How do you report the assignment for a teacher that is providing independent study instruction?
Report one independent study assignment for each subject area in which the teacher is providing instruction. All same-subject courses should be combined and reflected under that one assignment code. The percent should be based on the proportion of time or on the portion of students instructed in that subject during the census period. Report the course enrollment, grade level, and whether the course meets the University of California (UC)/California State University (CSU) requirements for admission.
For each assignment, indicate if the class is in a NCLB core subject area at the elementary or secondary level or if the class is not core; and if NCLB core, whether the teacher is NCLB compliant based on testing, HOUSSE, or is not compliant.
For example, an independent study teacher teaches several grade levels of a foreign language. Report all secondary foreign language independent study courses as assignment code 2231 and report the percent as 100 percent. Report the course enrollment, grade level, UC/CSU, if it is NCLB core, and whether the teacher is NCLB compliant or not.
How do you report assignments for teachers whose students see more than one teacher in a subject area? For example, in the independent study “collaborative” teaching model, one teacher “supervises” by making assignments and collecting student work and the other teacher “teaches” the subject, by developing the curriculum and exams, providing direct instruction and tutoring, giving and grading exams, and assigning the course grade.
When a student sees two teachers for a subject area (“collaborative” model), only the teacher who is actually providing instruction should report that assignment on the Professional Assignment Information Form (PAIF). This teacher should report his or her assignments grouped by subject area, and identify whether the assignment is NCLB core elementary, NCLB core secondary, or not core. If the assignment is NCLB core, then the teacher must indicate if he or she is NCLB compliant in that subject area by education/testing, HOUSSE, or is not yet compliant. Also, report enrollment, grade level, and whether the assignment meets the UC/CSU requirements for admission.
A teacher who provides supervision but not direct instruction in a core subject area does not report this time as an assignment on the PAIF.
When reporting “NCLB Core Class” on the PAIF, how do you determine if a class taught in a charter school is a NCLB core class?
The requirements for determining if a class is NCLB core are the same requirements for a charter school as they are in a non-charter school. See the NCLB Core Class section on page 27 of the CBEDS Administrative Manual.
How do you determine if a teacher that is teaching an NCLB core class in a charter school is NCLB compliant (highly qualified teacher)?
To be designated as NCLB compliant for an NCLB core class subject class in a charter school (excluding countywide charter schools), the teacher must:
- Hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree; and
- Have demonstrated subject matter competence in each of the academic subjects he/she teaches.
- If the class is designated as core in the school’s charter or is a course that meets a-g UC/CSU freshman admission requirements (college preparatory), the teacher must have the appropriate state certification in the assigned NCLB core subject. Instruction in a self-contained classroom generally requires a multiple subject or standard elementary credential. Secondary/departmentalized instruction generally requires the appropriate single subject authorization.
In previous years we reported our special education teachers under the assignment “resource specialist.” What assignment code do we use to report those teachers this year?
Resource specialists providing direct instruction in core subjects should report their assignment as special education elementary or one of the subject areas under special education secondary.
Resource specialists not providing direct instruction should report their assignment as 3020 - Consultation/Instructional Support.
Should the special education teachers report their assignment by period or do they report same-subject assignments as one assignment?
For the elementary special education teacher, if the teacher is providing direct instruction in core classes the entire time, he/she should report the assignment once under code 3005 - Special Education Elementary. If the elementary special education teacher teaches core class for a couple of hours and then provides instructional support the rest of the time, he/she should report the assignments by period.
For secondary special education if the school has enough students to have classes by content area, report one assignment code for each course. However, if the special education instruction is similar to independent study, report one special education assignment for each subject area in which the teacher is providing instruction by combining same-subject courses under one assignment code.
The percent should be based on the proportion of time or on the portion of students instructed in that subject during the census period. Report the course enrollment, grade level, and whether the course meets the UC/CSU requirements for admission.
If the special education class is the class in which the students are receiving their core instruction in that subject area, then the class should be designated as core. If the special education teacher is a resource teacher supporting a regular classroom teacher who is providing the core instruction, the special education resource teacher’s assignment is not core.
If you have general questions regarding the above instructions, contact the Educational Demographics Office at 916-327-0219. If you have any questions specific to highly qualified teachers, please contact Lynda Nichols in the Curriculum Leadership Office at 916-323-5822.
Please refer to the 2008 CBEDS Administrative Manual (DOC; 925KB; 40pp.) for the CBEDS assignment code list and the PAIF instructions.
