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Summary of Points
Refer to definitions, criteria, explanations, and instructions in the document Alabama High Objective Uniform State Standard of
Evaluation-REINSTATED, (Page 7) .
This page summarizes and authenticates the application. Teachers who earn 100 points for the portfolio option meet the federal “highly qualified teacher” requirement.
USE OF THIS OPTION TO DOCUMENT HQ STATUS IS RESTRICTED TO TEACHERS
WHO HOLD A VALID ALABAMA PRELIMINARY CERTIFICATE FOR READING, GRADES P-12.
Name:
School System:
SSN:
School:
Seeking Highly Qualified Teacher Status for
This page must be filled in, initialed as verified, and signed by the employing superintendent.
HOUSSE Portfolio
Component
College Coursework in
English Language Arts except Reading
Measure Point Value Total Points Verification
(local|state)
18 points maximum
College Coursework in
Reading and/or Methods of Teaching Reading
Semester hours – 24 hours maximum semester hour
X 1 =
2 points for each semester hour semester hour
X 1 =
48 points maximum
College Coursework in
Adol. Psych., Mid./Sec.
Methods, Spec. Needs,
Eval. of Teach. & Learn.
Professional Development
Related to Reading
Number of activities – 12 maximum
X 2 =
3 points for each activity
18 points maximum
36 points maximum
Professional Activities
Related to Reading
Years of Public School
Experience Teaching
Reading (need not be fulltime teaching reading)
Number of activities – 3 maximum
No. of years of public school experience teaching reading
X 3 =
4 points for each activity
X 4 =
2 points / yr. for each yr. within the past 10 yrs. and/or 1 point for each yr. prior to the past 10 yrs.
12 points maximum
30 points maximum
X 2 and/or 1 =
TOTAL POINTS 100
I hereby certify the information contained in this application is accurate and that I, or my designee, have verified that documentation included in this application justifies the number of points shown above for each category.
Name of Superintendent/Designee Signature of Superintendent/Designee Date

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Teacher Name: _____________________________ SSN: __________________
Use official college transcripts to list courses completed and for which credit was awarded. Place legible photocopies of official transcripts immediately behind this page to verify courses listed.
If coursework is listed in quarter hours on the transcript, multiply the number of quarter hours by 0.67 and round to the nearest tenth to convert to semester hours. (For example, 5 quarter hours X 0.67 = 3.4 semester hours.)
College/Univ.
Course
Prefix/No. Course Title
Semester
Hours
POINTS
One point per semester hour up to 18 hours.
Maximum – 18 points for
English language arts courses except reading
TOTAL HOURS
Sum the number of semester
POINT VALUE hours in English language arts 1 except reading up to a maximum of
18 hours
X 1 =
TOTAL POINTS
Enter this number on the
Summary of Points page under College
Coursework in English
Language Arts Except
Reading

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Teacher Name: _____________________________ SSN: __________________
Use official college transcripts to list courses completed and for which credit was awarded that are courses in reading and/or methods of teaching reading. Legible photocopies of official transcripts must be placed in the application immediately following Page 2.
If coursework is listed in quarter hours on the transcript, multiply the number of quarter hours by 0.67 and round to the nearest tenth to convert to semester hours. (For example, 5 quarter hours X 0.67 = 3.4 semester hours.)
College/Univ.
Course
Prefix/No. Course Title
Semester
Hours
POINTS
Two points per semester hour up to 24 hours.
Maximum – 48 points for coursework in reading and/or methods of teaching reading
TOTAL HOURS
Sum the number of semester
POINT VALUE hours in reading and/or methods of 2 teaching reading up to a maximum of 24 hours
X 2 =
TOTAL POINTS
Enter this number on the application Summary of
Points page under College
Coursework in Reading and/or Methods of
Teaching Reading

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Teacher Name: _____________________________ SSN: __________________
Refer to definitions, criteria, explanations, and instructions in the document Alabama High Objective Uniform State
Standard of Evaluation-REINSTATED, (Page 8) .
Use official college transcripts to list courses completed and for which credit was awarded that are in the areas indicated above. Legible photocopies of official transcripts must be placed in the application immediately following Page 2.
If coursework is listed in quarter hours on the transcript, multiply the number of quarter hours by 0.67 and round to the nearest tenth to convert to semester hours. (For example, 5 quarter hours X 0.67 = 3.4 semester hours.)
Course Semester
College/Univ. Prefix/No. Course Title Hours
POINTS
One point per semester hour up to 18 hours.
Maximum – 18 points for coursework in adol. psych., mid./sec. methods, spec. needs, eval. of T & L
TOTAL HOURS
Sum the number of semester hours in areas indicated up to a maximum of 18 hours
POINT VALUE
1
X 1 =
TOTAL POINTS
Enter this number on the
Summary of Points page under Coursework in
Adol. Psych., etc

Teacher Name: _____________________________ SSN: __________________
Refer to definitions, criteria, explanations, and instructions in the document Alabama High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation-
REINSTATED (Page 9) before completing this page.
Professional development activities must meet the federal and state definitions and criteria of high-quality professional development. Activities must be related to reading and must be of sufficient duration to demonstrate criteria in the referenced definitions.
Examples of professional development:

Learning strategies to improve student achievement on state
 assessments and state or national academic achievement tests
Student assessment data analysis for the purpose of modifying instruction to improve student achievement

Academic content standards, curriculum mapping, curriculum
Examples of activities that should NOT be listed on this page:

Activities that do not include planned follow-up sustained over a period of time

Activities that were short-term in nature; i.e., a few hours in
 alignment, and/or curriculum auditing
Differentiating instruction for subgroups and individuals

Professional learning related to special needs students, i.e., disabilities;
 gifted; limited-English proficient, high-poverty
Professional learning, appropriate to teaching assignment, related to working with parents

Professional learning for improving classroom management and/or length with no planned continuation over time

Activities that are not directly linked to attainment of knowledge
 and pedagogy related to the teaching assignment
Activities related to administrative details, teacher evaluations, routine faculty meetings, school safety, and/or legal and regulatory requirements

Activities related to areas of certification and/or teaching assignments other than the content area for which the teacher is seeking highly qualified status on this application

Activities related to using technology for administrative purposes student behavior

Professional learning to increase/improve knowledge and use of instructional technology in the classroom
List professional development activities related directly to teaching reading and in which the teacher participated within the past 10 years . Provide documentation of participation in each activity listed, including: activity title, date of activity, duration, and authorized signature of presenter or sponsor.
Title of Activity Date of Activity Duration
in Hours
POINTS
Three (3) points per high- quality professional development activity in reading participated in within the past 10 years, up to 12 activities .
Maximum – 36 points for professional development
TOTAL ACTIVITIES
Enter the number of activities, up to a maximum of 12 activities
POINT VALUE
3
X 3 =
TOTAL POINTS
Enter this number on the
Summary of Points page under
Professional Development

Teacher Name: _____________________________ SSN: __________________ Content Area:
Refer to definitions, criteria, explanations, and instructions in the document Alabama High Objective Uniform State
Standard of Evaluation-REINSTATED, (Page 10).
Professional activities must relate directly to and must provide clear evidence of exemplary knowledge and teaching skills in reading.
Examples of professional activities:


Writing/revising curriculum guides in the content area for your school

Developing/writing/revising student assessments for your school system or for the state
Teaching a full-term course in your content area at a local 2-year or 4-year college or university

Writing/revising state content standards, curriculum models, or teaching guides in the content area

Conducting training in instructional strategies, curriculum alignment, curriculum mapping, or curriculum audits in the content area

Supervising an internship for a student completing a teacher preparation program in the content area for which the teacher is certified and seeking highly qualified teacher status and for which the student/intern is pursuing certification

Making a pre-approved presentation on research-based information and/or strategies related to the content area at a state, regional, or national conference

Teacher mentoring (that meets the state and federal definitions), peer coaching, or peer review in the content area based on training
provided by the State Department of Education or other official training entity

Any professional activity that is purposed to educate, lead, or mentor other teachers to advance their professional knowledge and/or practice in the content area.
List professional activities related directly to reading. Provide documentation, including: teacher name, activity title, date, duration, and authorized signature of sponsor for each activity listed. A letter, on letterhead of the sponsoring entity and that includes the required documentation elements, may be used in lieu of individual activity certificates. An activity that fits one of the descriptions provided in the examples above may be counted only one time (4 points) on the application, even though the same activity may be conducted multiple times during a teacher’s career .
Description of Activity
POINTS
Four (4) points per professional activity, up to 3 activities.
Maximum –12 points for professional activities
TOTAL ACTIVITIES
Enter the number of professional activities in reading up to a maximum of 3 activities
POINT VALUE
4
Date of Activity
TOTAL POINTS
Enter this number on the
Summary of Points page under Professional Activities

Teacher Name: _____________________________ SSN: __________________
Refer to definitions, criteria, explanations, and instructions in the document Alabama High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation-REINSTATED , (Page 11).
Using criteria listed below, indicate the number of years of public school teaching experience for each public school system where the teacher has been employed:

Only years of experience teaching as a fully certified/licensed teacher in a public school may be considered.

Service of one semester or more in a given school year can be counted as one full year of teaching experience; however, only one partial year may be extrapolated to a full year. A partial year of teaching experience may not be considered to meet the HOUSSE eligibility prerequisite of having taught a minimum of two full academic years by the end of the 2005-
2006 school year.

Short-term or long-term substitute teaching, student teaching, teaching under an emergency certificate, teaching without a valid certificate, teaching summer school, working as a teacher aide or paraprofessional, and teaching of less than one semester during a given year may not be considered.
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A completely filled out Supplement EXP to document each year of teaching experience for which points are earned must be included in each and every HOUSSE application and placed immediately following Page 7 in the application.
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Each year within the past 10 years of public school teaching experience that included reading may be counted as two (2) points. Each year of public school teaching experience that included reading prior to the past 10 years may be counted as one (1) point. A maximum of 30 points may be earned in the Years of Public School Teaching Experience in Reading category.
Name of Employing Public School System
POINTS
Two (2) points per year for each year of teaching experience within the past 10 years
One (1) point per year for each year prior to the past 10 years.
Maximum – 30 points for teaching experience
Enter the number of years of public school teaching experience in reading within the past 10 years .
Enter the number of years of public school teaching experience in reading prior to the past 10 years.
POINT VALUE
2
2
1
1
SUBTOTAL
Maximum value for subtotal is 20 points
SUBTOTAL
Maximum value for subtotal is 10 points
TOTAL POINTS
Total points should equal the sum of points in the subtotal column. Enter this number on the
Summary of Points page under Years of Teaching
Experience.