No Child Left Behind

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Updated Chart for Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements –

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Elementary (revised 2-07)

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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 Florida Temporary 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

Elementary 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 Florida 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 Florida Temporary or

Professional Certificate

and

having met

the requirements for a HOUSSE plan that

is appropriate for the grade level(s)

assigned. (transferable from out of state

using the out of state HOUSSE

verification form)

Option 3:

A valid Florida Professional Certificate

appropriate for the grade level(s) assigned

and

verification from another state of

passing an appropriate subject area exam

for the grade level(s) assigned.

(transferable from out of state using the

out of state SAE verification form)

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 February 2007