From Ruby.Sandberg at ode.state.or.us Tue Jul 8 08:48:26 2014 From: Ruby.Sandberg at ode.state.or.us (SANDBERG Ruby) Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 15:48:26 +0000 Subject: [SE-Dir] Special Education and HQT Requirements Message-ID: TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors The message below is being sent to you on behalf of: Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent Office of Learning/Student Services ______________________________________________ July 8, 2014 Special Education and HQT Requirements The Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) and Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) require special education teachers to meet highly qualified teacher requirements if the teacher is providing direct instruction in core academic subjects. Special educators who provide only consultation to highly qualified teachers in adapting curricula, using behavioral supports and interventions or selecting appropriate accommodations, do not need to demonstrate subject-matter competency in those subjects. In May 2014, the Oregon Department of Education made modifications to the guidance document for Highly Qualified: Special Education Teachers. ODE encourages districts to review this document prior to hiring and/or finalizing teaching assignments for the 2014-15 school year. The document can be found below. In addition, we have included the updated Individual Teacher Plan form for 2014-2015. Thank you. Please feel free to contact us should you have any questions about highly qualified requirements Janet Bubl (janet.bubl at state.or.us) Anna Haley (anna.haley at state.or.us) Rae Ann Ray (raeann.ray at state.or.us) Sarah Drinkwater (sarah.drinkwater at state.or.us) Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant Oregon Department of Education Office of Learning l Student Services 503-947-5738 l FAX: 503-378-5156 l ruby.sandberg at state.or.us The Oregon Department of Education is an equal opportunity agency and employer. Messages to and from this email address may be made available to the public under Oregon law. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: individualteacherplan-2014 (2).docm Type: application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroenabled.12 Size: 73761 bytes Desc: individualteacherplan-2014 (2).docm URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Special Education Teachers HQ 2014-2015 (2).pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 208912 bytes Desc: Special Education Teachers HQ 2014-2015 (2).pdf URL: