Division of Certification & Preparation
NCLB Highly Qualified Educators: A Louisiana Perspective
As a requirement of the federal NCLB statute, Louisiana must develop a plan to reach the goal that "all teachers of core academic subjects be highly qualified by the end of the 2005-2006 school year.” A first step toward that goal is providing a clear definition of "highly-qualified” for Louisiana teachers and paraprofessionals.
In February 2003, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (SBESE) officially adopted as part of Bulletin 746: Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel, the Louisiana definition of Highly Qualified Teacher and Highly Qualified Paraprofessional.
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Helping Louisiana Teachers Meet the Highly Qualified Definition
A number of initiatives and policy recommendations are underway to assist Louisiana educators in their efforts to meet the NCLB and state requirements of highly qualified. PDF documents of some of the policies are available below; others will become available soon.
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Louisiana’s Alternate Certification Programs
Louisiana offers three alternate pathways to teacher certification: Practitioner Program, Master’s Program, and the Non-Master’s Program. The La Alt Cert Program link will provide you with the alternate programs being offered throughout the state.
Louisiana Alternative Programs
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NTE and PRAXIS Test Score Information for Not-New Teachers
The list provides currently licensed teachers who wish to demonstrate subject matter competency through an examination the allowable tests and the required test scores.
NTE and PRAXIS Test Score Information for Not-New Teachers
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Louisiana Continuing Learning Units Information
The attached document provides information regarding CLUs earned to meet the HOUSSE requirement of the highly qualified definition.
CLUs for HOUSSE.doc
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