Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 16 - Division of Human Resources ***
Rule 005.16.09-007 - ADE 220: Highly Qualified Teachers Pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 005.16.09-007
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
1.00 REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These shall
be known as the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Highly
Qualified Teachers and promulgated pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act of
2001,
20 U.S.C. §
6301 et seq. (2002).
1.02 These rules are enacted pursuant to the
authority of the State Board of Education under Ark. Code Ann. §
6-11-105 and Ark. Code Ann. §
25-15-201 et seq.
2.00 PURPOSE
2.01 The purpose of these rules is to
establish definitions and procedures used to designate teachers as highly
qualified in the core academic subject areas pursuant to the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001.
3.00 DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of these Rules the following terms shall be defined to mean:
3.01
Act
(NCLB) - the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001,
20 U.S.C. §
6301 et seq. (2002)
3.01.1 NCLB requires Highly Qualified Teacher
(HQT) designation for those teachers-of-record in core academic classes
employed in AR public schools.
3.02
Appropriate state teaching
license - any of the following is considered an acceptable license with
regard to Arkansas's highly qualified teacher provisions.
3.02.1 Arkansas Initial teaching
license
3.02.2 Arkansas Standard
teaching license
3.02.3 Arkansas
Provisional teaching license held by teachers enrolled in and progressing
towards successful completion of a state approved non-traditional licensure
program
3.02.4 Arkansas
Professional Teaching permit
3.02.5
Any Arkansas license issued for teachers who have completed all requirements
except an Arkansas History course for Standard licensure
through reciprocity.
3.03
ARHOUSSE (Single Subject) -
Arkansas High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation - criteria
survey used to determine whether a veteran teacher demonstrates competence in
the core academic subject area(s) he or she teaches, when required in the
definition of a highly qualified teacher.
3.03.1 The ARHOUSSE survey of criteria for
single subject is hereby incorporated in these rules as referenced in the
attached Appendix A
3.04
ARHOUSSE (Multi-Subject) - criteria survey used to determine
level of content knowledge for teachers in Special Education, Alternative
Learning Environments and/or Juvenile Detention/Residential Centers who teach
multiple subjects and are pursuing Highly Qualified Teacher status in Arkansas.
3.04.1 The Middle Childhood Multi-Subject
ARHOUSSE criteria survey is hereby incorporated in these rules as referenced in
the attached Appendix B.
3.04.2 The
Secondary Grades Multi-Subject ARHOUSSE criteria survey is hereby incorporated
in these rules as referenced in the attached Appendix C.
3.05
Core Academic Subject
Areas - English, Reading or Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Foreign
Language, Social Studies, Music, and Art.
3.06
Early Childhood (Elementary)
grade levels - grade K through grade 6.
3.07
Highly Qualified Teacher
(HQT) - a teacher who holds at least a Bachelor's Degree, holds an
appropriate state teaching license, and has demonstrated subject area
competence in each of the core academic subjects which the teacher teaches.
When used with respect to a new or veteran Arkansas public early childhood,
middle childhood or secondary school teacher HQT means as follows:
3.07.1
For New Teachers (teachers new
to the profession)
3.07.1.1 A highly
qualified new early childhood teacher is a teacher who possesses
or exhibits each of the following:
3.07.1.1.1
Have at least a Bachelor's Degree,
3.07.1.1.2 Hold an appropriate state teaching
license,
3.07.1.1.3 Demonstrate
subject area competence by having passed the current Arkansas
Early Childhood licensure test or Educational Testing Service
(ETS) Early Childhood: Content Knowledge (Praxis II #022) or Education of Young
Children (Praxis II # 021) or Praxis II #011 Elementary Education: Curriculum,
Instruction and Assessment, or Praxis II #012 Elementary Education: Content
Area Exercises, or Praxis II #014 Elementary Education: Content Knowledge, or
Praxis II #016 Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
K-5, or Praxis II #020 Early Childhood Education, or other content exam taken
and passed in another state which was accepted as demonstration of content
knowledge for a teaching license in that state and is acceptable through
reciprocity for an Arkansas teaching license.
3.07.1.2 A highly qualified new middle
childhood or secondary teacher is a teacher who possesses or exhibits
each of the following:
3.07.1.2.1 Have at
least a Bachelor's Degree,
3.07.1.2.2 Hold an appropriate state teaching
license,
3.07.1.2.3 Demonstrate
subject area competence by:
3.07.1.2.3.1
passing the state licensure ETS Praxis II content assessment(s) in the area the
teacher teaches or other content exam taken and passed in another state which
was accepted as demonstration of content knowledge for a teaching license in
that state and is acceptable through reciprocity for an Arkansas teaching
license, or
3.07.1.2.3.2 having an
undergraduate major in the area the teacher teaches, or
3.07.1.2.3.3 having coursework equivalent to
an undergraduate major (24 hours) in the area the teacher teaches, or
3.07.1.2.3.4 having a graduate degree in the
area the teacher teaches, or
3.07.1.2.3.5 having National Board
Certification in the area the teacher teaches.
3.07.2
For Veteran Teachers
(teachers not new to the profession)
3.07.2.1 A highly qualified veteran early
childhood teacher is a teacher who possesses or exhibits each of the following:
3.07.2.1.1 Have at least a Bachelor's
Degree,
3.07.2.1.2 Hold an
appropriate state teaching license,
3.07.2.1.3 Demonstrate subject area
competency by:
3.07.2.1.3.1 having passed the
current Arkansas Early Childhood licensure test or Educational Testing Service
(ETS) Early Childhood: Content Knowledge (Praxis II #022) or Education of Young
Children (Praxis II # 021) or Praxis II #011 Elementary Education: Curriculum,
Instruction and Assessment, or Praxis II #012 Elementary Education: Content
Area Exercises, or Praxis II #014 Elementary Education: Content Knowledge, or
Praxis II #016 Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
K-5, or Praxis II #020 Early Childhood Education, or other content exam taken
and passed in another state which was accepted as demonstration of content
knowledge for a teaching license in that state and is acceptable through
reciprocity for an Arkansas teaching license, or
3.07.2.1.3.2 accumulating at least 100 points
on ARHOUSSE.
3.07.2.2 A highly qualified veteran
middle childhood or secondary teacher is a teacher who possesses or
exhibits each of the following:
3.07.2.2.1
Have at least a Bachelor's Degree,
3.07.2.2.2 Hold an Initial or Standard
Arkansas teaching license or have completed all requirements except Arkansas
History for Standard Licensure through reciprocity,
3.07.2.2.3 Demonstrate subject area
competence by:
3.07.2.2.3.1 passing the state
licensure ETS Praxis II content assessment(s) in the area the teacher teaches,
or other content exam taken and passed in another state which was accepted as
demonstration of content knowledge for a teaching license in that state and is
acceptable through reciprocity for an Arkansas teaching license, or
3.07.2.2.3.2 having an undergraduate major in
the area the teacher teaches or
3.07.2.2.3.3 having coursework equivalent to
an undergraduate major (24 credit hours) in the area the teacher teaches
or
3.07.2.2.3.4 having a graduate
degree in the area the teacher teaches, or
3.07.2.2.3.5 having National Board
Certification in the area the teacher teaches, or
3.07.2.2.3.6 accumulating at least 100 points
on ARHOUSSE.
3.07.3 The requirement of holding an
appropriate state teaching license (as per section 3.06) is waived for teachers
of charter schools that have been granted a waiver of licensure requirements by
the Arkansas State Board of Education.
3.08
Highly Qualified Teacher,
Multi-Subject - a teacher in Special Education, Alternative Learning
Environments and/or Juvenile Detention/Residential Centers who teaches multiple
subjects may establish Highly Qualified status by demonstrating content
knowledge in each of the areas he or she teaches using the Multi-Subject
ARHOUSSE criteria survey, in addition to meeting the license and degree
requirements for HQT in Arkansas.
3.08.1
These teachers in middle childhood grades may use the Multi-Subject Highly
Qualified Teacher Designation Form for Middle Childhood grades, hereby
incorporated in these rules as referenced in the attached Appendix B
3.08.2 These teachers in secondary grades may
use Multi-Subject Highly Qualified Teacher Designation Form for Secondary
grades, hereby incorporated in these rules as referenced in the attached
Appendix C.
3.09
Middle Childhood grade levels - grades 4 through 8.
3.10
New Teacher (a teacher new to the
profession) - a licensed teacher employed by an Arkansas public school
after the beginning of the 2002-2003 school year, who was not previously
employed as a licensed teacher in any public or private school.
3.11
Non-traditional licensure
programs - the instructional licensure program administered by the
Arkansas Department of Education, whose participants hold a minimum of a
baccalaureate degree (and passed the appropriate state-mandated assessments)
and are allowed to teach in an Arkansas school via a Non-Traditional
Provisional license, or other such programs approved by the Department of
Education. Participants are engaged with intensive supervision and mentoring
while receiving high-quality, sustained, intensive classroom-focused
professional development.
3.12
Professional Teaching Permit (PTP) - teaching credential that
allows working professionals who participate in PTP training, to be employed as
teacher-of-record for a secondary content area class in their area of
expertise.
3.13
Secondary
grades - grades 7 through 12.
3.14
Title I District, School or
Program - A district, school or program that receives funds under Title
I, Part A of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
3.15
Veteran Teacher (a teacher not
new to the profession) - a licensed teacher who was previously employed
as a licensed teacher in any public or private school before the beginning of
the 2002-2003 school year.
4.00 HIGHLY QUALIFIED REQUIREMENTS
4.01 All newly hired
teachers who teach in core academic subject area(s) in Title I schools or
programs must be highly qualified on the date of hire.
4.02 All classes in the core academic subject
areas shall be taught by a highly qualified teacher as defined in these
rules.
5.00 HIGHLY QUALIFIED REPORTING
5.01 By
October 15 of each school year all public charter schools and school districts
shall report in their Cycle 2 report the number and percentage of classes in
the core academic subject areas being taught by teachers meeting the definition
of a highly qualified teacher as defined in this rule, and required by the
Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).
5.02 The ADE shall review the data required
in 5.01. To the extent a school district has not met the requirements of these
rules, the ADE will take appropriate action to work with that district as
required under the Act (NCLB).
5.03
Schools and districts shall give notice to parents and care givers regarding
teacher quality and highly qualified teachers as required by the Act (NCLB).
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
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