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    No Child Left Behind: Highly Qualified Teachers Initiative

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    HQT Required Forms

    Teachers who have achieved highly qualified status, whether through federal requirements or the NJ HOUSE, retain highly qualified status permanently for the teaching assignment designated on the approved forms. The required highly qualified forms must be completed, signed off by the teacher’s supervisor and filed in the school or district office. Teachers should retain a copy of the forms for their personal records. When a teacher obtains employment at a new district, the district must contact the previous place of employment to have the teacher’s official highly qualified forms sent to the new employer.

    HQT Identification Forms - updated January 12, 2009

    HQT REQUIREMENTS

    Aligning Certification, Teaching Assignment and HQT Requirements, a chart that defines HQT requirements, has been updated June 10, 2010.

    WORLD LANGUAGES HQT REQUIREMENTS

    Refer to a chart of highly qualified teacher requirements for general education teachers of world languages teaching half time or less or teaching more than half time.

    Refer to a chart of highly qualified teacher requirements for special education teachers of world languages teaching half time or less or teaching more than half time.

    Refer to a chart of certification and highly qualified teacher requirements for general education teachers and teachers of the deaf and hard-of-hearing for teaching American Sign Language as a world language.

    HOUSE

    The HOUSE has expired for most teachers in NJ public schools – read more details below.

    On June 30, 2010, the HOUSE expired for most special education teachers. 

    On June 30, 2007, the HOUSE expired for general education teachers.

    All teachers who are not highly qualified in the content they are teaching must use the federal HQT requirements to become highly qualified with the exception of the following novice teachers teaching special education who meet eligibility requirements for IDEA flexibility:

    1. Novice teacher holding Teacher of the Handicapped (TOH) who may teach multiple content areas in middle or high school (grades 6-12)

    2. Novice teacher holding Teacher of Students with Disabilities (SWD) and the N-8 or K-8 instructional certificate who may teach middle grades (6-8) in departmentalized settings.

    3. Veteran teacher certified in special education who is assigned to teach special education for the first time, provided number one or two applies to the teacher.

    Go to HQT Requirements for information on the extended period for using HOUSE in approved private schools for students with disabilities.

    For information on New Jersey teaching certificates and online licensing application, visit www.nj.gov/education/educators/license.

    The HQT powerpoint presentation was updated October 5, 2010. (PDF | View | Download)

    Memos to School Districts: HQT Requirements

    Authorization:  No Child Left Behind Legislation

    New Jersey's Plan for Meeting the Highly Qualified Teacher Goal - July 2010

    New Jersey Teacher Equity Plan

    Highly Qualified Teacher Annual State Data Collection

    Parent Right-to-know Letters

    TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISTRICTS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE HQT IMPROVEMENT PLAN

    PowerPoint (PDF | View | Download)