REVISED 5/2010

NCLB (No Child Left Behind)

& HQT (Highly Qualified Teacher) Department Elluminate Classes Q & A’s

Q. Do Junior College teachers have to be NCLB compliant?

A. No, the federal mandate requires that the employees of public schools be NCLB compliant. However, we hope that the instructors at the JC’s are highly qualified.

Q. Do the ESes need to verify that tutor vendors or CP instructors are HQ?

A. No, the school office will verify whether tutor vendors or CP instructors meet the NCLB HQT requirements based on CDE's criteria. http://www.ieminc.org/handbook/NCLB/NCLBhqtcert.pdf.
Please send any potential vendors or instructors to cwcs@connectingwaters.org for evaluation.
Our CP instructors at our Learning Centers are either HQ or will be overseen by a HQT for High School courses in math, science, English, and Social Science.

Q. Is there a list of HQT tutors that we can use for our students?

A. Yes, we have a list CAHSEE and HQT Approved Tutors/Courses..

Q. Will funds be available for the CWCS HQT Moodle/Elluminate Courses?

A. There are no general funds available to sponsor the Moodle/Elluminate courses. These classes must be paid for out of the student instructional budget.

Q. Must all students in grade 9-12 have a HQT in all core subjects?

A. All students must be provided the knowledge, opportunity and access to a HQT in English, Math, Science, Social Science, VPA, and Foreign Language. This can be achieved through online courses, our online department courses, tutoring, college classes, learning center classes or your own HQ ES.

Q. What if my parent does not want to participate in the CWCS HQT Moodle/Elluminate Courses?

A. Your family can fulfill HQT with the other HQT options listed above.

Q. Do we still have the HQT Parent Denied option?

A.No

Q. Do we need to buy certain curriculum to participate in the CWCS HQT Moodle/Elluminate classes?

A. Yes, you must purchase the textbooks and materials required for the class in order for the student to attend the class and obtain credit. These classes have been set up the same as other CP classes.

Q. What are the ES responsibilities for the CWCS HQT Moodle/Elluminate classes?

A. Log in to Moodle and sign up as a class member.

· Enroll student in class via FRED

· Order materials for the class

• Provide HQT contact information
• Provide training information
• Provide access to syllabus/study guide
• Support and aid parent/student to be successful in course
• Ensure that the student knows all of the class requirements

• Check Moodle for announcements or students’ assignments.

· Daily work assignments to be graded by parent or ES (The ES will still evaluate the work on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis using coursework, samples and observations).

• Sign off and date class assignment sheet on syllabus at each learning record meeting, and keep for records.
• Submit quarterly Progress Report in FRED according to the Paperwork Timestable..
• Contact Moodle/Elluminate HQT if student is dropping the course, or having any difficulties.

Q. Who will assign the grade for a student taking an HQT course?
A. Under NCLB and HQT requirements, the HQT is required to assign the grades and credits to the student. The HQT assigns 100% of the grade and will send the final grade to the ES for the student's report card.
For CWCS HQT Moodle/Elluminate Courses, the Grading is as follows: 25% from ES/parent progress report, 25% attendance (monthly contact must be online), 25% portfolio/projects/quizzes, and 25% assessments.

The final grade is assigned by the CWCS Moodle/Elluminate HQT based on the above breakdown (this breakdown may vary by department). Please note that the ES submits a quarterly progress report which is considered in the determination of the final grade. Parents may check their student’s progress at any time through Moodle's Gradebook using their student's log-in.

Q. Can Multi-subject teachers still provide service to 7th- HS students?

A. Yes, they can with the collaboration of a HQ teacher providing instructions to students in grade 9-12 in the core courses. Our current understanding is that CDE changed their position and determined that the multiple subject credential covers students in grades 7 & 8 unless it is a high school course such as algebra.

Q. My student only needs 1 credit in Life Science, 2 in Economics, 2.5 in Govt…is it ok to fill up small credit classes with Starline Packets? How would this work with the NCLB requirements. They weren’t planning on having a tutor for these classes, and online classes are too expensive for just a couple of units. Could they enroll in a department course and use Starline?

A. No, a student who enrolls in the HQT Moodle/Elluminate classes must use the course curriculum. CWCS has a number of tutors available who would work with a student in this situation. http://www.ieminc.org/handbook/NCLB/HQTCAHSEE.htm

You can use the individualized access option for these students.

Q. What should my student do if he/she is on the waiting list for a CWCS HQT Moodle/Elluminate Course?

A. Check with the HQT but most are allowing students to attend classes for 2 weeks to see if any openings occur. Students who do not attend classes and do not notify instructors will be dropped from the course.

Q. Will my student automatically receive a-g credit for taking an a-g HQT course?

No, the student must use the a-g curriculum required, and the texts must be recorded in the learning records. If it is Biology 1A, they must also take a biology lab along with the Elluminate course.