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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Part D
Accountability and Records
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Will SED maintain records on whether individual teachers have met the
HOUSSE?
No.
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| D2. |
Must employers maintain records on HOUSSE evaluations?
Yes. Employers must maintain such records for no less than six years from the end of the last school year in which the teacher is employed. These records may be used to demonstrate that the employer is in compliance with the NCLB's requirements and has submitted accurate and complete data to SED about its teachers' qualifications.
A record of the HOUSSE evaluation must be retained by an employer for six years from the date of the teacher's termination, according to section 185.11, Appendix I of the Commissioner's Regulations concerning Records Retention and Disposition. However, SED recommends that public school employers retain these records for seven years from the date of a teacher's termination in order to be consistent with the teacher's employment rights. The names of laid-off teachers eligible for recall must be maintained on a preferred list for seven years.
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Must teachers maintain their own records when they use the
HOUSSE?
Teachers are not required to maintain records of their HOUSSE evaluations. However, SED recommends that teachers retain their records in case an employer's records are lost or the teacher wants to work for another employer.
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Are HOUSSE evaluations transferable from one employer to another?
Since the HOUSSE is a statewide standard of evaluation, SED recommends that
LEAs, BOCES and State schools accept HOUSSE evaluations conducted by other employers. SED also recommends that HOUSSE evaluations be signed by both an employer's representative and the teacher so that they can serve as official documents when a teacher changes employers. When a teacher has satisfied the HOUSSE for a specific program taken over by a school district or a
BOCES, the teacher remains “highly qualified” indefinitely in that program, consistent with the provisions of sections 3014-a and 3014-b of Education Law.
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