Highly Qualified and

							HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

As part of Title I compliance to Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also called No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the
Office of Human Capital -- Licensure and Highly Qualified will monitor staff who meet the criteria for “Highly Qualified”
status. As of June 30, 2006, all core academic subject teachers are required to meet the standards for Highly Qualified. In
order to meet the requirements for NCLB, the Human Capital Office will implement measures to monitor and improve
Highly Qualified compliance.

PARENT’S RIGHT TO KNOW

Parents will be informed through the SY 12-13 Family Information Handbook about the information they are legally
entitled to request about their child’s teacher or paraprofessional. The Family Information Handbook will be packed home
with kids the week of August 27, 2012.

 Schools and/or districts must notify parents of their right to request information about theses qualifications. In Baltimore
City Public Schools, parent’s notification is issued in the Family Information Handbook. Parents must be aware of their
rights to know and may request information regarding their child’s teacher or paraeducator.

Parents can request the following information:
    1. Whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in
         which the teacher provides instruction;
    2. Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification
         or licensing criteria have been waived;
    3. The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the
         teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree;
    4. Whether the child is provided services by paraeducators and, if so, their qualifications.

Communication templates and additional information can be found by going to
www.bcpss.org/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp and clicking the link for Highly Qualified Resources under the School
Information heading. Additionally, Human Capital Specialists are available to assist schools with any questions regarding
your report.

NON HIGHLY QUALIFIED PARENT NOTIFICATION

Parents who have a child receiving instruction from a teacher or long-term substitute for four or more consecutive weeks
who is not considered Highly Qualified, based on assignment and certification, must be notified starting no later than
September 17, 2012. The Office of Human Capital -- Licensure and Highly Qualified will send the initial written notification
to parents of non-Highly Qualified Teachers alerting them that they may request information regarding the professional
qualifications of the teachers in question. Subsequent four-week letters will be sent by the school to notify parents if their
child is being taught by a nonHighly Qualified teacher. For planning purposes, parent notification dates are provided
below.
                 *September 17, 2012                         February 4, 2013
                 October 15, 2012                            March 4, 2013
                 November 12, 2012                           April 5, 2013
                 December 10, 2012                           April 29, 2013
                 January 7, 2013                             May 27, 2013
                 *notifications sent from the Office of Human Capital


HIGHLY QUALIFIED ATTESTATION

Additionally, Per NCLB the district requires principals of each school operating a Title I school wide program or Title I
targeted assistance program to attest, in writing, as to whether their school is in compliance with Highly Qualified
requirements. Attestation forms are the Title I school’s verification of teacher and paraeducator Highly Qualified status.
Highly Qualified Attestation forms will be due to Human Capital by September 21, 2012. Guidance will be provided via
City Schools Inside no later than September 3, 2012.
Office of Human Capital-Licensure and Highly Qualified                                                 Approved 08/2012
        Highly Qualified Quick Guide
HIGHLY QUALIFIED REQUIREMENTS                                    CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
  ALL TEACHERS IN CORE ACADEMIC AREAS MUST BE HQ                        EARLY CHILDHOOD
  NEW TEACHER (HIRED AFTER 01.08.02)                                    ELEMENTARY
    o      BACHELOR DEGREE                                               ART, MUSIC, DANCE, DRAMA/THEATER
    o      FULL STATE CERTIFICATION                                      SOCIAL STUDIES: CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY,
    o      DEMONSTRATE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (PRAXIS                          ECONOMICS
           TESTING)                                                   ENGLISH AND ESOL
  EXPERIENCED TEACHER (HIRED BEFORE 01.08.02)                        READING OR LANGUAGE ARTS
    o BACHELOR'S DEGREE                                               MATHEMATICS
    o FULL STATE CERTIFICATION                                        SCIENCE: BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, EARTH/SPACE, PHYSICAL,
  TITLE I PROGRAM TEACHERS MUST BE HQ IMMEDIATELY                        PHYSICS, ENVIRONMENTAL, GENERAL
  TITLE I TARGETED-ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS TEACHERS PAID                  FOREIGN LANGUAGES
   WITH TITLE 1 FUNDS NEED TO BE HQ IMMEDIATELY                       SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS MUST BE HIGHLY QUALIFIED FOR
                                                                             EACH OF THE ABOVE AREAS WHERE THEY ARE A TEACHER OF
                                                                             RECORD (A STUDENT’S SOLE INSTRUCTOR AND ASSESSOR)
HOUSSE
HIGH, OBJECTIVE, UNIFORM STATE STANDARD OF
EVALUATION (HOUSSE): NCLB ALLOWS STATES TO
                                                                 CERTIFICATION
DEVELOP AN ADDITIONAL WAY FOR EXPERIENCED TEACHERS
TO DEMONSTRATE SUBJECT-MATTER COMPETENCY AND
MEET HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER REQUIREMENTS.
                                                                 TO MAINTAIN HQ STATUS, A TEACHER IN CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
                                                                 MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH AN RTC, SPCI, SPCII, OR APC IN A
MARYLAND’S HOUSSE                                                QUALIFYING FIELD AND SATISFY THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS
    IF A TEACHER HOLDS AN APC AND COMPLETED AT                  BELOW.
      LEAST ONE YEAR OF WORK TOWARDS THE APC IN
      THE 2006-2007 SCHOOL YEAR OR PRIOR, THEN                        EARLY CHILDHOOD/ELEMENTARY (NEW TEACHER)
      HE OR SHE IS ELIGIBLE FOR HOUSSE IN REGULAR                       o PASS STATE TESTS THAT ASSESS SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE AND
      EDUCATION SETTINGS                                                   TEACHING SKILLS IN READING, WRITING, MATH, AND OTHER
    SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS MUST HAVE AN                                 AREAS OF BASIC EARLY CHILDHOOD OR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
      SPC OR APC AND HAVE COMPLETED ONE YEAR OF                              CURRICULUM
      EXPERIENCE IN 2010-2011 OR PRIOR                                MIDDLE OR SECONDARY TEACHER (NEW TEACHER)
    HOUSSE FORMS COMPLETED MUST BE APPROVED                           o PASS THE APPLICABLE STATE CONTENT TEST IN EACH OF THE
      BY THE OFFICE OF HUMAN CAPITAL TO ADD HQ                               CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS IN WHICH THE TEACHER IS TEACHING,
             ELIGIBILITY                                                     OR
            HOUSSE WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE AS AN                    o   COMPLETING AN ACADEMIC MAJOR OR COURSE WORK
             OPTION TO ACHIEVE HQ STATUS AFTER JUNE 30,                      EQUIVALENT TO A MAJOR (30 CREDIT HOURS WITH 50% AT
             2014                                                            THE UPPER DIVISION LEVEL), A GRADUATE DEGREE, OR AN
                                                                             ADVANCED CERTIFICATION (ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD
                                                                             FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS AND/OR AN
HIGHLY QUALIFIED REQUIREMENTS-PARAPROFESSIONALS                              ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY MSDE) IN
THIS REQUIREMENT APPLIES TO PARAPROFESSIONALS WHO                             EACH OF THE CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECT AREAS IN WHICH THE
PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES AND WHO WORK IN A                              TEACHER IS TEACHING
PROGRAM SUPPORTED WITH TITLE I FUNDS.                                        *TEACHERS ASSIGNED TO GRADES 7TH AND 8TH HOLDING
PARAEDUCATORS ARE NEVER HQ AS A TEACHER OF RECORD.                           CERTIFICATION IN ELEMENTARY GRADES 1-6 & MIDDLE MUST
                                                                             HAVE AN ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE (APC)AND
TITLE I PARAPROFESSIONALS WHOSE DUTIES INCLUDE                               AN APPROVED HOUSSE FORM ON FILE WITH HUMAN CAPITAL. *
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT MUST HAVE:                                        EARLY CHILDHOOD/ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY
     o COMPLETED TWO YEARS OF STUDY (48 CREDITS)                         TEACHER, OR K-12 (ART AND MUSIC) (EXPERIENCED TEACHER)
          OR AN ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE AT A REGIONALLY                       o MEET THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS LISTED FOR TEACHERS
             ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION;                     NEW TO THE PROFESSION, OR
        OR                                                               o DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCY IN EACH OF THE CORE ACADEMIC
        o PASSED A FORMAL STATE OR LOCAL ACADEMIC                            SUBJECTS IN WHICH THE TEACHER IS TEACHING BASED ON
          ASSESSMENT, DEMONSTRATING KNOWLEDGE OF                             HOUSSE FORMS COMPLETED AND APPROVED BY THE OFFICE
             AND THE ABILITY TO ASSIST IN INSTRUCTING                        OF HUMAN CAPITAL PRIOR TO THE CONCLUSION OF SY 2013-
             READING, WRITING, AND MATHEMATICS                               2014.


        Office of Human Capital-Licensure and Highly Qualified                                               Approved 08/2012