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HOUSSE rules for 2007-2008
Teachers in core academic areas who were highly qualified through the HOUSSE Rubric before June 30, 2007, are eligible to continue using the HOUSSE Rubric to meet highly qualified requirements unless they change content areas.
All core academic teachers must complete a new teacher attestation during the first 4 weeks of each school year.
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The federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB),
reauthorized in 2001, requires that all teachers be highly qualified in the core
academic content area(s) they teach. NCLB places major emphasis upon
teacher quality as a factor in improving achievement for all students. This
emphasis grows out of the research showing that teachers’ mastery of the
academic content they teach is critical to engaging students and is a
significant factor in raising levels of student achievement. All veteran
teachers of core academic content areas should have met the highly qualified
teacher requirement by the end of the 2005-2006 school year. All instructional
paraprofessionals in Title I school-wide or Title I targeted assistance programs
should also have met the highly qualified paraprofessional requirements by the
end of the 2005-2006 school year.
The Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) Toolkit serves as a guide to assist Arizona’s school administrators, teachers, and paraprofessionals in identifying and reporting highly qualified data. The following links will provide you with specific information about NCLB highly qualified requirements.
Contact Information
Academic Achievement Division
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street, Bin 45
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Deputy Associate Superintendent of Highly Qualified Professionals: Jan Amator
Tel: (602) 364-2294
Fax: (602) 542-3050
