Georgia Professional Standards Commission
No Child Left Behind
Orientation Workshop
Newly Appointed Title II-A Coordinators
Dubose Porter Business Center
October 4, 2006
Georgia Professional Standards Commission
PSC Title II-A Team
Dr. Fran Watkins
Director of Educator Preparation
fran.watkins@gapsc.com
Dr. Angelia Davis
Title II-A Consultant
drangie@cox.net
Middle GA RESA
Heart of GA RESA
Oconee RESA
Dr. Leslie Morrison
Title II-A Consultant
morrisondrl@bellsouth.net
Coastal Plains RESA
Southwest GA RESA
Okefenokee RESA
Gerri Heard
Title II-A Consultant
gerri.heard@gapsc.com
METRO RESA
Dr. Jennie Rakestraw
Title II-A Consultant
jrakestraw@georgiasouthern.edu
&
Elizabeth Zipperer
Title II-A Consultant
ezipperer@planters.net
First District RESA
CSRA RESA
Pam Daniels
Title II-A Consultant
danielsph@bellsouth.net
Northeast GA RESA
Pioneer RESA
Skipper Stewart
Title II-A Consultant
fstewart@bellsouth.net
Chattahoochee Flint RESA
West GA RESA, Griffin RESA
North GA RESA
Northwest GA RESA
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No Child Left Behind
Orientation Workshop
Newly Appointed Title II-A Coordinators
Teacher Quality Goals
NCLB places a major emphasis upon teacher quality as a factor in improving student
achievement. (Title I Section 1119)
2002-2003 - All teachers hired after the first day of the 2002-03 school year and teaching
in a program supported by Title I funds must be “highly qualified.”
August 31, 2006 – All other teachers teaching core academic subjects must be “highly
qualified” by August 31, 2006.
August 31, 2006 – All teachers not currently considered highly qualified must report on
the HiQ system a remediation method to be implemented in 2006-07.
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Teacher Quality Goals
• All teachers must be “highly qualified.”
• Applies to all public K-12 teachers who teach core subjects:
English, Reading or
Language Arts
Mathematics
Broad Field Science
(such as Physics, Biology, or
Chemistry)
Foreign Languages
Broad Field Social
Studies (such as Civics and
Government, Economics,
History,or Geography)
Arts (Visual Arts, Music,
Band, and Chorus)
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“Highly Qualified” Teachers
Certified by the PSC
plus
Major/ Concentration in Subject/ Content Area(s)
New Teachers
Content Test (Praxis II /
GACE or Other State
Certification Test)
Veteran Teachers
or
Content Test (Praxis II/GACE or
Other State Certification Test)
Or
HOUSSE to Establish
Content Expertise
plus
Teachers must be assigned to teach in appropriate subject/content area(s)
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Highly Qualified New Teachers:
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Bachelor’s Degree
PSC Teaching Certificate
Major/Concentration in Subject / Content Area(s)
Passing Praxis II / GACE Test Score
and
Teachers must be assigned to teach in appropriate subject/content area(s)
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Highly Qualified Veteran Teachers:
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Bachelor’s Degree
Professional Teaching Certificate
Major/Concentration in Subject / Content Area(s)
Passing Test Score in Subject / Content Area(s) or,
HOUSSE (100 points)
and
Teachers must be assigned to teach in appropriate subject/content area(s)
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HOUSSE
High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation
• HOUSSE is designed to assess and document competency of
veteran teachers only
• Requires 100 points (points in at least 3 categories)
(Veteran teachers have completed a total of 3 or more full years of successful teaching.)
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HOUSSE
The GA Content Rubric has been developed to evaluate veteran
teachers:
• Years of Teaching Experience
• College Course/SDUs/PLUs
• School/System/State/Regional or National Activities or Service
• Scholarship
• Teacher Effectiveness
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Highly Qualified Goal:
All core academic content teachers meeting
“highly qualified" requirement by August 31, 2006
Title II-A Guidelines
Section 1
 Professional Standards Commission
Section 2
 Local Education Agencies
Section 2
 Highly Qualified Teacher
Requirements and Definitions
Section 4
 Core Academic Subjects
Section 5
 Professional Teaching Certificates
Title II-A Guidelines
Section 6
 Requirements for Elementary Teachers
Section 7
 Requirements for Middle Grades and
Secondary Teachers
Section 8
 Requirements for Special
Education Teachers
Section 9
 Teaching Assignments
Section 10
 Arts and Music
Title II-A Guidelines
Section 11
 Requirements for Paraprofessionals
Section 12
 HOUSSE
Section 13
 High Quality Professional Development
Section 14
 Timeline
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