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
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    OBERTO MARTÍNEZ
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    HOEBE RAULERSON
    KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
    Contact Person
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    INDA K. TAYLOR
    Beverly Gregory
    850/245-0431
    MEMORANDUM
    beverly.gregory@fldoe.org
    K12: 2006-43
    TO:
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    School District Superintendents
    School District Certification Contacts
    FROM:
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    Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
    DATE:
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    March 23, 2006
    SUBJECT:
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    Update on Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements of No Child Left Behind
    This memorandum is sent in support of Strategic Imperative One, that each Florida classroom is
    staffed by a highly effective teacher. The purpose is to clarify Florida’s plan for teachers to meet
    the highly qualified requirements of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and to advise you of
    changes in requirements provided in a Florida Title II monitoring visit report issued by the USDE.
    There are a few changes that impact the earlier technical assistance information issued by the
    Florida Department of Education relating to highly qualified teachers (HQT). In addition to a
    revised middle/secondary HQT chart showing new social science HQT requirements, a revised
    HQT chart for regular elementary teachers that includes an American Board for Certification of
    Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) or National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
    certificate as an option for some teachers to meet the HQT subject testing requirement are
    included. The latest guidance document issued by the USDE relating to highly qualified teacher
    requirements that supersedes all prior guidance is available at
    http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/guidance.pdf.
    Please see the attached technical assistance pages for more detailed information related to the
    highly qualified requirements of NCLB. These changes will require a passing score on the
    appropriate social science subject area exam or a HOUSSE plan(s) for the specific social science
    content area of the course(s) either history, economics, geography, or civics/ government (political
    science) rather than a HOUSSE plan for comprehensive social science. If you have questions
    regarding this memorandum or the technical assistance information, you may contact Beverly
    Gregory.
    CPY/b
    CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH. D.
    CHANCELLOR K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org

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