Text Box: 1.  Do you teach English, reading, Language arts, Mathematics, science, foreign language, civics and government, economics, arts, history, or geography? A Step-by-Step Guide to Help Teachers Determine the "Highly Qualified" Requirements Imposed by the Federal Government Pursuant to the Passage of President Bush's "No Child Left Behind Act"

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Text Box: 1.  Have you demonstrated competence in content and teaching skill by passing a state (licensure) test in reading, writing, mathematics, and other elementary curriculum areas?  (A test of basic skills does not meet this requirement.)

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Text Box: 5.  Do you have five years of full-time teaching in the discipline and hold a valid National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certificate in the specific discipline or in a broad category appropriate to the specific discipline? Text Box: 4.  Were you employed in an Alabama public school on or before the first day of school 2002-2003 AND: Do you hold a Class or Class AA Certificate in an area closely related to elementary education and have ten or more years of full-time teaching experience at the elementary level? Text Box: 3.  Do you hold a Class A or Class AA Professional Educator Certificate in early childhood education, elementary education, or an area of special education that includes elementary grades? Text Box: 2.  Have you earned at least 12 semester hours of credit in each of the four disciplines:  English language arts including reading and writing, mathematics, science, and social studies?

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