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Timestamp: 2018-06-18 18:26:47
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§9101', '§602', '§1111', '§1119', '§1111', '§9101']

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Protocol for Department of Education (ED) Review to Determine Which States Must Submit Revised HQT Plans State: TEXAS Date of Review: 4/17/06 Overall Recommendation: _____ Revised Plan Not Required: The State is making substantial progress and is not required to submit a revised HQT plan __X__ 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 Comments to support recommendation: • • • Texas has made significant progress on developing the required NCLB HQT definitions and procedures. Over 90 percent of classes across the State are taught by HQT. Slight gaps remain between high-/low-poverty and elementary/secondary schools. The State submitted complete CSPR data for 2004-05 and publishes the required HQT data in its annual report card at the State, LEA, and school levels. As is evident from the State’s monitoring review, Texas has various strategies that address staffing inequities between high- and low-poverty schools. The State, however, lacks a comprehensive equity plan that would provide a blueprint statewide to ensure that all children have access to a high-quality teacher.
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 Y Does the State have an appropriate HQT definition in place? Y 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 Finding: ___ Requirement 1 has been met _X_ Requirement 1 has been partially met ___ Requirement 1 has not been met ___ Additional information needed to make determination _______ Date Requested ______ Submission Deadline* Supporting Narrative: • • Texas has developed the required NCLB HQT definitions for all teachers. Texas is in the process of conducting its final HOUSSE review of its veteran teachers.
Source: SEA Monitoring Protocol; Monitoring Report for the February 14-16, 2006 visit (3/9/06).
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 Y* 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? Y 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
*Data reported as classes taught by HQT.
Finding: _X_ Requirement 2 has been met ___ Requirement 2 has been partially met ___ Requirement 2 has not been met ___ Additional information needed to make determination _______ Date Requested ______ Submission Deadline Supporting Narrative: Website link to report cards: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/reportcard.html 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):
The State issues annual report cards at all levels. However, it publishes the percentage of classes taught by HQT and not the inverse. SEA staff indicated during the monitoring review that this would be corrected in the next release of the report cards, but ED has not received a formal corrective action plan from the State.
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 Y Y Y Y Finding: _X_ Requirement 3 has been met ___ Requirement 3 has been partially met ___ Requirement 3 has not been met ___ Additional information needed to make determination _______ Date Requested ______ Submission Deadline Supporting Narrative: • Texas reported complete HQT data for 2004-05 in its 2006 CSPR by the required disaggregated categories. The State reported its greatest challenge in meeting the HQT goal is secondary classes taught by certified general education teachers who have not demonstrated subject-matter competence in those subjects (77 percent of classes not taught by HQT).
Source: Consolidated State Performance Report, March 2006; Followup of 2004-05 CSPR data verification (5/4/06).
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: • As is evident from the State’s monitoring review, Texas has various strategies for recruiting and retaining experienced and high-quality teachers in hard-to-staff schools. However, 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 76 NA NA 69 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 785,585 157,970 556,597 141,004 226,302 725,166 153,944 516,478 130,040 210,969 92.3 97.5 92.8 92.2 93.2
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 723,930 684,981 94.6
50,857 29,704 171,585
49,502 29,125 167,650
97.3 98.1 97.7
88,968 158,599 552,345
81,376 149,918 517,331
91.5 94.0 93.7
Finding: _X_ The State is making annual progress in increasing the percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers ___ 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: • Texas is close to meeting the 100 percent goal of having all classes taught by HQTs by 2005-06. In 2004-05, 95 percent of classes overall were taught by HQTs. At the elementary level, the rate was 98 percent. The State still is facing challenges at the secondary level, with 94 percent of classes taught by HQT.
Source: Consolidated State Performance Reports; Followup of 2004-05 CSPR data verification (5/4/06).
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 Y 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 Y 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 Y 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 Y teachers? Are at least 90 percent of elementary school classes taught by Y highly qualified teachers? Are at least 90 percent of secondary school classes taught by highly Y 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 Y 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: _X__ 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: • Texas reported that 95 percent of classes were taught by HQTs in 2004-05 compared to 76 percent in 2002-03. Texas continues to have challenges with out-of-field secondary teachers.
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