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
P
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.
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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