Data Quality in ActionHighly Qualified Teachers

Describe how to highly qualify a teacher for an assignment where one is required.

Identify ways to troubleshoot data quality errors when highly qualifying teachers.

Objectives

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 2001 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 outline qualifications for teachers.

Highly Qualified Teachers

HQT requirements apply to all teachers who provide instruction in the core academic subjects. English, Language Arts, Reading Mathematics, Science Foreign (World) Languages Civics/Government, Economics, History, Geography Visual Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre Elementary Curriculum

Highly Qualified Teachers

A highly qualified teacher must Have at least a bachelor’s degree, and Hold full state certification, and Demonstrate subject matter knowledge

Highly Qualified Teachers

http://www.k12.wa.us/TitleIIA/HighlyQualifiedTeachers.aspx

Highly Qualified TeachersLearn more at the Title IIA web site Guidelines for highly qualifying teachers,

including special education and alternative learning environments

Accountability plans Guidance about highly qualified paraeducators

Districts annually report the status of their teachers using an EDS application: the highly qualified teacher (HQT) data collection tool.

The HQT Tool

The HQT ToolAll of the schools in a district are listed.

The HQT Tool This information is pulled

from directory information in EDS. This directory data is the foundation of all other data connections.

Check building names and grade levels.

The HQT ToolBe sure that the CEDARS term dates are entered and match what is reported to CEDARS.

The HQT ToolInformation about individual teachers is drawn from various files and databases.

The HQT ToolStaff are reported on the S-275 or through CEDARS.

The HQT ToolOnly staff who do not have students should be identified in the tool by the S-275.

Correct errors in the Student Schedule File and Staff Schedule File in CEDARS to resolve the issue.

The HQT ToolBe sure that teachers are listed only once per building.

The S-275 is due October 1 for allocation purposes. Districts can resubmit the report as often as they want in order to address data quality errors. It will not affect their allocation.

All information (name, certificate number…) needs to match across all of the district’s reports.

The HQT ToolBe sure courses match their content areas. If they are not aligned, the teacher will be identified as not highly qualified.

This correction must be made at the district level.

The HQT ToolIf there is a mismatch, correct it in CEDARS. Reporting what’s wrong in the action box does not fix the data quality issue.

The HQT ToolThese data quality issues place a district’s federal funds at risk.

The HQT ToolInformation displayed in this area is gathered from eCert and data entered by the district into the HQT Tool.

The HQT ToolHigh, Objective, Uniform State Standards of Evaluation (HOUSSE) forms must be dated prior to the first day of the school term. Otherwise, the teacher will be reported as not highly qualified.

Data Quality Errors

Data Quality Errors

ReportsUse the Reports Tab to generate and download data from the HQT Tool.

Review Describe how to highly qualify a teacher for an

assignment where one is required.

Identify ways to troubleshoot data quality errors when highly qualifying teachers.

Visit http://www.k12.wa.us/CEDARS/dataquality/

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There are multiple ways in which data quality affects the process of highly qualifying teachers. How can errors be reduced?

Suppose a teacher in your list was showing as not highly-qualified in the HQT Tool, yet you had paper documentation proving otherwise. How would you troubleshoot the error?

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