|
Title
I Schools and Programs
New
and Newly Hired Elementary Teachers
To satisfy the federal definition of a Highly Qualified Teacher,
elementary teachers who are new to the profession in their first
year of teaching and newly hired teachers from outside the district
must, as of September 2003 do as follows:
Hold at least a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited
institution of higher education;
Hold a valid New Jersey teaching certificate for which no requirements
have been waived (i.e., no emergency certification); and
Pass a rigorous state test of content knowledge and teaching skills
in the basic elementary school curriculum (may have been a state
certification test such as the National Teacher Examination (NTE)
or Praxis II Elementary Education: Content Knowledge Test).
NOTE:
Experienced teachers who are newly hired may use the NJ HOUSE Standard,
if needed. New teachers may not use the NJ HOUSE Standard.
Veteran
Elementary Teachers
Veteran elementary teachers who have been working in schools
supported with Title I funds prior to the 2002-2003 school year
and elementary teachers who are transferring to Title I schools
within their districts have until the end of the 2005-2006 school
year to satisfy the definition of a Highly Qualified Teacher,
using the criteria listed above or by fulfilling the NJ HOUSE
Standard in lieu of passing a rigorous state test of content knowledge
and teaching skills for an elementary curriculum.
Non
- Title I Schools and Programs
New, Newly
Hired and Veteran Elementary Teachers
To satisfy the federal definition of a Highly Qualified Teacher,
elementary teachers who are new to the profession, those in their
first year of teaching, newly hired from in or out of district and
veteran teachers all must, by the end of the 2005-2006 school year
do as follows:
Hold
at least a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
of higher education;
Hold a valid New Jersey teaching certificate for which no requirements
have been waived (i.e., no emergency certification); and either
• Pass
a rigorous state test of content knowledge and teaching skills in
the basic elementary school curriculum (may have been a state certification
test such as the National Teacher Examination (NTE) or Praxis II
Elementary Education: Content Knowledge Test); or
• Document
10 points on the NJ HOUSE Standard as an Elementary Generalist.
Related
Resources
ETS - Praxis II Test
List and Fees. See also Study
Guides and Kits
|
