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Miss. licensure commission begins APA to remove NCLB 'highly qualified' references to protect special-education staffing
Summary
The Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification, and Licensure Development voted June 3 to begin the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) process to amend Mississippi Administrative Code 7-4 Part 4 and remove references to the No Child Left Behind Act’s "highly qualified teacher" standard.
The Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification, and Licensure Development voted June 3 to begin the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) process to amend Mississippi Administrative Code 7-4 Part 4 and remove references to the No Child Left Behind Act’s "highly qualified teacher" standard.
"We'll begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise Mississippi admin code 7 dash 4, par 4, licensure guidelines k 12 to remove references to and associated requirements related to the highly qualified teacher status as formally defined or required by No Child Left Behind Act of 02/2001," Chair David Martin said at the start of the discussion.
The change was proposed by staff from the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). Dr. William Murphy of the Department told the…
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