REVISED 8/2008
CWCS NCLB Highly Qualified Teachers
No Child Left Behind
Under NCLB our students not only need to make Adequate Yearly Progress which is determined by the CST STAR results but all students must be provided with highly qualified teachers by the end of 2006-07 school year. For us this means that the teacher of record must be qualified to teach the student in the particular subject area or while teaching the student must also have another teacher help the student. This is challenging for us but doable with our development of Core Departments and Department ESs.
NCLB Core Academic Subjects for
The core academic subjects for California are:
-English/Language Arts, Reading- including reading interventions and CAHSEE English classes
-Mathematics- including reading interventions and CAHSEE Math classes
-Science: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geosciences, Physics
-Social Sciences: US and World History, Government, Economics, Geography
-Foreign languages(specific-French, English, German, etc)
-Drama/Theater (English credential)
-Visual Arts
-Music
-Dance (Physical Education credential).
Every student taking one of these core courses must receive
access and oversight by a person who is highly qualified in that specific
core subject area.
This can be accomplished by the student
- taking courses through an online vendor with teacher interaction
- taking courses at a Learning Center with a highly qualified teacher (HQT)
- taking a class at a junior college
- having a highly qualified tutor
- enrolling in one of our department ESs courses if the student has internet access: HQT Courses.(Password for this link found FRED). These courses use Moodle and Elluminate.
-enrolling in HQT Access
CAHSEE: For students that have not yet passed the CAHSEE, choices must be made from CWCS CAHSEE prep tutors and online courses.
Learning Records:
The ES must document in the student's learning records, how the requirements for HQT are being met. See HQT Learning Record Documentation for details.
Student Agreements: An additional page will be added to the Student Agreement with the signatures of any HQT/ HQ CP Instructor who has been or will be providing educational content/grades/credits to your students that are taking HQ dept. or High School level courses. A signed addendum for each student receiving additional assistance each semester will be printed from FRED by the HQTs.
Grading: The HQTs will be providing a midterm and final or final project for each course. Under NCLB and HQT requirements, the HQT is required to assign the grades and credits to the student since the ES may not be qualified in that core subject area. The ES must collaborate with the HQT/CP Instructor for any core High School course taken (including Algebra), so that the ES can input the correct grades and credits in FRED for the student's report card. Department ES will give 100% of grade based on ES/parent input and assigned work, etc.
Course Level Placement: ESs should use the Individual Learning Plan Checklist and the Course Placement Checklist to help determine the appropriate course level for their students. All levels of students may be enrolled in the same HQT class, but some students may need extra support in order to keep up. Lower level (Basic/ General) students may use the interactive texts or handbooks, where as a-g students will use the text and the a-g assignments found in the a-g course list to complete any a-g requirements that are in addition to the HQT coursework.
The truancy policy applies to Contract Programs courses (including HQT department courses). An unexcused absence will be counted as a truancy.
-Excused Absence is defined as :
The student or parent shall notify the teacher of the absence at least 24 hours* prior to the time the class meets. Students who have notified their teacher that they will be absent due to illness, doctor's appointment, or another reason, MUST complete their assigned make-up work within 48 hours of the regularly scheduled class meeting. If make-up work is not turned in to the teacher within 48 hours, the missing make-up work will affect their grade.
-Unexcused Absence is defined as:
The student or parent shall notify the teacher of the absence at least 24 hours* prior to the time the class meets. If the teacher has not been notified by the student or parent of an absence at least 24 hours* prior to the time the class meets, the student absence will be "unexcused". The student MUST complete their assigned make-up work within 48 hours of the regularly scheduled class meeting. If make-up work is not turned in to the teacher within 48 hours, the missing make-up work will affect their grade.
Truancy notification: The CP instructor will email the ES and cc the student on the same day that the unexcused absence occurred to notify them that the student was unexcused and therefore truant, and that they must turn in their make up work within 48 hours or it will affect their grade. The ES must follow the truancy policy and mail a truancy letter within 24 hours of the date that the email was sent.
*If there are extenuating circumstances that do not allow for at least 24 hours, then the teacher must still be notified prior to the start of class; allowances may be made depending on the circumstances. Examples of extenuating circumstances: car accident, sudden illness, etc.
All ES Required Duties Beginning 2008/2009 school year :
* Remind your parents/students: They must attend a required Parent Moodle Training. They should check Moodle weekly for each of their courses for announcements, changes in class meeting dates or changes in due dates for students’ assignments.*Initiate contact HQT at the beginning of the year to be sure they have your correct e-mail address and work phone number, and to be sure they have a current number where your student can be reached if necessary.*Read and print for reference the class syllabus.*Grade daily work assignments: done by parent or ES (if AESS)*Sign off and date class assignment sheet on syllabus at each learning record meeting, and keep for records.*E-mail quarterly progress sheet (Progress sheet may be included in the syllabus, if not, use the generic progress report. The Math Department would like you to use the Math Progress Report) Oct. 1st, Dec. 1st, March 2nd, & May 1st*Contact HQT if student is dropping the course, or having any difficulties.
(all new ESs must enroll in Moodle for ESes and take the online training class)
The Dept. ES will post a work number and email on nicenet. If student is unable to get on line, then they should contact the teacher of class the same day of the session; The student will tell the teacher why they couldn’t get into the session; if it is a technical issue the Dept. ES will tell Jamie to troubleshot the problem who will provide help for the student.
See HQT Q&As for more information.