Highly Qualified Definition and High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE)

1. Highly Qualified Definition and High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE)
   • Highly Qualified Requirements At A Glance (pdf)
   • Highly Qualified Requirements At A Glance - Special Education (pdf)
   • Highly Qualified Teacher Corrective Action Plan, 2011-12 (pdf)
   • Highly Qualified Teacher Corrective Action Plan Memorandum, 2011-12 (pdf)
   • HOUSSE Checksheet - "Early Childhood (Grades PK-3) Education and Elementary Education (Grades 1-8)" - (Form HQ2) (pdf) This is Option E: A checksheet for teachers to document that they are highly qualified if they do not meet Option A.
   • HOUSSE Checksheet - "Early Childhood (Grades PK-3) Education and Elementary Education (Grades 1-8)" - (Form HQ2) - Special Education (pdf)
   • HOUSSE Checksheet - "Middle (Grades 6, 7, & 8) and Secondary Level (Grades 9-12)" - (Form HQ3) (pdf) This is Option E: A checksheet for teachers to document that they are highly qualified if they do not meet Option A, B, C or D.
   • HOUSSE Checksheet - "Middle (Grades 6, 7, & 8) and Secondary Level (Grades 9-12)" - (Form HQ3) - Special Education (pdf)
   • HOUSSE Login via SDE Single Sign-On
2. "Highly Qualified Teacher Identification System Form" - Worksheet for Principals
   • "SAMPLE" of worksheet showing teacher information for building principals to use - (Form HQP) (pdf)
     Note
     • Highly Qualified will be entered in conjunction with the Application for Accreditation.
     • After data entry has been completed and the data has been certified and submitted, a hard copy shall be kept on file at the site and district level.
     • No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires appropriate documentation be maintained at the district and school site.
     • Example: College transcript, verification of Oklahoma teaching experience, professional development form, etc.
   • The Adjunct Teaching application is now fully online and must be initiated by the hiring district.

According to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 highly qualified teachers of early childhood education, elementary education and core academic subjects (English, reading, language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, the arts [art and music], history, and geography) have:

• Option A: Passed a state certification test in level/subject taught, or
• Option B: Completed an undergraduate academic major or coursework equivalent to an undergraduate academic major (24 semester hour of subject-specific coursework) in subject taught as documented by the teacher's official transcript, or
• Option C: Completed a graduate degree in subject taught, or
• Option D: Holds certification through National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in subject taught, or
• Option E: Demonstrated competency in each subject taught based on a high objective uniform state standard of evaluation (HOUSSE).