FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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    STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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    John L. Winn
    Commissioner of Education
    F. PHILIP HANDY,
    Chairman
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Vice Chairman
    Members
    DONNA G. CALLAWAY
    JULIA L. JOHNSON
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    OBERTO MARTÍNEZ
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    HOEBE RAULERSON
    Contact:
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    INDA K. TAYLOR
    Beverly Gregory
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    850/245-0431
    Beverly.gregory@fldoe.org
    MEMORANDUM
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    K-12: 2005-36
    TO:
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    District School Superintendents
    District Certification Contact Persons
    Directors of Personnel
    FROM:
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    Pamela Stewart
    DATE:
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    March 31, 2005
    SUBJECT:
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    No Child Left Behind HOUSSE Option for Experienced Exchange Teachers
    In support of the Department’s Strategic Imperative #1, to increase the supply of highly effective
    teachers, the Department is continuing to review the requirements and the flexibility options of
    the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act to ensure that each of Florida’s classrooms has a highly
    qualified teacher. Guidance documents from the USDE have provided information relating to
    the inclusion of international exchange teachers into the pool of highly qualified teachers.
    Immigration regulations require that exchange teachers have teaching experience in the native
    country as one of the criteria for issuance of an appropriate visa. Therefore, exchange teachers
    would be eligible for the High, Objective, Uniform, State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE)
    option to meet the NCLB designation for highly qualified status.
    The Florida Exchange Certificate does not show a certification subject area; thus, it will be
    necessary to complete a HOUSSE form for each core academic subject area taught by the
    exchange teacher. Because the verification of the components for highly qualified status are
    unique for an exchange teacher, attached is a newly developed model for a HOUSSE
    verification form that school districts are to use to establish a highly qualified status for an
    experienced exchange teacher.
    If you have questions or need additional information, please refer to the contact information
    above.
    PAMELA STEWART
    DEPUTY CHANCELLOR EDUCATOR QUALITY
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0420 • www.fldoe.org

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