Supporting HQT Plans:

Shawn HawkinsTeacher Quality Coordinator

Richard LawrenceDirector, Office of Title II, III & System Support

Robert MellaceTroops to Teachers, Title II, and RLIS Coordinator

“Plans are nothing, planning is

everything”- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Develop a HQT Plan

• Review, verify and analyze data

• Plan for classes to have HQT– Recruiting– Retaining– retraining

• Implement the plan– Communicate

Develop a HQT Plan

Review, verify and analyze data

HQT Monitoring Reports

• Chart identifying issues relating to:– Certification– Highly Qualified Teacher Data– Certified List– Other required records

Human Resources for Understanding the Data

• County/School Experts (not just Title I/II)– Personnel Director/Certification Officer– Principals– WVEIS County Contacts– Special Education Director– Curriculum Specialists

Planning For HQT

• Clean-up the data – Verify:– course assignments– teacher certification for courses– SSN issues– no teacher or courses identified– course coding

• Analyze the data– Charts, comparison of similar schools/counties/state,

programs and impact (use actual numbers)

The Existing Plan

• What is working? – Improvement and impact

• What problems still exist? – Ideas, rationale to continue

• What new problems/issues do we have?– Ideas /programs supported by research

• Communicate!– Counties and the WVDE, any new ideas?

Planning OrganizerClean-up the Data Analyze the Data Plan

People/Responsibilities: Time Frame: Review:

People: Time Frame: Actions: Review:

People: Identified Problems: Charts: Comparison to State values and similar counties: Analysis:

Continuing issues New issues Complete actual plan (actions/$/time

frame)

Communicating the Plan People: Documentation: Review/Change:

County Highly Qualified Teacher Data Resources

• HQT 2008

• HQT 2009

• HQT 2010

• 2007-2010 Reports by Teacher, Subject or Exceptionality

Sample Comparison of HQT Data

2008 2009 201070

75

80

85

90

95

80.7

85.7 85.8

88.289.1

92.691.993

94.2

SchoolCountyState

HQT by Elementary Programmatic Level

2008 2009 2010

96.8

91.2

97.997.7

95.9

96.9

County State

HQT by Middle Programmatic Level

2008 2009 201084

85

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

87.2

87.988.3

89.8

92.5 92.5

CountyState

HQT by High Programmatic Level

2008

2009

2010

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

State

County

HQT Content Areas over 4 years

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HQT Core Content Areas at School A

Series1 Series2 Series3 Series4

Sample HQT Monitoring Report

• Sample Monitoring Chart

• Sample Monitoring Chart (Narrative included)

Personnel Data Report

2009 Report (pages 79-80)(Substitutes not included)

Sample Documentation (Substitutes, First-Class/Full-Time Permit &

Out-of-Field Authorization)School Name

Teacher NameAND/ORCourse Code/Course Name

Actions •(OOF, Permit, Alt. Cert)•Additional

Funding Timeline ofExpected Completion

School A Teacher C

Course Code/Course Name

OOF Reading Spec.(cert. Elem).

Already enrolled at MU (optional)

•Reimbursement (State out-of-funds letter 12/29/2010)•Stipend ($___)

Expected completion May 2013

School B Teacher D

Course Code/Course Name

First-Class/Full-Time Permit Multi-Cat & English (restricted)

Enrolling at WVU (optional)

Recruited from sub list (optional)

Waiver Renewal 2010 (optional)

•$0 Expected completion May 2011

Develop a HQT Plan

Plan for classes to have HQT by:RecruitingRetainingRetraining

Tuition Reimbursement Enhances the Knowledge of:

• Pedagogy

• Content

• Student Behavior and Development

• Best Instructional Practices

• Best Assessment Practices

• Classroom Management

Tuition Reimbursement as Part of an HQT Plan will:

• Increase the % of classes taught by HQTs

• Improve school culture

• Improve teacher effectiveness

• Increase student learning

• Increase student achievement

Elements of Strong Tuition Reimbursement Policies

1. Needs driven eligibility guidelines

2. Application procedures

3. Budgets for the HQT plan

4. Accountability and follow-up

5. Communication strategy

1. Needs Driven Reimbursement Targets

• Determine targets through data

• Critical-need core subject areas

• Schools with low % classes taught by HQTs

• Schools with high poverty

1. Needs Driven Reimbursement Targets (cont.)

• Schools with high turnover

• Certification renewal

• Authorizations in high-need subject areas

• Endorsement in high need subject areas

1. Needs Driven Reimbursement Targets (cont.)

• Certification if on permit or alternative

• Do not reimburse if no commitment to HQT

2. Well-Designed Applications

• Establish who is eligible

• Establish the priority of those eligible

• Summarize the policy

• List required documentation

• Establish timelines

2. Well-Designed Applications (cont.)

• Establish repayment conditions

• Include assurance courses lead to HQT

• Establish limits for out-of-state tuition

• Require signature of the applicant

3. Purposeful and Adequate Budgets

• Identify multiple sources of funding

• Consider requirements of the funds

• Consider third party agreements with IHE

3. Purposeful and Adequate Budgets (cont.)

• Consider Scholarships

• Consider Grants

• Consider Transition to Teaching

• Utilize Troops to Teachers

Develop a HQT Plan

Implement the plan

4. Accountability, Verification and Follow-Up Strategies

• Verify grades and hours

• Verify that classes lead to HQT status

• Follow-up on repayment conditions

• Verify progress toward graduation date

Retention Strategies

• Leadership training

• Distributed Leadership– collaborative teams

• Rigorous, job embedded, professional development

Retention Strategies

• Tuition support for certificate renewal

• Administrative support– For those with expiring certificates

• Ensure advanced notification for renewal

5. Communicating the Policy

• List critical core subject areas annually

• Publish high-need school list annually– Website - E-mail– Newsletter - Meetings– Posters - Webinar– New teacher orientations

5. Communicating the Policy

• Differentiate marketing of tuition reimbursement by:– School– Teacher– Subject– Source

Passive HQT Plans

A Proactive HQT Plan

VS

The Difference…Passive HQT Plan A Proactive HQT Plan

Suggestions for HQT Plan Improvement?

• Individually assess district policies/data

• Identify strengths

• Identify weaknesses

• Identify how the plan might be improved

Questions?

• Richard Lawrence– rlawrenc@access.k12.wv.us

• Shawn Hawkins– shawkins@access.k12.wv.us

• Robert Mellace– rmellace@access.k12.wv.us