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Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org PQ f PQ for or RE RESA SA GN GNETS ETS September 18, 2017

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Catlin McMunn Dooley, Ph.D. Deputy Superintendent Office of Teaching and Learning Cindy Saxon Associate Superintendent Division of Teacher and Leader Support and Development Office of Teaching and Learning Carly Covic Ambler Program Manager - Title II, Part A Division of Teacher and Leader Support and Development Office of Teaching and Learning 08/09/2017 2

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PQ f for RESA GNETS Key P y Points ts about out Pr Profes ession sional al Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Qual alifica ication tions an and In-Field ield for GNET ETS Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org • HiQ is completely gone. • In its place are two different, but comparable requirements • Professional Qualifications • In-Field • As of July 2017, Georgia amended board rules to state that charters and strategic waiver systems cannot waive certification requirements for Special Education Teachers. This means that all special education teachers are required to hold special education certification and – if issuing grades – demonstrate content area expertise. • LEAs and GNETS may not use the HOUSSE rubric or HiQ Consultative Documents to meet PQ/ In-Field requirements. 08/09/2017 4

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PQ PQ for or RES ESA GNETS ETS Website site Resour ources ces Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org Overview Documents SAMPLE Notifications GaDOE > Offices & Divisions > School Improvement/ Federal Programs > Resources “Professional Qualifications and Related Reporting Requirements” 08/09/2017 6

PQ Q for or RESA A GN GNETS S PQ PQ for or RES ESA A GN GNET ETS S Sup uppor porti ting ng Stak akeholder eholders Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org Purpose: Purpose: Purpose: • Updates • • Broad Overview Special Education Focus Audience: Audience: Audience: • LEA staff working with • Special Education Staff • General Public PQ and In-Field September 19, 2017 7

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PQ Q for or RESA A GN GNETS S Evolu olutio tion n of PQ of PQ/ In-Field ield in in G GA Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org 2001 GaPSC Implements Highly Qualified Under NCLB 2005 Georgia Submits Highly Qualified Plan To USDE (Updated 2006, 2009) 2008 Georgia Law Allows Charters/ SWSS to Waive Certification 2016-2017 Georgia Establishes PQ/ In-field Requirements Under ESSA 2017 Georgia Requires All Special Education Teachers to be Certified September 19, 2017 10

PQ Q for or RESA A GN GNETS S Esta tablish lishing ing PQ Q in in G GA Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org ESSA Requires ALL SEAs & LEAs Ensure Teachers Meet State Certification Requirements Under ESSA, Paraprofessionals must meet NCLB Requirements In Georgia all Special Education Teachers must be certified in Special Education. In Georgia, LEAs Have 2 Choices for Meeting Requirements for Regular Education Teachers By the start of the 2016 School Year, all Georgia LEAs established whether they were Traditional or Charter/ Strategic Waiver. Charter/ Strategic Waiver Traditional Establish Professional Qualification Follow GaPSC Certification Rules Requirements in Applications and District Improvement Plan September 19, 2017 11

PQ for or RESA SA GNETS ETS Under Un erstand standing ing PQ PQ & In & In-Field ield Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org PQ In-Field Paraprofessionals and Teachers who are teachers must meet teaching in the field in All federal and state which they are certified. In-Field certification GA allows LEAs who Teachers requirements. waive certification to are PQ establish in-field by ESSA/NCLB – Paras asserting experience in GaDOE Rule – SpEd CPI through degree, coursework or content LEA DIP - Teachers testing . September 19, 2017 12

PQ Q for or RESA A GN GNETS S In-Fie In ield ld Requir quirements ements Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org To be “In - Field”, Educators Must Meet GaPSC Requirements OR ONE of the Following Equivalent Requirements Degree In subject area assigned 21 semester hours / Coursework 35 quarter hours Passing score in subject area assigned Content Area Test (In Georgia the accepted test is the GACE) September 19, 2017 13

PQ for or RESA SA GNETS ETS Dis istrict trict Imp mprovem ement ent Pl Plan an PQ PQ Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org • Does the LEA Waive Certification – Yes or No? • If Yes, For Which Teachers? • Forgot something? Contact our staff and revise • During monitoring GaDOE staff will check to ensure that what was asserted in the DIP and CPI is consistent and accurate. • LEAs may wish to consider in-field reporting requirements when establishing professional qualification requirements. September 19, 2017 14

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PQ for or RESA SA GNETS ETS Cl Clear earance ance Ce Certif tifica icates tes Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org O.C.G.A. §§ 20-2-80, 20-2-200, 20-2-211.1, 20-2- 2065, GaPSC Rules, SBOE Rules ALL Georgia LEA teachers, school or school system administrators, and paraprofessionals MUST hold a Clearance Certificate. A Clearance Certificate is a certificate issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission that verifies that an educator has completed fingerprint and criminal background check requirements. September 19, 2017 16