Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Templates Available

The 2010-2011 Highly Qualified Teacher Focused Data Analysis (HQTFDA), Highly Qualified Teacher Continuous Improvement Plan (HQTCIP) and Submittal Checklist have been posted to the NCLB Program Coordination website. They may be found here.

If an LEA does not have 100 percent of its core academic subject area classes taught by highly qualified teachers at the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year, as reported in the Highly Qualified Teacher Compliance Report (reported as of September 15, 2010, and due November 1, 2010), it must complete a Highly Qualified Teacher Continuous Improvement Planning process. These LEAs will be notified by mail of this requirement by the Division of NCLB Program Coordination. Under this process, the LEA must submit the HQTFDA, HQTCIP, and Submittal Checklist. All of the required documents must be submitted to the Texas Education Agency for review by December 15, 2010. Failure to submit the plan by the deadline will cause the LEA’s Initial Compliance Review (ICR) score and subsequent compliance interventions to be elevated in the 2011-2012 NCLB desk audit process.

For more information, see the August 13, 2010, Status of NCLB Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements letter.