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Highly Qualified Teachers & Paraprofessionals

Student Achievement and School Accountability Conference
October 2002

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TITLE I, Defining A Highly Qualified Teacher

Highly Qualified Requirements for NEW Middle and Secondary School Teachers

  1. A Highly Qualified Teacher has obtained full state certification or licensure, holds at least a bachelor.s degree, and has demonstrated a high level of competency in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches by:
  2. Passing a rigorous State academic subject test in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches; or
  3. Successful completion, in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches, of an academic major, a graduate degree, coursework equivalent to an undergraduate academic major, or advanced certification or credentialing.