1. HIGHLY QUALIFIED UPDATES ASPAA 2015 Virginia Stodola Effective Teachers and Leaders Virginia.stodola@azed.gov

2. Secondary Certificate Secondary Certificate changes from Grades 7-12 to Grades 6-12 Highly Qualified Requirements have not changed. FAQ http://www.azed.gov/educator- certification/files/2015/02/faqs-for-secondary- certificate-grade-level-change.pdf

3. Secondary HIGHLY QUALIFIED* A Valid Certificate (except charters) Passed the AEPA or NES in the Core Content Area or 24 credits/Major/Advanced Degree or HOUSSE Rubric or HQT Reciprocity (other options are available) APPROPRIATELY CERTIFIED Secondary Certificate (except charters) Passed the AEPA or NES in Core Content Subject Knowledge with the Approved Area on Certificate or Reciprocity *See HQT Attestation Form for other HQT options for Middle, Junior High, High School, Visual Arts (K-12), and Music (K-12) Example: Secondary Grades 6-12 Appropriately Certified & Highly Qualified Comparison

4. New Grade 5-6 Single Subject Attestation Can either meet HQ requirements with elementary or secondary content http://www.azed.gov/highly-qualified- professionals/highly-qualified-teachers-and- paraprofessionals/information-for- administrators/

5. Single Subject Elementary Grades 5-6 Option #1 Elementary Content Highly Qualified* Elementary Teaching Certificate (except charters) Passed the AEPA #01, or NES Subtest I & II, or HQT Reciprocity or HOUSSE Rubric Option #2 Secondary Core Content Highly Qualified Elementary or Secondary Teaching Certificate (except charters) Passed the AEPA or NES in the Core Content Area or 24 credits/Major or HOUSSE Rubric or HQT Reciprocity *Use Highly Qualified Teacher Attestation Form For Single Subject Elementary Example: Single Subject Elementary Grades 5-6 Highly Qualified ONLY

6. Parapro Exam Educational Testing Services (ETS.org) no longer offers online registration nor testing centers Test only given at LEA level ADE is creating a list of LEAs providing the Parapro Exam to external applicants – Friendly House, Phoenix – Peoria USD, Glendale – Higley USD, Gilbert – UofA, Tucson

7. ESEA Reauthorization The Good News: – Strong commitment from everyone (House, Senate, administration) to reauthorize ESEA Adapted from a National Association of State Title I Directors (NASTID) Conference session – February 2015

8. The Bad and The Ugly Lots of other “must-pass” items on the calendar ahead of ESEA/other education bills Continued partisanship makes it difficult to find common ground Controversial issues and legislation will slow down legislative process Filibuster and veto threats continue to make it difficult to find common ground 3/5/2015Arizona Department of Education8

9. The Latest In the House: HR 5 (Student Success Act) stalled – “not conservative enough” Senate – restart? Administration said would veto HR 5 as written Highly Qualified Requirements are still in place 3/5/2015Arizona Department of Education9

10. Questions?