NCLB's 'Highly Qualified Teacher' Requirements Audio Confere

NCLB's ?Highly-Qualified Teacher? Requirements: An Overview and Explanation of ED's Recent Guidance A 90-Minute Interactive Audio Conference November 21, 2003, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act imposes the most significant and wide-ranging requirements ever enacted by the federal government on LEAs? employment and hiring practices -- particularly with regard to teachers. The U.S. Department of Education recently issued guidance providing clarification of certain teacher qualification requirements, including: -- How the ?highly qualified? requirements apply to middle school teachers -- How science teachers must meet the highly qualified requirements in the specific science course they teach ? such as biology, chemistry, or physics -- Suggested methods for developing High Objective Uniform State Standards of Evaluations (HOUSSE) procedures, and -- Certain professional development topics At this audio conference on November 21, Melissa Clarry Junge, Esq., a lawyer with the national educational law firm, Brustein & Manasevit, one of the authors of Thompson?s The New Title I: The Changing Landscape of Accountability, and The New Title I: Balancing Flexibility With Accountability, will give you expert insights on understanding the requirements and effectively prepare for compliance. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: The speaker?s presentation will include: - An overview of the NCLB teacher qualification requirements - A discussion of recently issued teacher qualification guidance - An explanation of the use of professional development funds - An outline of the sanctions for failing to meet the requirements Plus, time will be set aside for an interactive Q&A session after the presentation. Listen in and get the chance to ask your specific questions! To register, please visit www.thompson.com/conf112103 or call 1-800-925-1878. Please be sure to mention your code FKNY89291. SPEAKER: Melissa Clarry, Esq., an associate with the national education law firm, Brustein & Manasevit, significant experience in AYP and assessment issues, as well as professional qualification requirements. She has worked with several states on submission of their AYP workbooks, and has counseled states regarding NCLB teacher qualification requirements. Ms. Clarry also has worked extensively with states, districts, and schools on general compliance issues, audit concerns, and other federal legal requirements.