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TitleHignly qualified teacher status, guidelines
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What highly qualified means in your state...

The purpose of the No Child Left Behind highly qualified teacher
requirements is to make certain that all students are taught by teachers who
really know the content of the subjects that they teach.

In many cases, teachers have significant experience, professional
development, and other content-related experiences to prove a high level of
competence in their out-of-field subjects. No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
provides an avenue--HOUSSE (the High Objective Uniform State Standard of
Evaluation)--for veteran teachers to become highly qualified without having to
take a test or go back to college.

Most states have developed a HOUSSE and their teachers are using it to
meet the highly qualified component of NCLB. The Education Commission of
the States (ECS) developed a database of state HOUSSEs that allows you to
view online what your state requires (Confirm with your state licensing agency
that the ECS database is up-to-date and accurate.).

The database is available at:
http://mb2.ecs.org/reports/Report.aspx?id=140
SourceUS Department of Education
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