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No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)

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NCLB NYS
Field Memo
#05-2003 (Revised)

Cover Letter

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part A:  NCLB Requirements for the HOUSSE

Part B:  Teachers Who May Want to Use the HOUSSE

Part C:  New York State’s Definition of the HOUSSE

Part D:  Accountability and Records

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E

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Appendix A
NCLB Definition of the High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE)

NCLB Section 9101(23)

(C) when used with respect to an elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher who is not new to the profession, means that the teacher holds at least a bachelor's degree and —

(i) has met the applicable standard in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B), which includes an option for a test; or

(ii) demonstrates competence in all the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches based on a high objective uniform State standard of evaluation that —

(I) is set by the State for both grade appropriate academic subject matter knowledge and teaching skills;

(II) is aligned with challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards and developed in consultation with core content specialists, teachers, principals, and school administrators;

(III) provides objective, coherent information about the teacher's attainment of core content knowledge in the academic subjects in which a teacher teaches;

(IV) is applied uniformly to all teachers in the same academic subject and the same grade level throughout the State;

(V) takes into consideration, but not be based primarily on, the time the teacher has been teaching in the academic subject;

(VI) is made available to the public upon request; and

(VII) may involve multiple, objective measures of teacher competency.

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