HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND

IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS (ESEA TITLE II, PART A)

STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY (SEA) MONITORING PROTOCOL

This document is intended to assist States in preparing for monitoring
reviews by describing the scope of the information that the U.S.
Department of Education (the Department) expects to review and analyze.
Department staff will use this document as a tool to guide questions and
conversations designed to ensure our full understanding of the
procedures the State has implemented to meet the "Highly Qualified
Teacher" requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(ESEA), and to manage the ESEA Title II, Part A, *Improving Teacher
Quality State Grants* program. The monitoring review will identify areas
in which the State or local educational agencies can improve, as well as
areas in which they have made notable progress or can be commended for
effective practices.

The review will cover the statutory requirements in Title I, Part A and
Title IX of the ESEA governing highly qualified teachers, as well as
those that govern the ESEA Title II, Part A program. The site review
team will want to examine evidence of the State's adherence to both sets
of requirements as well as the State's implementation of its revised
plan for reaching the goal of having all core subject classes taught by
highly qualified teachers. The Department will report to the State on
any areas of non-compliance identified in the review.

**STATE** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Date of Monitoring Visit \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Number of LEAs \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Number of Schools
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Number of Teachers \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Names of LEAs participating in the monitoring visit

1.  \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

2.  \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

3.  \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

### State Allocation (FY 2006[^1]) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ State Allocation (FY 2007[^2]) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

LEA Allocation (FY 2006) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ LEA Allocation (FY
2007) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

"State Activities" (FY 2006) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ "State Activities"
(FY 2007) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

SAHE Allocation (FY 2006) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ SAHE Allocation (FY
2007) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

SEA Administration (FY 2006) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ SEA Administration (FY
2007) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

SAHE Administration (FY 2006) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ SAHE Administration (FY
2007) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

##### I. HQT Definitions and Procedures

**The purpose of this section is to ensure that the State has developed
and implemented procedures, consistent with the statutory definition of
highly qualified, to determine whether *all* teachers of core academic
subjects are highly qualified (ESEA, §9101(23)) and whether special
education teachers who teach core subjects are highly qualified (IDEA,
§601(10)).**

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **I.1. The State has established  |                                   |
| appropriate HQT requirements for  |                                   |
| all teachers who teach core       |                                   |
| subjects. §9101(23)**             |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| In order to be considered highly  | Possible sources of evidence:     |
| qualified, teachers of core       |                                   |
| subjects must have                | -   Guidance provided to LEAs and |
|                                   |     teachers on HQT requirements  |
| -   Earned a Bachelor's Degree    |     (PowerPoint presentations,    |
|                                   |     handbooks, etc.)              |
| -   Completed requirements for    |                                   |
|     full State Certification or   | -   Information on the SEA web    |
|     be in an approved Alternative |     site that describes HQT       |
|     Certification program that    |     requirements (please provide  |
|     meets the requirements of 34  |     Web link)                     |
|     CFR 200.56(a)(2)(ii).         |                                   |
|                                   | **Please be sure that all of the  |
| -   Demonstrated subject area     | following groups of teachers are  |
|     competence in manner          | covered in the submitted          |
|     consistent with the grade     | materials:**                      |
|     level they teach and with     |                                   |
|     their status as teachers new  | -   **Elementary teachers *new*   |
|     or not new to the profession. |     to the profession**           |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   **Elementary teachers *not    |
|                                   |     new* to the profession**      |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   **Secondary teachers *new* to |
|                                   |     the profession**              |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   **Secondary teachers *not     |
|                                   |     new* to the profession**      |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **I.2. The State has established  |                                   |
| appropriate HQT requirements for  |                                   |
| *special* *education* *teachers   |                                   |
| who teach core academic           |                                   |
| subjects.* §602(10) of the IDEA** |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| In order to be considered highly  | Possible sources of evidence:     |
| qualified, special education      |                                   |
| teachers who teach core content   | -   Guidance provided to LEAs and |
| must have                         |     teachers on HQT requirements  |
|                                   |     (PowerPoint presentations,    |
| -   Earned a Bachelor's Degree    |     handbooks, etc.)              |
|                                   |                                   |
| -   Completed requirements for    | -   Information on the SEA web    |
|     full State Certification *in  |     site that describes HQT       |
|     special education* or be in   |     requirements (please provide  |
|     an approved Alternative       |     Web link)                     |
|     Certification program for     |                                   |
|     special education that meets  | **Please be sure that all of the  |
|     the requirements of 34 CFR    | following groups of teachers are  |
|     300.18(b)(2).                 | covered in the submitted          |
|                                   | materials:**                      |
| -   Demonstrated subject area     |                                   |
|     competence in manner          | -   **Elementary special          |
|     consistent with the grade     |     education teachers *new* to   |
|     level they teach and with     |     the profession**              |
|     their status as teachers new  |                                   |
|     or not new to the profession. | -   **Elementary special          |
|                                   |     education teachers *not new*  |
|                                   |     to the profession**           |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   **Secondary special education |
|                                   |     teachers *new* to the         |
|                                   |     profession**                  |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   **Secondary special education |
|                                   |     teachers *not new* to the     |
|                                   |     profession**                  |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **I.3. Teachers who are enrolled  |                                   |
| in approved alternative           |                                   |
| certification programs AND who    |                                   |
| have already earned a bachelor's  |                                   |
| degree AND successfully           |                                   |
| demonstrated subject matter       |                                   |
| competence may be counted as      |                                   |
| highly qualified for a period of  |                                   |
| three years (34 CFR               |                                   |
| 200.56(a)(2)(ii)).**              |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| In order to be considered highly  | The SEA must provide evidence     |
| qualified, teachers enrolled in   | (guidance to LEAs and teachers,   |
| alternative certification         | web pages, handbooks, etc.) that  |
| programs must                     | subject matter competence         |
|                                   | demonstration has been required   |
| -   Receive high-quality          | BEFORE any teacher enrolled in an |
|     professional development that | alternative certification program |
|     is sustained, intensive, and  | is counted as highly qualified to |
|     classroom-focused in order to | teach a particular class.         |
|     have a positive and lasting   |                                   |
|     impact on classroom           | The SEA must provide evidence     |
|     instruction before and while  | that any alternative              |
|     teaching;                     | certification program whose       |
|                                   | enrollees are considered highly   |
| -   Participate in a program of   | qualified contains all of the     |
|     intensive supervision that    | required program elements.        |
|     consists of structured        |                                   |
|     guidance and regular ongoing  |                                   |
|     support for teachers, or a    |                                   |
|     teacher mentoring program;    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| -   Assume functions as a teacher |                                   |
|     for a period not to exceed    |                                   |
|     three years;                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| -   Demonstrate satisfactory      |                                   |
|     progress toward full          |                                   |
|     certification as prescribed   |                                   |
|     by the State; and             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| -   Have successfully             |                                   |
|     demonstrated subject matter   |                                   |
|     competence.                   |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **I.4. The SEA ensures that all   |                                   |
| teachers hired after the first    |                                   |
| day of the 2002-2003 school year  |                                   |
| to teach in Title I programs were |                                   |
| highly qualified at the time of   |                                   |
| hire. §1119(a)(1)**               |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| All Title I teachers hired after  | -   Assurances from LEAs that     |
| the first day of the 2002-2003    |     Title I hires are highly      |
| school year were highly qualified |     qualified.                    |
| at the time of hire.              |                                   |
|                                   | -   Information collected from    |
|                                   |     LEAs on the qualifications of |
|                                   |     Title I hires.                |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   Evidence of monitoring.       |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   Corrective action plans for   |
|                                   |     LEAs found to be out-of       |
|                                   |     compliance with appropriate   |
|                                   |     Title I hiring practices.     |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **I.5. The SEA ensures that all   |                                   |
| teachers paid with Title II, Part |                                   |
| A funds for class size reduction  |                                   |
| are highly qualified.             |                                   |
| §2123(a)(2)(B)**                  |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| All teachers paid with Title II,  | -   Assurances from LEAs that all |
| Part A funds to reduce class size |     teachers paid with Title II,  |
| are highly qualified.             |     Part A funds are highly       |
|                                   |     qualified.                    |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   Information collected from    |
|                                   |     LEAs on the qualifications of |
|                                   |     teachers paid with Title II,  |
|                                   |     Part A funds.                 |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   Evidence of monitoring.       |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   Corrective action plans for   |
|                                   |     LEAs found to be out-of       |
|                                   |     compliance with appropriate   |
|                                   |     Title II, Part A hiring       |
|                                   |     practices.                    |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **I.6. The SEA ensures that all   |                                   |
| LEAs that receive Title I funds   |                                   |
| notify parents of students in     |                                   |
| Title I schools of their right to |                                   |
| request and receive information   |                                   |
| on the qualifications of their    |                                   |
| children's teachers.              |                                   |
| §1111(h)(6)(A)**                  |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Notification of parents' right to | -   Assurances from each LEA that |
| know is occurring in Title I      |     receives Title I funds that   |
| schools in each LEA that receives |     the LEA has informed parents  |
| Title I funds.                    |     of their right to know.       |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   Samples of LEA notifications  |
|                                   |     to parents.                   |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   Evidence of monitoring.       |
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|                                   | -   Corrective action plans for   |
|                                   |     LEAs found to be out-of       |
|                                   |     compliance with the           |
|                                   |     requirement to inform parents |
|                                   |     of their right to know.       |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **I.7. The SEA ensures that all   |                                   |
| schools that receive Title I      |                                   |
| funds notify parents when their   |                                   |
| children are taught by teachers   |                                   |
| who are not highly qualified.     |                                   |
| §1111(h)(6)(B)(ii)**              |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Schools that receive Title I      | -   Assurances from each LEA that |
| funds must provide parents with   |     schools that receive Title I  |
| "timely notice that the parent\'s |     funds have informed parents   |
| child has been assigned, or has   |     when their children are       |
| been taught for four or more      |     taught by teachers who are    |
| consecutive weeks by, a teacher   |     not highly qualified.         |
| who is not highly qualified."     |                                   |
|                                   | -   Samples of school             |
|                                   |     notifications to parents.     |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   Evidence of monitoring.       |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   Corrective action plans for   |
|                                   |     LEAs with schools found to be |
|                                   |     out-of compliance with the    |
|                                   |     requirement to inform parents |
|                                   |     when children are taught by   |
|                                   |     teachers who are not highly   |
|                                   |     qualified.                    |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

I.8. What test(s) does the State require elementary teachers new to the
profession to pass before they can be considered highly qualified?

I.9. What tests does the State use to allow secondary teachers to
demonstrate subject matter competence in core content areas?

  ----------------------- -----------------------------------------------
  **Core Content Area     **Test(s) Accepted by the State**
  §9101(11)**             

  English                 

  Reading/Language Arts   

  Mathematics             

  Science                 

  Foreign Languages       

  Civics and Government   

  Economics               

  Arts                    

  History                 

  Geography               
  ----------------------- -----------------------------------------------

I.10. If the State is **currently** using "high objective, uniform State
standard of evaluation" (HOUSSE) procedures to allow teachers who are
not new to the profession to demonstrate subject area competence, answer
the following questions:

> Which teachers are eligible to use HOUSSE and under what
> circumstances?
>
> Who does the State consider to be "not new to the profession"?
>
> Does the State anticipate phasing out the use of HOUSSE in the future,
> and if so, when does the State expect that to occur? If the phase out
> will not extend to all teachers, who would still be able to use
> HOUSSE?
>
> Attach copies of **ALL** **versions of HOUSSE currently in use** (or
> links to where they may be found on the Web). For each version of
> HOUSSE currently in use, provide the **date** on which it was adopted,
> and identify which teachers may use each version.

I.11. If the State issues *any* licenses or certificates that it does
not consider "full State certification," provide a list of all such
licenses (certificates or licenses not considered a full credential
include, but are not limited to, temporary, emergency, and provisional
credentials or permits, and waivers), and answer the following questions
about them:

  -------------------------------------------- ------------- -------------
  **Name of license or certificate**                         

  **Is the teacher holding it counted as                     
  highly qualified?**                                        

  **Under what circumstances is it granted?**                

  **Must the LEA request it from the SEA?**                  

  **How many teachers currently hold it?**                   

  **What percentage of core classes in the                   
  State do teachers holding it teach?**                      

  **Is it renewable? If so, how many times?**                

  **For what length of time, in total, may a                 
  teacher hold it?**                                         

  **What must teachers holding it do in order                
  to attain full State certification?**                      

  **Are any teachers holding it enrolled in an               
  approved alternative certification                         
  program?**                                                 
  -------------------------------------------- ------------- -------------

**II. HQT Data Reporting and Verification**

**A. Consolidated State Performance Report  **

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **II.A.1. The SEA reports         |                                   |
| annually to the Secretary in the  |                                   |
| Consolidated Performance Report   |                                   |
| (CSPR) the number and percentage  |                                   |
| of classes taught by highly       |                                   |
| qualified teachers, in the        |                                   |
| aggregate and in high- and        |                                   |
| low-poverty schools.              |                                   |
| §1111(h)(4)(G)**                  |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| -   The number and percentage of  | > The SEA must provide evidence   |
|     core subject classes          | > that the data included in its   |
|     (including special education  | > three most recent CSPR reports  |
|     classes) in the State taught  | > (Exhibits 1 and 2) are correct  |
|     by highly qualified teachers  | > and complete and that they      |
|                                   | > include information on all core |
| -   HQT data disaggregated by     | > academic subject classes,       |
|     high- and low-poverty schools | > including those taught by       |
|                                   | > special education teachers.     |
|                                   | >                                 |
|                                   | > **If the State has updated,     |
|                                   | > corrected data for either year, |
|                                   | > it should be submitted.**       |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

> ** **

Attached are the highly qualified teacher data your state submitted in
the three most recent CSPR collections. Exhibit 1 displays the data for
2006-07 and Exhibit 2 presents the comparative data for 2004-05 through
2006-07.

#### II.A.2. If you have HQT data that are more recent than those submitted in the 2007 CSPR, please provide the most current data using the CSPR grids below. **If you are supplying updated data, please indicate the DATE of the new data.**

**NOTE: Any updated data that you include in this protocol cannot be
considered officially submitted data. Official updates can be made only
through EDEN.**

Date of new data:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Academic Year that the new data represents:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Table 1[^3]:

+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **School  | **Number  | **Number  | **P       | **Number  | **P       |
| Type**    | of Core   | of Core   | ercentage | of Core   | ercentage |
|           | Academic  | Academic  | of Core   | Academic  | of Core   |
|           | Classes   | Classes   | Academic  | Classes   | Academic  |
|           | (Total)** | Taught by | Classes   | Taught by | Classes   |
|           |           | Teachers  | Taught by | Teachers  | Taught by |
|           |           | Who Are   | Teachers  | Who Are   | Teachers  |
|           |           | Highly    | Who Are   | NOT       | Who Are   |
|           |           | Qu        | Highly    | Highly    | NOT       |
|           |           | alified** | Qu        | Qu        | Highly    |
|           |           |           | alified** | alified** | Qu        |
|           |           |           |           |           | alified** |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| All       |           |           |           |           |           |
| Schools   |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| #######   |           |           |           |           |           |
| # Element |           |           |           |           |           |
| ary Level |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Hig       |           |           |           |           |           |
| h-Poverty |           |           |           |           |           |
| Schools   |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Lo        |           |           |           |           |           |
| w-Poverty |           |           |           |           |           |
| Schools   |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| All       |           |           |           |           |           |
| E         |           |           |           |           |           |
| lementary |           |           |           |           |           |
| Schools   |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| #######   |           |           |           |           |           |
| ## Second |           |           |           |           |           |
| ary Level |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Hig       |           |           |           |           |           |
| h-Poverty |           |           |           |           |           |
| Schools   |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Lo        |           |           |           |           |           |
| w-Poverty |           |           |           |           |           |
| Schools   |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| All       |           |           |           |           |           |
| Secondary |           |           |           |           |           |
| Schools   |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

Table 2 (percentages should add to 100%\--use the number of elementary
core classes taught by teachers who are NOT highly qualified as the
starting point for making calculations):

+---------------------------------------------------+------------------+
| **Reason For Elementary Teachers Being Classified | **Percentage**   |
| as Not Highly Qualified**                         |                  |
+---------------------------------------------------+------------------+
| > a\) **Elementary school classes taught by       |                  |
| > certified general education teachers who did    |                  |
| > not pass a subject-knowledge test or (if        |                  |
| > eligible) have not demonstrated subject-matter  |                  |
| > competency through HOUSSE**                     |                  |
+---------------------------------------------------+------------------+
| > b\) **Elementary school classes taught by       |                  |
| > certified special education teachers who did    |                  |
| > not pass a subject-knowledge test or have not   |                  |
| > demonstrated subject-matter competency through  |                  |
| > HOUSSE**                                        |                  |
+---------------------------------------------------+------------------+
| > c\) **Elementary school classes taught by       |                  |
| > teachers who are not fully certified (and are   |                  |
| > not in an approved alternative route program)** |                  |
+---------------------------------------------------+------------------+
| > d\) **Other (please explain)**                  |                  |
+---------------------------------------------------+------------------+

Table 3 (percentages should add to 100%\--use the number of secondary
core classes taught by teachers who are NOT highly qualified as the
starting point for making calculations):

+---------------------------------------------------+------------------+
| **Reason For Secondary Teachers Not Being         | **Percentage**   |
| Classified as Not Highly Qualified**              |                  |
+---------------------------------------------------+------------------+
| > a\) **Secondary school classes taught by        |                  |
| > certified general education teachers who have   |                  |
| > not demonstrated subject-matter knowledge in    |                  |
| > those subjects (e.g., out-of-field teachers)**  |                  |
+---------------------------------------------------+------------------+
| > b\) **Secondary school classes taught by        |                  |
| > certified special education teachers who have   |                  |
| > not demonstrated subject-matter competency in   |                  |
| > those subjects**                                |                  |
+---------------------------------------------------+------------------+
| > c\) **Secondary school classes taught by        |                  |
| > teachers who are not fully certified (and are   |                  |
| > not in an approved alternative route program)** |                  |
+---------------------------------------------------+------------------+
| > d\) **Other (please explain)**                  |                  |
+---------------------------------------------------+------------------+

II.A.3. Which agency, the SEA or the LEA, determines the highly
qualified status of teachers?

II.A.4. Describe the **reporting schedule** (timeline) for the
collection of annual HQT data:

> When does data collection occur?
>
> If the data collection reflects a particular point in time, what is
> that point?
>
> When does review and verification occur?
>
> What is the final release date for the data?

II.A.5. How do LEAs report their HQT data to the State (e.g. online
reporting web site, standardized template, paper file)?

II.A.6. Does the state have the capacity to link teacher assignment to
HQT status of the teacher? If not, who makes this link?

II.A.7. What procedures does the SEA have in place to monitor and
validate the quality and accuracy of the HQT data reported by LEAs?  Do
schools and/or LEAs have the opportunity to review and revise their
data?

II.A.8. If someone other than the SEA maintains HOUSSE data (teacher,
school, LEA), how are data indicating that a teacher has become HQT by
meeting the HOUSSE criteria reported to the SEA? How does the SEA assure
that HOUSSE data are accurate?

**B. Annual Report Cards**

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **II.B.1. The SEA has published   |                                   |
| an annual report card with the    |                                   |
| required teacher information.     |                                   |
| §1111(h)(1)(C)(viii)**            |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| -   The percentage of classes in  | -   Web link for where most       |
|     the State **NOT** taught by   |     recent State report card can  |
|     highly qualified teachers     |     be found on the Internet      |
|                                   |     **OR**                        |
| -   HQT data disaggregated by     |                                   |
|     high- and low-poverty schools | -   Hard copy of the most recent  |
|                                   |     State Report Card             |
| -   Information on the            |                                   |
|     qualifications of teachers    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| -   The percentage of teachers on |                                   |
|     emergency or provisional      |                                   |
|     credentials                   |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **II.B.2. The SEA has ensured     |                                   |
| that LEAs have published annual   |                                   |
| report cards with the required    |                                   |
| teacher information for both the  |                                   |
| LEA and the schools it serves.    |                                   |
| §1111(h)(2)(B)**                  |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| -   The percentage of classes     | -   Web link for where most       |
|     **NOT** taught by highly      |     recent LEA and school report  |
|     qualified teachers            |     cards can be found on the     |
|                                   |     Internet **OR**               |
| -   HQT data disaggregated by     |                                   |
|     high- and low-poverty schools | -   Hard copies of the most       |
|                                   |     recent LEA Report Cards from  |
| -   Information on the            |     the LEAs participating in the |
|     qualifications of teachers    |     monitoring visit, including   |
|                                   |     teacher information for the   |
| -   The percentage of teachers on |     schools in those LEAs         |
|     emergency or provisional      |                                   |
|     credentials                   |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

II.B.3. Which of the methods listed below does the State use to
disseminate the State Report Card to the public (check all that apply)?

> \_\_\_\_Internet
>
> \_\_\_\_Making hard copies available
>
> \_\_\_\_Newspaper
>
> \_\_\_\_Other\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

II.B.4. What is the reporting and release schedule for the State report
card?

II.B.5. Production of local report cards (answer **either** a or b):

> a\. If the SEA produces LEA and school report cards, what is the
> reporting and release schedule for the LEA and school report cards?
>
> b\. If local report cards are produced by LEAs, what guidance does the
> SEA provide to LEAs on how report cards should be developed and
> disseminated? How does the State monitor to ensure that the LEA report
> cards are correct and produced in a timely manner?

##### III. HQT Plan

**A. Plans for reaching the 100% HQT Goals**

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **III.A.1. The SEA ensures that   |                                   |
| each LEA that has not met annual  |                                   |
| measurable objectives for highly  |                                   |
| qualified teachers for two        |                                   |
| consecutive years has an          |                                   |
| improvement plan in place and     |                                   |
| that the SEA has provided         |                                   |
| technical assistance to the LEA   |                                   |
| in formulating the plan. §2141(a) |                                   |
| and §2141(b)**                    |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| -   If a State educational agency | -   HQT data for LEAs that have   |
|     determines, based on the      |     not met the annual measurable |
|     reports described in section  |     objective for HQT, currently  |
|     1119(b)(1), that a local      |     100% HQT (see data chart      |
|     educational agency in the     |     below, III.A.1.a, for a       |
|     State has failed to make      |     sample format), indicating    |
|     progress toward meeting the   |     that the SEA has tracked LEA  |
|     annual measurable objectives  |     progress in meeting annual    |
|     described in section          |     objectives for highly         |
|     1119(a)(2), for 2 consecutive |     qualified teachers so that it |
|     years, such local educational |     knows to which LEAs technical |
|     agency shall develop an       |     assistance in planning must   |
|     improvement plan that will    |     be provided.                  |
|     enable the agency to meet     |                                   |
|     such annual measurable        | -   Evidence of monitoring.       |
|     objectives and that           |                                   |
|     specifically addresses issues | -   Completed improvement plans   |
|     that prevented the agency     |     for LEAs that have not made   |
|     from meeting such annual      |     the required progress.        |
|     measurable objectives.        |                                   |
|                                   | -   Description of the technical  |
| -   During the development of the |     assistance provided to LEAs   |
|     improvement plan described in |     and schools.                  |
|     subsection (a) and throughout |                                   |
|     implementation of the plan,   |                                   |
|     the State educational agency  |                                   |
|     shall ---                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| > \(1\) provide technical         |                                   |
| > assistance to the local         |                                   |
| > educational agency; and         |                                   |
| >                                 |                                   |
| > \(2\) provide technical         |                                   |
| > assistance, if applicable, to   |                                   |
| > schools served by the local     |                                   |
| > educational agency that need    |                                   |
| > assistance to enable the local  |                                   |
| > educational agency to meet the  |                                   |
| > annual measurable objectives    |                                   |
| > described in section            |                                   |
| > 1119(a)(2).                     |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

III.A.1.a. Provide the data described below. The Department suggests a
format, but if the State's data system can provide the requested data in
a different format, that format will be acceptable, as long as all the
required information is included.

List all LEAs in the State that did not meet the annual measurable
objective of having all core classes, including special education
classes, taught by an HQT in the 2006-2005 school year. Also include
information on the LEA's HQT status in 2005-2006.

  -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  Name of LEA    Number of      Percentage of  Number of      Percentage of
                 classes taught classes taught classes taught classes taught
                 by teachers    teachers who   by teachers    teachers who
                 who are not    are not highly who are not    are not highly
                 highly         qualified in   highly         qualified in
                 qualified in   05-06          qualified in   06-07
                 05-06                         06-07          

                                                              

                                                              

                                                              
  -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **III.A.2. The SEA enters into an |                                   |
| agreement on the use of funds     |                                   |
| with any LEA that has met its     |                                   |
| annual measurable objectives for  |                                   |
| highly qualified teachers for     |                                   |
| three consecutive years and has   |                                   |
| also failed to make AYP for three |                                   |
| years. §2141(c)**                 |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| > "After the third year of the    | -   Data for LEAs that are not    |
| > plan described in section       |     making AYP and information on |
| > 1119(a)(2), if the State        |     whether or not they have made |
| > educational agency determines,  |     their AMOs for HQT (see data  |
| > based on the reports described  |     chart below, III.A.2.a, for   |
| > in section 1119(b)(1), that the |     sample format), indicating    |
| > local educational agency has    |     that the SEA has tracked LEA  |
| > failed to make progress toward  |     progress in meeting annual    |
| > meeting the annual measurable   |     objectives for HQT in         |
| > objectives described in section |     conjunction with LEA AYP      |
| > 1119(a)(2), and has failed to   |     status so that it knows with  |
| > make adequate yearly progress   |     which LEAs it must enter into |
| > as described under section      |     a financial agreement.        |
| > 1111(b)(2)(B), for 3            |                                   |
| > consecutive years, the State    | -   Evidence of monitoring.       |
| > educational agency shall enter  |                                   |
| > into an agreement with such     | -   Completed agreement for LEAs  |
| > local educational agency on the |     that have not made the        |
| > use of that agency\'s funds     |     required progress.            |
| > under this part."               |                                   |
|                                   | -   Description of the how the    |
|                                   |     SEA will direct the LEAs' use |
|                                   |     of funds.                     |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

III.A.2.a. Provide the data described below. The Department suggests a
format, but if the State's data system can provide the requested data in
a different format, that format will be acceptable, as long as all the
required information is included.

List all LEAs that are currently not making AYP, and provide information
about those LEAs from previous school years.

  ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------
  Name of    AYP status Percentage   AYP status Percentage   AYP status Percentage
  LEA        for 06-07  of classes   for 05-06  of classes   for 04-05  of classes
                        taught by               taught by               taught by
                        HQT in 06-07            HQT in 05-06            HQT in 04-05

                                                                        

                                                                        

                                                                        
  ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------

III\. A.3. List the core academic subjects and the percentage and number
of classes in those subjects taught by non-HQT in the 2006-07 school
year (If the State's data system can provide the requested data in a
different format, that format is acceptable, as long as all the required
information is included.):

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  **Core Subject Area**   **Number of classes in  **Percentage of classes
                          that subject taught by  in that subject taught
                          teachers who are not    by teachers who are not
                          highly qualified**      highly qualified**

                                                  

                                                  

                                                  
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

**B. Plans for the Equitable Distribution of Qualified, Experienced
Teachers**

+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| **III.B.1. The SEA has a plan  |                                     |
| in place to ensure that poor   |                                     |
| and minority students are not  |                                     |
| taught at higher rates than    |                                     |
| other students by              |                                     |
| inexperienced, unqualified, or |                                     |
| out-of-field teachers.         |                                     |
| §1111(b)(8)(C)**               |                                     |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                  | *Evidence/Documentation Required*   |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Each SEA plan must include     | -   A copy of the most up-to-date   |
| "steps that the State          |     version of the State's          |
| educational agency will take   |     equitable distribution plan. If |
| to ensure that poor and        |     the copy of the plan currently  |
| minority children are not      |     posted on the U.S. Department   |
| taught at higher rates than    |     of Educations web               |
| other children by              |     pa                              |
| inexperienced, unqualified, or | ge---<http://www.ed.gov/programs/te |
| out-of-field teachers, and the | acherqual/hqtplans/index.html>---is |
| measures that the State        |     the most recent version         |
| educational agency will use to |     available, it is not necessary  |
| evaluate and publicly report   |     to submit a new copy.           |
| the progress of the State      |                                     |
| educational agency with        | -   Evidence that the SEA is        |
| respect to such steps."        |     implementing the plan.          |
|                                |                                     |
|                                | -   Evidence that the SEA is        |
|                                |     measuring progress on the       |
|                                |     whether or not the plan is      |
|                                |     working.                        |
|                                |                                     |
|                                | -   Evidence that the SEA reports   |
|                                |     publicly on progress of the     |
|                                |     plan.                           |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| **III.B.2. The SEA ensures     |                                     |
| that LEA plans include an      |                                     |
| assurance that through the     |                                     |
| implementation of various      |                                     |
| strategies, poor and minority  |                                     |
| students are not taught at     |                                     |
| higher rates than other        |                                     |
| students by inexperienced,     |                                     |
| unqualified, or out-of-field   |                                     |
| teachers. §1112(c)(1)(L)**     |                                     |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                  | *Evidence/Documentation Required*   |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Each LEA plan must include an  | -   Evidence that the SEA requires  |
| assurance that the LEA will    |     this assurance as part of each  |
| "ensure, through incentives    |     LEA plan. If the LEA is         |
| for voluntary transfers, the   |     permitted to submit a           |
| provision of professional      |     consolidated application, as    |
| development, recruitment       |     per §9305 of the ESEA, of which |
| programs, or other effective   |     this assurance is not a         |
| strategies, that low-income    |     required part, the SEA should   |
| students and minority students |     provide evidence that it        |
| are not taught at higher rates |     ensures, in some other way,     |
| than other students by         |     that the LEA is implementing    |
| unqualified, out-of-field, or  |     appropriate strategies.         |
| inexperienced teachers."       |                                     |
|                                | -   Evidence that the SEA ensures   |
|                                |     that each LEA is implementing   |
|                                |     the assurance and that the LEA  |
|                                |     knows whether or not the        |
|                                |     strategies it is employing to   |
|                                |     address the equitable           |
|                                |     distribution of teachers are    |
|                                |     effective.                      |
|                                |                                     |
|                                | -   Corrective action taken by the  |
|                                |     SEA if it determines that the   |
|                                |     strategies that the LEA is      |
|                                |     employing to address the        |
|                                |     equitable distribution of       |
|                                |     teachers are not effective.     |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

III.B.3. Indicators used by the SEA in formulating the equitable
distribution plan:

  ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------
  **Plan element**       **Describe the indicator used by the SEA to
                         measure the element**

  Teacher experience     

  Minority status of     
  students               

  Poverty status of      
  students               
  ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------

##### IV. Administration of Title II, Part A

**A. LEA Applications for and Allocation of Title II, Part A Funds**

+---------------------------------------+------------------------------+
| **IV.A.1. Once hold harmless          |                              |
| provisions are taken into             |                              |
| consideration, the SEA allocated      |                              |
| additional funds to LEAs using the    |                              |
| most recent Census Bureau data found  |                              |
| at**                                  |                              |
| <http://www.cens                      |                              |
| us.gov/hhes/www/saipe/district.html>. |                              |
| **§2121(a)**                          |                              |
+---------------------------------------+------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                         | *Evidence/Documentation      |
|                                       | Required*                    |
+---------------------------------------+------------------------------+
| > For any fiscal year for which the   | -   Copy of the most recent  |
| > funds reserved by a State under     |     data allocation          |
| > section 2113(a)(1) exceed the total |     spreadsheet that         |
| > amount required to make allocations |     includes the poverty and |
| > under paragraph (2), the State      |     population data used to  |
| > educational agency shall allocate   |     determine the            |
| > to each of the eligible local       |     allocations.             |
| > educational agencies in the State   |                              |
| > the sum of ---                      | -   If applicable, records   |
| >                                     |     that show how the SEA    |
| > \(A\) an amount that bears the same |     calculated awards to     |
| > relationship to 20 percent of the   |     charter schools and to   |
| > excess amount as the number of      |     other LEAs for which     |
| > individuals age 5 through 17 in the |     Census Bureau data do    |
| > geographic area served by the       |     not report poverty and   |
| > agency, as determined by the        |     population data.         |
| > Secretary on the basis of the most  |                              |
| > recent satisfactory data, bears to  |                              |
| > the number of those individuals in  |                              |
| > the geographic areas served by all  |                              |
| > the local educational agencies in   |                              |
| > the State, as so determined; and    |                              |
| >                                     |                              |
| > \(B\) an amount that bears the same |                              |
| > relationship to 80 percent of the   |                              |
| > excess amount as the number of      |                              |
| > individuals age 5 through 17 from   |                              |
| > families with incomes below the     |                              |
| > poverty line in the geographic area |                              |
| > served by the agency, as determined |                              |
| > by the Secretary on the basis of    |                              |
| > the most recent satisfactory data,  |                              |
| > bears to the number of those        |                              |
| > individuals in the geographic areas |                              |
| > served by all the local educational |                              |
| > agencies in the State, as so        |                              |
| > determined.                         |                              |
+---------------------------------------+------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| **IV.A.2. The SEA has ensured that     |                             |
| LEAs have completed assessments of     |                             |
| local needs for professional           |                             |
| development. §2122(c)**                |                             |
+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| *Requirement*                          | *Evidence/Documentation     |
|                                        | Required*                   |
+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| \(1\) IN GENERAL---To be eligible to   | > Documentation, from       |
| receive a subgrant under this subpart, | > monitoring, that each LEA |
| a local educational agency shall       | > receiving funds           |
| conduct an assessment of local needs   |                             |
| for professional development and       | -   Conducted the needs     |
| hiring, as identified by the local     |     assessment              |
| educational agency and school staff.   |                             |
|                                        | -   Involved teachers in    |
| \(2\) REQUIREMENTS- Such needs         |     the needs assessment    |
| assessment shall be conducted with the |     process                 |
| involvement of teachers, including     |                             |
| teachers participating in programs     | -   Ensured that the needs  |
| under part A of title I, and shall     |     assessment              |
| take into account the activities that  |     appropriately addresses |
| need to be conducted in order to give  |     improving instruction   |
| teachers the means, including subject  |     to improve student      |
| matter knowledge and teaching skills,  |     achievement             |
| and to give principals the             |                             |
| instructional leadership skills to     |                             |
| help teachers, to provide students     |                             |
| with the opportunity to meet           |                             |
| challenging State and local student    |                             |
| academic achievement standards.        |                             |
+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+

+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| **IV.A.3. To be eligible    |                                        |
| for Title II, Part A funds, |                                        |
| LEAs must "submit an        |                                        |
| application to the State    |                                        |
| educational agency at such  |                                        |
| time, in such manner, and   |                                        |
| containing such information |                                        |
| as the State educational    |                                        |
| agency may reasonably       |                                        |
| require." §2122(b)**        |                                        |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| *Requirement*               | *Evidence/Documentation Required*      |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| The SEA requires that LEAs  | -   Submit a blank copy of the form    |
| submit an application for   |     used for the Title II, Part A      |
| Title II, Part A funds that |     application. (See question         |
| includes the required       |     IV.A.3.a. for additional           |
| elements (See question      |     information required about the     |
| V.A.3a).                    |     application).                      |
|                             |                                        |
|                             | -   Submit completed copies of the     |
|                             |     application for each LEA that      |
|                             |     participates in the monitoring     |
|                             |     visit. **(LEA applications can be  |
|                             |     supplied on site---the SEA does    |
|                             |     not need to send them in           |
|                             |     advance.)**                        |
|                             |                                        |
|                             | **Note: If LEAs submit consolidated    |
|                             | local applications to the SEA, as      |
|                             | allowed by §9305 of the ESEA, and the  |
|                             | SEA has elected to omit some or all of |
|                             | the elements listed in §2122(b) from   |
|                             | the consolidated application, please   |
|                             | provide evidence that**                |
|                             |                                        |
|                             | -   **The SEA ensures that LEAs        |
|                             |     implement all provisions of        |
|                             |     §2122(b)**                         |
|                             |                                        |
|                             | -   **The SEA has on file the LEA      |
|                             |     assurances required in §9306 of    |
|                             |     the ESEA**                         |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------+

IV.A.3.a. In the chart below, indicate where (include a page number) in
the application materials submitted to satisfy IV.A.3, the following
application requirements are addressed. If these requirements are
addressed somewhere other than the official application for funds,
please provide information and documentation, including page numbers,
where applicable, on where and how the requirements are addressed.

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Application Requirement**                  **How/Where the
                                               requirement is met**
  -------------------------------------------- --------------------------
  That the application be based on the         
  required needs assessment and a description  
  of the results of the needs assessment.      

  A description of the activities to be        
  carried out and how they are aligned         
  challenging State standards.                 

  A description of how the activities will be  
  based on a review of scientifically based    
  research and an explanation of why the       
  activities are expected to improve student   
  academic achievement.                        

  A description of how the activities will     
  have a substantial, measurable, and positive 
  impact on student academic achievement and   
  how the activities will be used as part of a 
  broader strategy to eliminate the            
  achievement gap that separates low-income    
  and minority students from other students.   

  An assurance that the local educational      
  agency will target funds to schools that     
  have the lowest proportion of highly         
  qualified teachers, the largest average      
  class size, or are identified for school     
  improvement.                                 

  A description of how the LEA will coordinate 
  professional development activities          
  authorized under Title II, Part A with       
  professional development activities provided 
  through other Federal, State, and local      
  programs.                                    

  A description of the professional            
  development activities that will be made     
  available to teachers and principals under   
  Title II, Part A and how the LEA will ensure 
  that the professional development needs of   
  teachers and principals will be met using    
  Title II, Part A funds.                      

  A description of how the LEA will integrate  
  funds under this subpart with funds received 
  under part D that are used for professional  
  development to train teachers to integrate   
  technology into curricula and instruction to 
  improve teaching, learning, and technology   
  literacy.                                    

  A description of how the LEA, teachers,      
  paraprofessionals, principals, other         
  relevant school personnel, and parents have  
  collaborated in the planning of activities   
  to be carried out under this subpart and in  
  the preparation of the application.          

  A description of how the LEA will provide    
  training to enable teachers to teach and     
  address the needs of students with different 
  learning styles, particularly students with  
  disabilities, students with special learning 
  needs (including students who are gifted and 
  talented), and students with limited English 
  proficiency; improve student behavior in the 
  classroom and identify early and appropriate 
  interventions to help students learn;        
  involve parents in their child\'s education; 
  and understand and use data and assessments  
  to improve classroom practice and student    
  learning.                                    

  A description of how the LEA will use Title  
  II, Part A funds to meet the requirements of 
  section 1119.                                

  An assurance that the LEA will comply with   
  section 9501 regarding participation by      
  private school teachers.                     
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

IV.A.4. What steps does the SEA take if required information is absent
from the application?

IV.A.5. Provide a timeline for how Title II, Part A funds are disbursed,
from the time they become available to the end of the Tydings period. At
minimum, the timeline should include the following dates:

-   When the SEA notifies LEAs as to their annual allocation

-   When applications, or other required annual information, if LEAs are
    not required to submit annual applications, are due

-   When SEA staff review applications or other annual information

-   When LEAs are notified whether or not their applications or other
    information are acceptable

-   When LEAs must submit any required changes

-   When funds are awarded to LEAs

-   The end date by which the LEA must obligate funds (if the SEA
    requires LEAs to complete their obligations before the September 30
    date by which the SEA must complete its obligations)

-   The date by which the LEA must liquidate funds

**B. SEA Monitoring of LEA Activities under Title II, Part A**

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **IV.B.1. The SEA has ensured     |                                   |
| that LEAs maintain effort.        |                                   |
| §9521**                           |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| > \(a\) IN GENERAL- A local       | -   Records showing that LEAs are |
| > educational agency may receive  |     maintaining effort            |
| > funds under a covered program   |                                   |
| > for any fiscal year only if the | -   Documents showing that the    |
| > State educational agency finds  |     SEA has made appropriate      |
| > that either the combined fiscal |     reductions in an LEA's award  |
| > effort per student or the       |     where the LEA has failed to   |
| > aggregate expenditures of the   |     maintain effort               |
| > agency and the State with       |                                   |
| > respect to the provision of     |                                   |
| > free public education by the    |                                   |
| > agency for the preceding fiscal |                                   |
| > year was not less than 90       |                                   |
| > percent of the combined fiscal  |                                   |
| > effort or aggregate             |                                   |
| > expenditures for the second     |                                   |
| > preceding fiscal year.          |                                   |
| >                                 |                                   |
| > \(b\) REDUCTION IN CASE OF      |                                   |
| > FAILURE TO MEET-                |                                   |
| >                                 |                                   |
| > \(1\) IN GENERAL- The State     |                                   |
| > educational agency shall reduce |                                   |
| > the amount of the allocation of |                                   |
| > funds under a covered program   |                                   |
| > in any fiscal year in the exact |                                   |
| > proportion by which a local     |                                   |
| > educational agency fails to     |                                   |
| > meet the requirement of         |                                   |
| > subsection (a) of this section  |                                   |
| > by falling below 90 percent of  |                                   |
| > both the combined fiscal effort |                                   |
| > per student and aggregate       |                                   |
| > expenditures (using the measure |                                   |
| > most favorable to the local     |                                   |
| > agency).                        |                                   |
| >                                 |                                   |
| > \(2\) SPECIAL RULE- No such     |                                   |
| > lesser amount shall be used for |                                   |
| > computing the effort required   |                                   |
| > under subsection (a) of this    |                                   |
| > section for subsequent years.   |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **IV.B.2. The SEA ensures that    |                                   |
| LEA funds do not supplant other,  |                                   |
| non-Federal funds. §2123(b)**     |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Funds received under this subpart | -   Written SEA guidance to LEAs  |
| shall be used to supplement, and  |     on supplement not supplant    |
| not supplant, non-Federal funds   |     requirements.                 |
| that would otherwise be used for  |                                   |
| activities authorized under this  | -   Evidence that questions from  |
| subpart.                          |     LEAs and schools regarding    |
|                                   |     supplement not supplant       |
|                                   |     issues have been adequately   |
|                                   |     addressed.                    |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   Evidence that the SEA has     |
|                                   |     monitored expenditures of     |
|                                   |     LEAs to ensure that funds are |
|                                   |     used to supplement, and not   |
|                                   |     supplant, State and local     |
|                                   |     funds.                        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **IV.B.3. The SEA and LEAs are    |                                   |
| audited, as required by EDGAR     |                                   |
| §80.26.**                         |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \(a\) Basic Rule. Grantees and    | Evidence that the SEA is          |
| subgrantees are responsible for   | implementing its responsibilities |
| obtaining audits in accordance    | for ensuring that LEAs audits     |
| with the Single Audit Act         | occur as required by the Single   |
| Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C.     | Audit Act, and that any audit     |
| 7501-7507) and revised OMB        | findings regarding Title II, Part |
| Circular A-133, \`\`Audits of     | A funds are timely and properly   |
| States, Local Governments, and    | resolved.                         |
| Non-Profit Organizations.\'\' The |                                   |
| audits shall be made by an        |                                   |
| independent auditor in accordance |                                   |
| with generally accepted           |                                   |
| government auditing standards     |                                   |
| covering financial audits.        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| \(b\) Subgrantees. States . . .   |                                   |
| that provide Federal awards to a  |                                   |
| subgrantee, which expends         |                                   |
| \$300,000 or more (or other       |                                   |
| amount as specified by OMB) in    |                                   |
| Federal awards in a fiscal year   |                                   |
| shall ensure that the subgrantees |                                   |
| met their various audit           |                                   |
| responsibilities.                 |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **IV.B.4. The SEA regularly and   |                                   |
| systematically monitors LEAs for  |                                   |
| compliance with Federal statutes  |                                   |
| and regulations, applicable State |                                   |
| rules and policies, and the       |                                   |
| approved subgrantee application,  |                                   |
| as required by EDGAR §76.770 and  |                                   |
| §80.40(a).**                      |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **§76.770:** Each State shall     | -   Monitoring plan               |
| have procedures for reviewing and |                                   |
| approving applications for        | -   Instruments used for all      |
| subgrants and amendments to those |     types/methods of monitoring   |
| applications, for providing       |     (e.g., on-site visits, desk   |
| technical assistance, for         |     monitoring)                   |
| evaluating projects, and for      |                                   |
| performing other administrative   | -   Schedules for all types of    |
| responsibilities the State has    |     monitoring (how often is each |
| determined are necessary to       |     LEA subject to each type of   |
| ensure compliance with applicable |     monitoring?)                  |
| statutes and regulations.         |                                   |
|                                   | -   Records of completed          |
| **§80.40(a):** Grantees are       |     monitoring in comparison to   |
| responsible for managing the      |     the monitoring schedule       |
| day-to-day operations of grant    |                                   |
| and subgrant supported            | -   Records indicating that       |
| activities. Grantees must monitor |     monitoring findings are       |
| grant and subgrant supported      |     addressed through corrective  |
| activities to assure compliance   |     action.                       |
| with applicable Federal           |                                   |
| requirements and that performance |                                   |
| goals are being achieved.         |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **IV.B.5. The SEA ensures that    |                                   |
| LEAs comply with requirements     |                                   |
| with regards to services to       |                                   |
| eligible nonpublic schools.       |                                   |
| §9501**                           |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| The LEA "shall, after timely and  | -   SEA policies and procedures   |
| meaningful consultation with      |     addressing the statutory      |
| appropriate private school        |     requirements for the          |
| officials provide to those        |     provision of services to      |
| children and their teachers or    |     teachers serving private      |
| other educational personnel, on   |     schools students.             |
| an equitable basis, special       |                                   |
| educational services or other     | -   SEA guidance to the LEAs on   |
| benefits that address their needs |     equitable participation       |
| under the program."               |                                   |
|                                   | -   SEA processes for allowing    |
|                                   |     nonpublic school officials to |
|                                   |     file complaints.              |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   SEA methods for ensuring that |
|                                   |     LEAs have properly consulted  |
|                                   |     with non-public school        |
|                                   |     officials during the design,  |
|                                   |     development, and              |
|                                   |     implementation of the LEA's   |
|                                   |     professional development      |
|                                   |     needs assessment              |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

IV.B.6. What procedures does the SEA have in place to determine the
amount of funds each LEA expended during the period of availability?

IV.B.7. What procedures does the SEA have in place to regularly review
the drawdowns of the LEAs?

IV.B.8. What happens if the State finds that an LEA is making drawdowns
improperly (excessive or insufficient drawdowns)?

V.  **Title II, Part A State-Level Activities**

**ESEA Title II, Part A provides a variety of ways in which the SEA may
use its State Activities funds to promote teacher quality. The State's
use of funds should reflect decisions consistent with the Title II, Part
A planning requirement in §2112.**

+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| **V.1. The SEA ensures that state level        |          |          |
| activity funds are expended on allowable       |          |          |
| activities. §2113(c)**                         |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| > **In the chart below, provide information on |          |          |
| > the FY 2006 and FY 2007 funding obligated in |          |          |
| > each category and briefly describe the       |          |          |
| > activities that are being supported**        |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| **[Title II, Part A State Activities - Funding | *        | *        |
| Information]{.smallcaps}**                     | *FEDERAL | *FEDERAL |
|                                                | FY       | FY       |
|                                                | 2006**   | 2007**   |
|                                                |          |          |
|                                                | Grant    | Grant    |
|                                                | Number   | Number   |
|                                                |          |          |
|                                                | S36      | S36      |
|                                                | 7A0600XX | 7A0700XX |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| **Provide the funding amount obligated for the | Title    | Title    |
| following activities. Estimate if you do not   | II, A    | II, A    |
| have exact figures. Provide a description of   | funds    | funds    |
| the spending.**                                | o        | o        |
|                                                | bligated | bligated |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 1.  Reforming teacher and principal            |          |          |
|     certification (including recertification)  |          |          |
|     and licensure to ensure that teachers have |          |          |
|     the necessary subject-matter knowledge and |          |          |
|     teaching skills in subjects in which they  |          |          |
|     teach, that certification or licensing     |          |          |
|     requirements are aligned with challenging  |          |          |
|     State academic content standards, and that |          |          |
|     principals have instructional leadership   |          |          |
|     skills to help teachers teach and students |          |          |
|     learn.                                     |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 2.  Providing support for teachers new and not |          |          |
|     new to the profession and for principals   |          |          |
|     through such activities as mentoring, team |          |          |
|     teaching, reduced class schedules,         |          |          |
|     intensive professional development, and    |          |          |
|     using standards or assessments to guide    |          |          |
|     beginning teachers.                        |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 3.  Carrying out programs to establish,        |          |          |
|     expand, or improve alternative routes for  |          |          |
|     State certification for teachers and       |          |          |
|     principals (especially in the areas of     |          |          |
|     mathematics and science) that will         |          |          |
|     encourage entry into the teaching          |          |          |
|     profession for highly qualified            |          |          |
|     individuals with at least a baccalaureate  |          |          |
|     degree, including mid-career               |          |          |
|     professionals, military personnel,         |          |          |
|     paraprofessionals, and recent college      |          |          |
|     graduates with records of academic         |          |          |
|     distinction.                               |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 4.  Developing and implementing effective      |          |          |
|     mechanisms for helping LEAs and schools to |          |          |
|     recruit and retain highly qualified        |          |          |
|     teachers, principals, and pupil services   |          |          |
|     personnel.                                 |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 5.  Reforming tenure systems, implementing     |          |          |
|     teacher testing for subject-matter         |          |          |
|     knowledge, and implementing teacher        |          |          |
|     testing for State certification or         |          |          |
|     licensure, consistent with *Title II* of   |          |          |
|     the Higher Education Act (HEA).            |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 6.  Providing professional development for     |          |          |
|     teachers and principals (and for pupil     |          |          |
|     services personnel when the SEA determines |          |          |
|     their participation to be appropriate).    |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 7.  Developing systems to measure the          |          |          |
|     effectiveness of specific professional     |          |          |
|     development programs and activities in     |          |          |
|     order to document gains in student         |          |          |
|     academic achievement or increases in       |          |          |
|     teacher mastery of academic subjects       |          |          |
|     teachers teach.                            |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 8.  Fulfilling the SEA's responsibilities for  |          |          |
|     proper and efficient administration of     |          |          |
|     *Title II, Part A*, including provision of |          |          |
|     technical assistance to LEAs. (This figure |          |          |
|     should include ONLY administrative costs   |          |          |
|     paid for out of State-level activity       |          |          |
|     funds, not those paid for with funds set   |          |          |
|     aside by statute for administrative        |          |          |
|     purposes.)                                 |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 9.  Funding projects to promote interstate     |          |          |
|     certification or licensing reciprocity for |          |          |
|     teachers and principals, provided that the |          |          |
|     reciprocity agreement does not lead to a   |          |          |
|     weakening of State certification or        |          |          |
|     licensing requirements.                    |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 10. Developing or assisting LEAs in the        |          |          |
|     development of proven, innovative          |          |          |
|     strategies to deliver intensive            |          |          |
|     professional development activities that   |          |          |
|     are both cost-effective and easily         |          |          |
|     accessible, such as strategies that        |          |          |
|     involve delivery through the use of        |          |          |
|     technology, peer networks, and distance    |          |          |
|     learning.                                  |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 11. Supporting the training of teachers and    |          |          |
|     administrators in effectively integrating  |          |          |
|     technology into curricula and instruction. |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 12. Developing, or assisting LEAs in           |          |          |
|     developing, merit-based performance        |          |          |
|     systems and strategies that provide        |          |          |
|     differential and bonus pay for teachers in |          |          |
|     high-need academic subjects and for        |          |          |
|     teachers in high-poverty areas.            |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 13. Assisting LEAs in developing and           |          |          |
|     implementing professional development      |          |          |
|     programs for principals that enable them   |          |          |
|     to be effective school leaders and to      |          |          |
|     prepare all students to meet challenging   |          |          |
|     State content and student academic         |          |          |
|     achievement standards, which may include   |          |          |
|     the development and support of school      |          |          |
|     leadership academies.                      |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 14. Developing, or assisting LEAs in           |          |          |
|     developing, teacher advancement            |          |          |
|     initiatives that promote professional      |          |          |
|     growth and that emphasize multiple career  |          |          |
|     paths and pay differentiation.             |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 15. Providing assistance to teachers to enable |          |          |
|     them to meet certification, licensing, or  |          |          |
|     other requirements in order to become      |          |          |
|     highly qualified.                          |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 16. Supporting activities to ensure that       |          |          |
|     teachers are able to use State academic    |          |          |
|     content and achievement standards and      |          |          |
|     State assessments to improve instructional |          |          |
|     practices and student academic             |          |          |
|     achievement.                               |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 17. Funding projects and carrying out programs |          |          |
|     to encourage men to become elementary      |          |          |
|     school teachers.                           |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| 18. Establishing and operating a center that   |          |          |
|     serves as a statewide clearinghouse for    |          |          |
|     the recruitment and placement of K-12      |          |          |
|     teachers and establishes and carries out   |          |          |
|     programs to improve teacher recruitment.   |          |          |
|                                                |          |          |
| **Description:**                               |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| **A. Total funds Obligated (Sum of lines       |          |          |
| 1-18):**                                       |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| > **B. Total Funds Allocated for the FY        |          |          |
| > ("State activities" amount from Page 1 of    |          |          |
| > protocol)**                                  |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| > **C. Carryover from Previous year**          |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| **D. Total funds available (Line B + Line C)** |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| **E. Difference between available and          |          |          |
| Obligated funds (Line D -- Line A)**           |          |          |
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+

+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| **V.2. The SEA ensures that    |                                     |
| state level activity funds do  |                                     |
| not supplant other,            |                                     |
| non-Federal funds. §2113(f)**  |                                     |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                  | *Evidence/Documentation Required*   |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Funds received under this      | > Evidence that the SEA has         |
| subpart shall be used to       | > examined Title II, Part A         |
| supplement, and not supplant,  | > State-level activity expenditures |
| non-Federal funds that would   | > to ensure that funds are used to  |
| otherwise be used for          | > supplement, and not supplant,     |
| activities authorized under    | > other non-Federal funds.          |
| this subpart.                  |                                     |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **V.3. The SEA complies with      |                                   |
| requirements with regards to      |                                   |
| services to eligible nonpublic    |                                   |
| schools using State-level         |                                   |
| activity funds. §9501**           |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| *Requirement*                     | *Evidence/Documentation Required* |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| The SEA "shall, after timely and  | -   SEA policies and procedures   |
| meaningful consultation with      |     addressing the statutory      |
| appropriate private school        |     requirements for the          |
| officials provide to those        |     provision of services, from   |
| children and their teachers or    |     State-level activity funds,   |
| other educational personnel, on   |     to teachers serving private   |
| an equitable basis, special       |     schools students.             |
| educational services or other     |                                   |
| benefits that address their needs | -   SEA processes for allowing    |
| under the program."               |     nonpublic school officials to |
|                                   |     file complaints.              |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | -   SEA methods for ensuring that |
|                                   |     it has properly consulted     |
|                                   |     with non-public school        |
|                                   |     officials as to the needs of  |
|                                   |     private school teachers in    |
|                                   |     the State.                    |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

[^1]: FY 2006 funds are those that became available to the State on July
    1, 2006.

[^2]: FY 2007 funds are those that became available to the State on July
    1, 2007.

[^3]: Separately rank order elementary and secondary schools from
    highest to lowest on your percent poverty measure. Divide the list
    into 4 equal groups. Schools in the first (highest group) are
    high-poverty schools. Schools in the last group (lowest group) are
    the low-poverty schools. Generally, states use the percentage of
    students who qualify for the free or reduced price lunch program for
    this calculation.