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Timestamp: 2018-06-21 02:55:43
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§9101', '§602', '§1111', '§1119', '§1111', '§9101', '§1111']

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Protocol for Department of Education (ED) Review to Determine Which States Must Submit Revised HQT Plans State: WEST VIRGINIA Date of Review: 5/5/06 Overall Recommendation: _____ Revised Plan Not Required: The State is making substantial progress and is not required to submit a revised HQT plan _____ Revised Plan Required: The State has shown good-faith effort in meeting the HQT goal but a revised HQT plan is required ____ Revised Plan Required, Possible Sanctions: The State has not shown good-faith effort in meeting the HQT goal. A revised HQT plan is required and the Department will consider appropriate administrative actions or sanctions The monitoring visit in West Virginia took place March 14-16, 2006. Consequently, the monitoring process is not yet complete. Comments to support recommendation: • The U.S. Department of Education (ED) conducted an NCLB Title II, Part A, monitoring review of West Virginia and was satisfied that the State had the appropriate HQT definitions in place, with the exception of secondary history, civics/government, geography, and economics teachers and teachers enrolled in Alternative Route for Secondary Special Education. Though West Virginia has various strategies for recruiting and retaining experienced and high-quality teachers in hard-to-staff schools, the State lacks a cohesive written plan to ensure that poor and minority children are not taught by inexperienced, unqualified, or out-of-field teachers at higher rates than are other children. While West Virginia submitted 2004-05 CSPR and annual report data by the required disaggregated categories, the data are not reported in adherence with the correct HQT definitions (see Requirement 1). Because of deficiencies in its data collection system, prior to 2005-06, West Virginia’s HQT data were based on estimates of teachers who went through HOUSSE. The State will be able to provide accurate counts for 200506.
Approve ______X________ Signature Elizabeth A. Witt /s/
Requirement 1: Appropriate HQT Definitions—A State must have a definition of a “highly qualified teacher” that is consistent with the law, and it must use this definition to determine the status of all teachers, including special education teachers, who teach core academic subjects [ESEA §9101(23); IDEA §602(10)]. Y/N/U Evidence Does the State have an appropriate HQT definition in place? Do the definitions apply to all teachers of core academic subjects, including special education teachers? Y Has the State used these definitions to determine the HQ status of all teachers? N If the State has established HOUSSE procedures, has it completed its review of teachers who are not new to the profession? Y=Yes; N=No; U=Undecided N Y Finding: ___ Requirement 1 has been met ___ Requirement 1 has been partially met _X_ Requirement 1 has not been met ___ Additional information needed to make determination _______ Date Requested ______ Submission Deadline* Supporting Narrative: • The U.S. Department of Education (ED) conducted an NCLB Title II, Part A, monitoring review of West Virginia and was satisfied that the State had the appropriate HQT definitions in place with the exception of secondary history, civics/government, geography, and economics teachers and teachers enrolled in Alternative Route for Secondary Special Education. West Virginia is in the process of conducting its final HOUSSE review of its veteran teachers.
Source: SEA Monitoring Protocol; West Virginia Monitoring Report for the March 14-16, 2006 visit (Draft 4/24/06).
Requirement 2: Public Reporting of HQT Data—A State must provide parents and the public with accurate, complete reports on the number and percentage of classes in core academic subjects taught by highly qualified teachers. States and districts must provide these data to parents through school, district, and State report cards. Parents of students in schools receiving Title I funds must be notified that they may request information regarding the professional qualifications of their children’s teachers, and they must be notified if their children have been assigned to or taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified [ESEA §1111(h)(6) and §1119(i)]. Y/N/U Evidence Does the State have an Annual State Report Card that contains required information on the qualifications of teachers, including the percentage of classes not taught by highly qualified teachers? N Does the State have annual report cards for all of its LEAs and schools that contain required information on the qualifications of teachers, including the percentage of classes not taught by highly qualified teachers? Y Does the State assure that all report cards are available to the public? Y Does the SEA assure that principals in all Title I schools send the required notification to parents when children are taught by teachers who are not HQ? Does the SEA have evidence that notification occurs in a timely way? Y Does the SEA ensure that parents of students in Title I districts are notified that they may request information regarding the professional qualifications of their children’s teachers? Y=Yes; N=No; U=Undecided N Finding: ___ Requirement 2 has been met ___ Requirement 2 has been partially met _X_ Requirement 2 has not been met ___ Additional information needed to make determination _______ Date Requested ______ Submission Deadline Supporting Narrative: Website link to report cards: http://wveis.k12.wv.us/nclb/pub/ The most recent report card data are for the 2004-2005 year. Were HQT data included in the report cards? Yes Other information (if available): http://wveis.k12.wv.us/nclb/pub/rpt0405/hqual.cfm • While West Virginia publishes a State report card with the required HQT data, the data were prepared using incorrect HQT definitions (see Requirement 1). Because of deficiencies in its data collection system, prior to 2005-0, West Virginia’s HQT data 4
were based on estimates of teachers who went through HOUSSE. The State will be able to provide accurate counts for 2005-06. As part of its Title II, Part A, monitoring review of West Virginia, ED determined that the State was in compliance with Title I hiring and parental notification issues.
Requirement 3: Data Reporting to ED—States must submit complete and accurate data to the U.S. Secretary of Education on their implementation of the HQT requirements as part of their Consolidated State Performance Report (CSPR). In addition to reporting the number and percentage of core academic classes being taught by highly qualified teachers in all schools, States must report on the number and percentage of core academic classes being taught in “high-” and “low-poverty” schools [ESEA §1111(h)(4)(G) and §9101(23)]. States must also provide additional information in the CSPR that describes, for classes taught by non-HQ teachers, the reasons why the teachers are not highly qualified. Y/N/U Evidence Did the State submit complete HQT data in the 2004-05 CSPR? Are the submitted HQT data reported at the classroom level? Were data disaggregated for elementary and secondary schools? Were data disaggregated by high- and low-poverty elementary schools and high- and low-poverty secondary schools? Y Did the State provide specific information describing the reasons why teachers are not highly qualified? Y=Yes; N=No; U=Undecided N Y Y Y Finding: ___ Requirement 3 has been met ___ Requirement 3 has been partially met _X_ Requirement 3 has not been met ___ Additional information needed to make determination _______ Date Requested ______ Submission Deadline Supporting Narrative: • While West Virginia submitted 2004-05 CSPR data by the required disaggregated categories, the data are not reported in adherence with the correct HQT definitions (see Requirement 1). Given that the data reflect an HQT population that was out of compliance with the NCLB HQT requirements, the State cannot meet Requirement 3.
Requirement 4: Equity Plans—States must have a plan in place to ensure that poor or minority children are not taught by inexperienced, unqualified, or out-of-field teachers at higher rates than are other children [ESEA §1111(b)(8)(C)]. Y/N/U Evidence N Does the State have a plan in place to ensure that poor or minority children are not taught by inexperienced, unqualified, or out-offield teachers at higher rates than are other children? N Does the plan include specific strategies for addressing inequities in teacher assignment? Y=Yes; N=No; U=Undecided Finding: ___ Requirement 4 has been met _X_ Requirement 4 has been partially met ___ Requirement 4 has not been met ___ Additional information needed to make determination _______ Date Requested ______ Submission Deadline Supporting Narrative: • Though West Virginia has various strategies for recruiting and retaining experienced and high-quality teachers in hard-to-staff schools, the State lacks a cohesive written plan to ensure that poor and minority children are not taught by inexperienced, unqualified, or out-of-field teachers at higher rates than are other children.
School Type Total Number of Core Academic Classes NA NA NA NA NA Number of Core Academic Classes Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers NA NA NA NA NA Percentage of Core Academic Classes Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers 94 NA NA 96 NA
School Type Total Number of Number of Core Percentage of Core Core Academic Academic Classes Taught Academic Classes Taught Classes by Highly Qualified by Highly Qualified Teachers Teachers 58,999 32,782 26,217 8,962 22,436 56,661 31,839 24,822 8,647 21,226 96.0 97.1 94.7 96.5 94.6
School Type Total Number of Number of Core Percentage of Core Core Academic Academic Classes Taught Academic Classes Taught Classes by Highly Qualified by Highly Qualified Teachers Teachers 87,680 84,174 96.0
8,610 10,712 38,154
8,481 10,600 37,628
98.5 99.0 98.6
8,113 18,659 49,526
7,480 17,560 46,546
92.2 94.1 94.0
Finding: ___ The State is making annual progress in increasing the percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers _X_ The State is not making annual progress in increasing the percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers ___ Additional information needed to make determination _______ Date Requested ______ Submission Deadline Supporting Narrative: • While West Virginia submitted 2004-05 CSPR data by the required disaggregated categories, the data are not reported in adherence with the correct HQT definitions (see Requirement 1). Because of deficiencies in its data collection system, prior to 2005-06, West Virginia’s HQT data were based on estimates of teachers who went through HOUSSE. The State will be able to provide accurate counts for 2005-06.
Source: Consolidated State Performance Report, March 2006; Responses to the 2004-05 CSPR data verification review (4/20/06).
The 2004-05 CSPR data must show that the State has made substantial progress in reaching the goal that, after the 2005-06 school year, 100 percent of all core academic classes will be taught by a highly qualified teacher. Y/N/U/NA Evidence Is the percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers in high-poverty elementary schools reasonably close to (e.g., within 5 U points) the percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers in low-poverty elementary schools? Is the percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers in high-poverty secondary schools reasonably close to (e.g., within 5 U points) the percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers in low-poverty secondary schools? Has the State made substantial progress since 2002-03 in reaching U the goal of 100 percent of classes taught by highly qualified teachers? Are at least 90 percent of classes, in total, taught by highly qualified U teachers? Are at least 90 percent of elementary school classes taught by U highly qualified teachers? Are at least 90 percent of secondary school classes taught by highly U qualified teachers? If more than 90 percent of classes are taught by highly qualified teachers, do the data on teachers who remain non-HQT suggest U special cases that may make it difficult for the State to meet the HQT goal? Y=Yes; N=No; U=Undecided; NA=Not Applicable Finding: ___ The State has made substantial progress in meeting the HQT goal ___ The State has not made substantial progress in meeting the HQT goal ___ Additional information needed to make determination _______ Date Requested ______ Submission Deadline Supporting Narrative: • While West Virginia submitted 2004-05 CSPR data by the required disaggregated categories, the data are not reported in adherence with the correct HQT definitions (see Requirement 1).