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
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    INDA K. TAYLOR
    Contact Person
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    Beverly Gregory
    850/245-0431
    MEMORANDUM
    beverly.gregory@fldoe.org
    K12: 2006-92
    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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    July 7, 2006
    SUBJECT:
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    Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements of No Child Left Behind
    This memorandum is sent to update and 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 issued by the USDOE. There are new federal policies that greatly alter earlier
    technical assistance information issued by the Florida Department of Education relating to highly
    qualified teachers (HQT). There is now a required phase-out of the use of the High Objective
    Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE) option except for some special categories of
    teachers. Included is additional information relating to employment of international teachers and
    reporting.
    Please see the attached technical assistance document, a revised exchange teacher HOUSSE
    plan form, and a new form for verifying an out-of-state HOUSSE plan for implementing the highly
    qualified requirements of NCLB. If you have questions regarding this memorandum or the
    technical assistance information, please contact Beverly Gregory as shown above.
    CPY/bg
    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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