No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements “New” Teachers
(Teachers Hired After the First Day of School in 2002-2003)
“New” Teachers of Core Academic Subjects Hired After the First Day of School in 2002-2003 and Working in a Program Supported with Title I, Part A
Funds- These Teachers of Core Academic Subjects in a School-wide or Targeted Assistance Program Must Meet the Requirements Below Beginning
with the 2002-2003 School Year.
Other “New” Teachers of Core Academic Subjects Hired After the First Day of School 2002-2003 – These Teachers Must Meet the Requirements
Below As Soon As Possible but Not Later Than the End of the 2005-2006 School Year.
(Core Academic Subjects are English, reading, language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics, government, economics, arts, history, and
geography.)
Status
Elementary Level
Middle/Secondary Level
New Teacher =
A teacher hired after
the 1
st
day of 2002-
2003 school year
(the first day of school
is the first day students
report per the district
standard calendar)
Option I
Valid Temporary Certificate with appropriate certificate area in PK-3,
K-3, 1-6, K-6, K-8, or K-12 for each assignment
and
A passing score on the Florida Subject Area Exam (SAE) required
for each certificate area of assignment
Sample Options:
Assignment: Second Grade Teacher
Temporary Certificate in Elementary Education 1-6
Passing Score on Elementary Education 1-6 SAE
Assignment: Grades K-5 Music Teacher
Temporary Certificate in Music K-12
Passing score on Music K-12 SAE
Option II
Valid Professional Certificate with appropriate certificate area for
each assignment
Option I
Valid Temporary Certificate with appropriate certificate area in 5-9, 6-12, 7-12, K-
8, or K-12 for each assignment
Sample Options:
Assignment: Tenth Grade Geometry
Temporary Certificate in Mathematics 6-12 or 7-12
Assignments: Eighth Grade Spanish and English
Temporary Certificate in Spanish 7-12 or K-12 and English 5-9, 6-12, or 7-12
Option II
Valid Professional Certificate with appropriate certificate area for each
assignment
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No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements “Not New” Teachers
(Teachers Hired Before or On the First Day of School In 2002-3003)
“Not New” Teachers of Core Academic Subjects Hired Before or On the First Day of School in 2002-2003 and Working in a Program Supported with
Title I, Part A Funds- These Teachers of Core Academic Subjects in a School-wide or Targeted Assistance Program Must Meet the Requirements
Below As Soon As Possible but Not Later than the End of the 2005-2006 School Year.
Other “Not New” Teachers of Core Academic Subjects Hired Before or On the First Day of School 2002-2003 – These Teachers Must Meet the
Requirements Below As Soon As Possible but Not Later than the End of the 2005-2006 School Year.
(Core Academic Subjects are English, reading, language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics, government, economics, arts, history, and
geography.)
Status
Elementary Level
Middle/Secondary Level
Not New
Teacher =
A teacher hired before
or on the 1
st
day of
school of the 2002-
2003 school year
(the first day of school
is the first day students
report per the district
standard calendar)
Option I
Valid Temporary Certificate with appropriate certificate area in PK-3,
K-3, 1-6, K-6, K-8, or K-12 for each assignment
and
A passing score on the Florida Subject Area Exam (SAE) required
for each certificate area of assignment
Sample Options:
Assignment: Kindergarten Teacher
Temporary Certificate in PK-3
Passing Score on the PK-3 SAE
Assignment: Fifth Grade Teacher
Temporary Certificate in Elementary Education K-6
Passing Score on Elementary Education K-6 SAE
Option II
Valid Temporary or Professional Certificate with appropriate
certificate area for each assignment and a satisfactory or higher
performance evaluation including demonstration of subject area
competence in each subject area taught pursuant to Section 231.29,
FS.
Option I
Valid Temporary Certificate with appropriate certificate area in 5-9, 6-12, 7-12, K-
8, or K-12 for each assignment
Sample Options:
Assignment: Grades 6-8 Art
Temporary Certificate in Art K-12
Assignment: Eleventh Grade Physics
Temporary Certificate in Physics 6-12, 7-12 or Science 7-12
Option II
Valid Temporary or Professional Certificate with appropriate certificate area for
each assignment and a satisfactory or higher performance evaluation including
demonstration of subject area competence in each subject area taught pursuant
to Section 231.29, FS.
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