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No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001 (NCLB)

NCLB NYS
Field Memo
#01-2002

1. Cover Letter
2. Introduction
1. Which teachers must meet the NCLB " requirement to be "highly qualified?"
2. Which teachers are not "highly qualified" according to the NCLB?
3. Which teachers are "highly qualified?"
4. Which teachers must be "highly qualified" in special circumstances?
5. Which paraprofessionals must meet the NCLB " requirements?
6. What are the NCLB " requirements for paraprofessionals?
7. What is the NCLB's accountability system for teachers and paraprofessionals?
8. What are the NCLB's requirements for teachers and paraprofessionals in charter schools and nonpublic schools?
9. What are the NCLB's requirements for notifying parents about teacher and paraprofessional qualifications?
10. Which Web sites contain information about federal and New York State requirements for teachers and paraprofessionals?
    
    
11. Attachment 1 - NYSTCE Assessment of Teaching Assistant Skills Test Framework, October 2002 Preliminary Draft

1. UNCERTIFIED TEACHERS WITH TEMPORARY LICENSES. Under the NCLB, uncertified teachers with temporary licenses are not "highly qualified."
2. 
   
   1. For NCLB purposes, an uncertified teacher with a temporary license cannot be hired after the first day of class in the 2002-2003 school to teach core academic subjects in programs or schools supported by Title I funds.
      
      
   2. For NCLB purposes, an uncertified teacher with a temporary license who was hired on or before the first day of class in the 2002-2003 school year to teach core academic subjects in any public school must meet the NCLB's "highly qualified" requirements by the end of school year 2005-2006.

   Under section 80-5.10(j) of the Commissioner's regulations, the Commissioner will not issue temporary licenses for the employment of uncertified teachers after February 1, 2003. This means that all public school teachers in New York State must be certified by September 1, 2003. As noted above, while State certification is required for all public school teachers, State certification does not necessarily mean that a teacher is "highly qualified" as defined by the NCLB.

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