Transcript PURPOSE OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

No Child Left Behind
GOALS
• ALL students will attain proficiency or better
in reading and mathematics by 2013-2014
• ALL limited English students will become
proficient in English
• ALL teachers will be highly qualified
by 2005-2006
• ALL students will be educated in safe,
drug-free environments
• ALL students will graduate from high school
ACCOUNTABILITY
Accountability
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Testing Requirements
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Consequences
Public Reporting
ACCOUNTABILITY
Public Reporting
2002-2003 State Report Card requirements include:
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Dissemination at the beginning of school year
Disaggregated student MEAP data
Comparison of student achievement levels
Percentage of students not tested
Graduation rates
Number and names of schools in need of improvement
Comparison of actual academic achievement to annual
objectives for all subgroups
– Teacher qualifications
ACCOUNTABILITY
Public Reporting
New requirements to provide parent notification on:
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Teacher qualifications
Student performance on state assessments
School choice information
Limited English Proficiency student placement
and program information
ACCOUNTABILITY
Teacher Quality
• Beginning 2002-2003 all new Title I teachers must:
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Be highly qualified
Be certified and teaching in their content areas
Not hold emergency credentials
Have proven competency in teaching areas assigned
• All core academic subject area teachers not
highly qualified must meet the requirements
by 2005-2006.
• Title II funds can be earmarked for teacher
and principal quality
Who are the Core Academic Area
Teachers?
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English
Reading or Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Foreign Languages
Civics and Government
Economics
Arts
History
Geography
ACCOUNTABILITY
Teacher Quality
All states must:
– Develop a plan demonstrating how teachers will
become highly qualified by 2005-2006
– Require annual increase in the percentage of
highly qualified teachers in each local district
beginning in 2002-2003
– Increase annually the percentage of teachers
receiving high quality professional development
beginning in 2002-2003*
Michigan’s Definition
• MDE convenes a set of advisory committees on NCLB issue areas
– Advisory Committee meets and develops draft definitions
– State Board Adopts Definition in April, 2003
– HOUSSE – what does it stand for?
• Midland/Saginaw Curriculum Council
– Develops HOUSSE portfolio guidelines and rubric
– Submits plan to MDE for approval
– Seminars planned for:
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Curriculum Directors
Elementary Principals
Secondary Principals
HR Directors
Who is HQ?
• 1993 was a very good year …
– Elementary Self Contained: MTTC Basic Skills and
Comprehensive elementary exams
– Elementary Certified in Middle School: Above, plus MTTC
subject area
– Secondary: MTTC Basic Skills and MTTC subject area in
Major and Minor
Who is HQ?
• The Classical Ages
– Teachers Certified prior to 1993 have many options:
• Must have Bachelor’s Degree, and
• Full State Certification, and
• One of 6 options:
– MTTC Basic Skills and appropriate areas
» Comprehensive Elementary, or
» Subject Area for Certificate Endorsements
– Graduate Degree or advanced coursework equal to an undergraduate
major
– National Board Certification
– One of 3 HOUSSE options
HOUSSE Options
• HOUSSE Option #1
– 3 years teaching experience and at least 18 semester credits towards a
masters degree
• HOUSSE Option #2
– 3 years teaching experience and completion of a district approved IDP
consisting of at least 90 contact hours of professional development,
documented using the MDE approved PD record form
• HOUSSE Option #3
– Creation of a Michigan Content Area Portfolio assessed using the
Saginaw/Midland County Content Area Portfolio Rubric with an
achievement level of 100 points or more on the rubric
ACCOUNTABILITY
Paraprofessional Quality
– Paraprofessionals hired after January 8, 2002
must meet requirements for qualification standards
– Paraprofessionals hired prior to January 8, 2002
must meet requirements for qualifications by
January 8, 2006
Options for Paraprofessionals
• Associate’s Degree
• 60 Semester Credits in an accredited degree program
• Passage of a rigorous test of academic content
– MTTC Basic Skills
• Offered 4 times a year through Universities with Teacher Preparation Programs
– WorkKeys from ACT
• Score levels set by Michigan State Board of Education in July
• Available through Delta College or the Saginaw Career Complex
• Paraprofessional Certification Institutes will begin at SISD in January, 2004
– Practice Tests
– Facilitated Group Test Prep Software with Anytime/Anywhere option
– Scheduled Test Sessions at SCC
– Optional Professional Development program
• More test options coming??
Highly Qualified Teachers and
Paraprofessionals
• Achievable Goal
• MDE work should
be applauded in this
area
• SISD support