WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE NCLB HIGHLY QUALIFIED IN
TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS?
Regular Education
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Elementary education and early childhood education teachers, to become No Child Left Behind Highly Qualified Teachers (NCLB HQT), must pass with a score of 150 or higher the Educational Testing Services (ETS) Praxis II (0012) Elementary Education: Elementary Content OR (0014) Elementary School: Content Knowledge. For information on tests and registration, see www.ets.org.
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Secondary education teachers in the core subject classroom assignment(s) of:
economics
geography
history
mathematics
science
world languages
government and civics
fine arts (music, dance, theater/drama,
and visual arts)
English/language arts (reading, writing)
are required to meet the No Child Left Behind Highly Qualified Teacher (NCLB HQT) status.
To become an NCLB HQT, a teacher must have a major or major equivalent
OR
have an advanced degree in an NCLB subject area of teaching and pass the subject area test
OR
have a state endorsement and pass the subject area test by March, 2007. - Veteran teachers hired on or before June 30, 2005, may meet the Utah High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE) requirements to become highly qualified. For information on HOUSSE, see www.schools.utah.gov/cert/nclb/nclb.htm.
For more information on requirements and tests, see www.schools.utah.gov/cert.
Special Education
Special education teachers assigned to teach NCLB Core classes must meet the Special Education No Child Left Behind Highly Qualified Teacher (NCLB HQT) requirements on or before June 30, 2008.
The recent re-authorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) further defines the requirements to be highly qualified for special education teachers providing primary instruction in NCLB-defined core academic subjects of mathematics, science, fine arts (theater/drama, dance, visual arts, music), world languages, history, geography, government and civics, economics, and English/language arts (reading, writing).
For requirements based on educator licensure and teaching assignments, see Special Education Teachers, Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements, www.schools.utah. gov/cert/nclb/nclb.htm.
