No Child Left Behind

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Updated Chart for Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements –

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Elementary (revised)

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To Be Highly Qualified,

Teachers in Core Academic

Subjects Must Satisfy Three

New Elementary Teachers

Not New - Experienced

1. A bachelor’s or higher

degree from an accredited or

approved institution

A bachelor’s or higher degree from

an accredited or approved

institution

A bachelor’s or higher degree from an

accredited or approved institution

2. A valid full state certificate

A valid Florida three-year

Temporary or five-year

Professional Certificate

A valid Florida three-year Temporary

or five-year Professional Certificate

3. Subject matter competency

for each core academic subject

assigned

Option 1:

A valid Temporary Certificate

appropriate for the grade level(s)

assigned

and

a passing score on

the Florida K-6, 1-6, or PK-3

appropriate for the grade level(s)

assigned or in lieu of the SAE, a

valid ABCTE Passport Certificate

in Elementary Education. (An

ABCTE certificate establishes

eligibility for certification in

Elementary Education).

Option 2:

A valid Florida Professional

Certificate appropriate for the

grade level(s) assigned. (Requires a

passing Florida SAE or reciprocity

from another state).

Option 1:

A valid Temporary Certificate or

Professional Certificate appropriate

for the grade level(s) assigned

and

a

passing score on the Florida K-6, 1-6,

or PK-3 subject area exam (SAE)

appropriate for the grade level(s)

assigned or in lieu of the SAE, a valid

ABCTE Passport Certificate in

Elementary Education or a valid Early

or Middle Childhood Generalist

NBPTS Certificate appropriate for the

grade levels. (An ABCTE or NBPTS

Certificate also establishes eligibility

for certification in the subject).

Option 2:

A valid Temporary or Professional

Certificate

and

meeting the

requirements for a HOUSSE plan that

is appropriate for the grade level(s)

assigned.

Note: The obsolete Early Childhood Education and Primary Education K-3 certification levels may meet these

requirements for some teachers.

Note: All new teachers of core academic subjects in Title I school-wide or targeted assistance

programs hired after the first day of school in the 2002-03 school year must meet the highly

qualified requirements. All other teachers of core academic subjects must meet highly

qualified requirements no later than June 30, 2006.

NCLB~Elem chart revised March 2006