Revised May, 2007

No Child Left Behind Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements –

Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Teachers

Teaching Elementary (K-6) or Alternate Achievement Standards

Core Academic Courses

An ESE teacher who is the teacher of record for an elementary core academic course or an alternate

achievement standards core academic course must m

elementary teachers listed below, in addition to having the appropriate ESE certification.

New ESE Teachers

(No Teaching Experience)

 

Experienced ESE Teachers

(At Least One Year of Full Time

Teaching Experience)

 

 

Requirement 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

 

Requirement 2

 

A valid Florida three-year Temporary in an appropriate

ESE area(s) to match the ESE table in the Florida

Course Code Directory

A valid Florida three-year Temporary or five-year

Professional Certificate in an appropriate ESE

area(s) to match the ESE table in the Florida

Course Code Directory

 

Requirement 3

Option 1:

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

PK-3 subject area exam (SAE) appropriate for the

elementary grade level(s) assigned

or

Option 2:

A valid American Board for Certification of

Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) Passport Certificate in

Elementary Education.

or

Option 3:

A valid Florida Professional Certificate

appropriate for the elementary grade level(s) assigned.

(requires a passing Florida SAE or reciprocity from

another state)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option 1:

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

or PK-3 subject area exam (SAE) appropriate for

or

Option 2:

A valid ABCTE Passport Certificate in

Elementary Education or a valid Early or Middle

Childhood Generalist National Board for

Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)

Certificate appropriate for the grade levels.

or

Option 3:

Verification from another state of

passing an appropriate subject area exam for the

elementary grade level(s) assigned (transferable

from out of state using the out of state SAE

verification form)

or

Option 4:

Having met the requirements for a

HOUSSE plan that is appropriate for the

elementary grade level(s) assigned (transferable

from out of state using the out of state HOUSSE

verification form)

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

requirements for some teachers.