- Sample –
HOUSSE* Supplemental Log for Generalist Teachers
(*High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation)
A HOUSSE plan is available to Special Education and veteran ESL teachers (having
at least one year of teaching experience in ESL), who are already Highly Qualified
(HQ) in English, reading/language arts, mathematics or science at the time of hire, as
a method for demonstrating subject matter competency in additional core subject
areas. Teachers will most likely find that their current license renewal Individual
Professional Development Plan (IPDP) (also known as a recertification IPDP) does
not meet the HOUSSE requirements for Highly Qualified. These educators will not
be required to modify their current license renewal IPDP, unless they choose to do
so. They should proceed and complete their current approved license renewal IPDP.
If these teachers would like to demonstrate that they are HQ through a HOUSSE
plan IPDP, they will need to complete this supplemental log that documents how
the PDP distribution required in a HOUSSE log plan is being met. This distribution
requires that the teacher complete 96 PDPs in content/content pedagogy related to
the core academic subjects that the teacher teaches. Teachers should be mindful that
at least 10 PDPs must be completed in each core academic subject.
The HOUSSE log for highly qualified may include PDPs gained from the last round of
renewal (relicensure) dating back to June of 2009.
The teacher should complete the sections of the log below that correspond with the core
academic subjects that they teach. If a teacher does not teach one of the core subjects
listed in the log, that section of the log does not need to be completed. Additionally, if a
teacher teaches a core academic subject that is not listed in the log, he/she should create a
new section for that subject(s).
Additional guidance about Highly Qualified and HOUSSE, including a Frequently Asked
Question document and Highly Qualified Teacher presentation, can be found at:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/nclb/hq.
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
SAMPLE
2/4/2011
Teacher’s Name: ______________________________________________________
Please list the core academic subjects that the teacher teaches:
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
CORE
ACADEMIC
SUBJECT
Reading
Name/Type of
Professional
Development Activity
Example: Graduate
course at Framingham
State: Research and
Practice in Reading
Instruction
Content or Content
Pedagogy (Please indicate)
Content Pedagogy
COMPLETION # of PDPs
DATE
8/2004
Total Reading PDPs (minimum 10 required)
English
Total English PDPs (minimum 10 required)
Math
Total Math PDPs (minimum 10 required)
Science
Total Science PDPs (minimum 10 required)
Social Studies
Total Social Studies PDPs (minimum 10 required)
Other core
academic
subjects
Total Number of PDPs in log (must equal a minimum 96 PDPs)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
SAMPLE
2/4/2011
67.5
_______________________________________ has been deemed “Highly Qualified” in the
(Teacher Name)
above indicated core academic subjects.
/
(Principal or Superintendent Signature)
(Date)
/
(Principal or Superintendent Signature)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
SAMPLE
2/4/2011
(Date)