Supporting HQT Plans: Shawn Hawkins Teacher Quality Coordinator Richard Lawrence Director, Office of Title II, III & System Support Robert Mellace Troops to Teachers, Title II, and RLIS Coordinator
Jan 11, 2016
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/$/time
frame)
Communicating the Plan People: Documentation: Review/Change:
County Highly Qualified Teacher Data Resources
• HQT 2008
• HQT 2009
• HQT 2010
• 2007-2010 Reports by Teacher, Subject or Exceptionality
Sample Comparison of HQT Data
2008 2009 201070
75
80
85
90
95
80.7
85.7 85.8
88.289.1
92.691.993
94.2
SchoolCountyState
HQT by Elementary Programmatic Level
2008 2009 2010
96.8
91.2
97.997.7
95.9
96.9
County State
HQT by Middle Programmatic Level
2008 2009 201084
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
87.2
87.988.3
89.8
92.5 92.5
CountyState
HQT by High Programmatic Level
2008
2009
2010
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
State
County
HQT Content Areas over 4 years
Self-con-
tainedReading
MathScience
HistoryArt
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
HQT Core Content Areas at School A
Series1 Series2 Series3 Series4
Sample HQT Monitoring Report
• Sample Monitoring Chart
• Sample Monitoring Chart (Narrative included)
Personnel Data Report
2009 Report (pages 79-80)(Substitutes not included)
Sample Documentation (Substitutes, First-Class/Full-Time Permit &
Out-of-Field Authorization)School Name
Teacher NameAND/ORCourse Code/Course Name
Actions •(OOF, Permit, Alt. Cert)•Additional
Funding Timeline ofExpected Completion
School A Teacher C
Course Code/Course Name
OOF Reading Spec.(cert. Elem).
Already enrolled at MU (optional)
•Reimbursement (State out-of-funds letter 12/29/2010)•Stipend ($___)
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– [email protected]
• Shawn Hawkins– [email protected]
• Robert Mellace– [email protected]