ESEA REQUIREMENTS Clause Samples
ESEA REQUIREMENTS. Paraeducators shall be allowed to choose which of the three options below he/she will elect in order to satisfy requirements of ESEA. Paraeducators who are currently employed by the Polk County School District in a Title I position who have 48 hours of credit from an institution of higher education shall be considered highly qualified under the ESEA requirement.
ESEA REQUIREMENTS. A teacher hired before the first student attendance day of the 2002-2003 school year is defined by the ESEA to be “fully certified and highly qualified” (as defined by the ESEA and the Michigan Department of Education [MDE] for his/her teaching assignment. A teacher who is not “fully certified and highly qualified” for his/her teaching assignment shall, by the end of the 2005-2006 school year, have elected and satisfied one of the MDE options for becoming “highly qualified.”
1. As of that date, a teacher must be both highly qualified and possess the certification, endorsements and approvals required by the MDE for his/her teaching assignment.
2. The Personnel Office shall continue to review and approve teacher portfolios. If the portfolio is not approved, reasons shall be described in writing to the teacher and the Association. If the teacher is not satisfied with the reasons, s/he shall explain in writing to the District and the Association why s/he believes the District erred in applying the ESEA/MDE standards.