Courses Taught by NCLB Compliant Teachers

Specific Requirements

The percentage of classes in the state not taught by highly qualified teachers, in the aggregate and disaggregated by high-poverty compared to low-poverty schools, which means schools in the top quartile of poverty and the bottom quartile of poverty in the state.

Public Law 107-110 Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(viii)

Definitions

NCLB requires that all teachers teaching in core academic subjects are to be "highly qualified" not later than the end of the 2005-06 school year. In general, NCLB requires that to be designated as highly qualified, a teacher must meet the following three criteria:

• Possession of a bachelor's degree
• Possession of an appropriate California teaching credential
• Demonstrated core academic subject area competence by means of exam, coursework, advanced certification, or completion of the California High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE) in the subject area being taught

NCLB defines core academic subject areas as English, reading/language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics/government, economics, arts, history, and geography. Elementary school teachers must demonstrate competence in reading, writing, mathematics, and other core academic subject areas of the elementary school curriculum.

For the school and the LEA, the percent of classes in core academic subjects (as defined by NCLB) taught by highly qualified teachers.

For the school and the LEA, the percent of classes in core academic subjects areas (as defined by NCLB) taught by highly qualified teachers, disaggregated by high-poverty compared to low-poverty schools.

Guidelines and Data Sources

Additional information about NCLB definitions, requirements, and procedures pertaining to highly qualified teachers are contained in the March 1, 2004 NCLB Teacher Requirement Resource Guide [http://www.cde.ca.gov/nclb/sr/tq/index.asp].

Data are reported on the Consolidated Application [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/co/index.asp].