that teachers teaching in core academic subjects must: • Hold full state teacher certification. • At least a baccalaureate degree. • Demonstrate competency in the subject area in which the teacher is assigned to teach. • Competency can be demonstrated through appropriate endorsements, successful passing of the Praxis exam, or having a satisfactory evaluation based upon a high objective uniform state standard of evaluation (HOUSSE) in the core subject areas the teacher is teaching. Title I teachers hired new to a school district after the beginning of school year 2002–03 must meet the highly qualified requirement upon date of hire. All other teachers teaching in core academic subjects have until the end of school year 2005–06 to meet the highly qualified requirement. • This requirement applies to teachers of core academic subjects. Core academic subjects as defined by No Child Left Behind include English, reading, language arts, mathematics, science, foreign langu
