Teacher Loan Forgiveness Application
SECTION 9: DEFINITION OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS (INCLUDING TEACHERS EMPLOYED BY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCIES)
To be a highly qualified teacher, a teacher of public elementary or secondary school students must:
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Have obtained full state certification as a teacher (including certification obtained through alternative routes to
certification) or passed the state teacher licensing examination, and hold a license to teach in that state, except that
when used with respect to teaching in a public charter school, the term “highly qualified teacher” means that the
teacher meets the requirements set forth in the state’s public charter school law; and
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Not have had certification or licensure requirements waived on an emergency, temporary, or provisional basis.
In addition –
A teacher of elementary school students who is new to the profession also is considered highly qualified if the teacher:
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Holds at least a bachelor’s degree; and
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Has demonstrated, by passing a rigorous state test, subject knowledge and teaching skills in reading, writing,
mathematics, and other areas of the basic elementary school curriculum (which may consist of passing a state-
required certification or licensing test or tests in reading, writing, mathematics, and other areas of the basic
elementary school curriculum).
A teacher of middle or secondary school students who is new to the profession also is considered highly qualified if the
teacher:
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Holds at least a bachelor’s degree; and
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Has demonstrated a high level of competency in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches by:
o
Passing a rigorous state academic subject test in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches
(which may consist of a passing level of performance on a state-required certification or licensing test or tests in
each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches); or
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Successful completion, in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches, of an academic major, a
graduate degree, coursework equivalent to an undergraduate academic major, or advanced certification or
credentialing.
A teacher of elementary, middle, or secondary school students who is not new to the profession also is considered
highly qualified if the teacher holds at least a bachelor’s degree and:
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Meets the applicable standards of a teacher of elementary, middle, or secondary school students who is new to the
profession; or
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Demonstrates competence in all the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches based on a high objective,
uniform state standard of evaluation that:
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Is set by the state for both grade appropriate academic subject matter knowledge and teaching skills;
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Is aligned with challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards and developed
in consultation with core content specialists, teachers, principals, and school administrators;
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Provides objective, coherent information about the teacher’s attainment of core content knowledge in the
academic subjects in which a teacher teaches;
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Is applied uniformly to all teachers in the same academic subject and the same grade level throughout the state;
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Takes into consideration, but is not based primarily on, the time the teacher has been teaching in the academic
subject;
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Is made available to the public upon request; and
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May involve multiple, objective measures of teacher competency.
PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS
To be a highly qualified teacher, a teacher in a private, non-profit elementary or secondary school who is not a highly
qualified teacher as defined above must be permitted to and satisfy rigorous subject knowledge and skills tests by taking
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