HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT



HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

TITLE I, PART A, PRINCIPAL ATTESTATION FORM

For compliance with No Child Left Behind, Section 1119(i)

Qualifications for Teachers and Paraprofessionals

Campus Name:      

Campus No.:      

As required by NCLB, Section 1119(i), I, the undersigned Title I, Part A campus principal attest to the following for school year 2015–2016, as of September 16, 2015:

|YES |NO |PRINCIPAL ATTESTATION |

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| | |1. ALL teachers teaching in core academic subject areas and teaching in a program supported by Title I, Part A funds, are |

| | |highly qualified. |

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| | |If “no,” how many teachers are not highly qualified?       |

| | |Identify teachers on page 3 of this form. |

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| | |The campus has included strategies in the Campus Improvement Plan to ensure that ALL teachers teaching in core academic |

| | |subjects are highly qualified. The plan includes annual, measurable objectives to either maintain 100% highly qualified |

| | |teachers or increase the percentage of highly qualified teachers who are: (1) teaching in the core academic subject areas, |

| | |and (2) receiving high-quality professional development to enable such teachers to become successful classroom teachers. |

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| | |ALL Title I, Part A paraprofessionals with instructional duties and teaching in a program supported by Title I, Part A funds |

| | |have a high school diploma, or its equivalent, and meet the Title I, Part A qualifications based on their: (1) completion of |

| | |two years of education at an institution of higher education, or (2) having earned an associate’s (or higher) degree, or (3) |

| | |having met a rigorous standard of quality through a formal local academic assessment that assesses the knowledge of and the |

| | |ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics; or the knowledge of and the ability to assist in |

| | |instructing reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness, as appropriate. |

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| | |If “no,” how many paraprofessionals do not meet the Title I, Part A qualifications?       |

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| | |Documentation is maintained to substantiate that ALL Title I, Part A paraprofessionals who have instructional duties have met|

| | |the paraprofessional requirements. |

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| | |Exception: Paraprofessionals: (1) who are proficient in English and a language other than English and who provide services |

| | |primarily to enhance the participation of children in Title I, Part A programs by acting as a translator; or (2) whose duties|

| | |consist solely of conducting parental involvement activities consistent with NCLB, Section 1118. Such paraprofessionals are |

| | |not required to meet the highly qualified requirements for paraprofessionals. |

|YES |NO |PRINCIPAL ATTESTATION |

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| | |Paraprofessionals with instructional duties and working in a program supported with Title I, Part A funds are assigned to: |

| | |(1) provide one-on-one tutoring for eligible students, if the tutoring is scheduled at a time when a student would not |

| | |otherwise receive instruction from a teacher; (2) assist with classroom management, such as organizing instructional and |

| | |other materials; (3) provide assistance in a computer laboratory; (4) conduct parental involvement activities; (5) provide |

| | |support in a library or media center; (6) act as a translator; or (7) provide instructional services to students in |

| | |accordance with statute. |

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| | |Paraprofessionals who assume limited duties beyond classroom instruction or duties that do not benefit participating children|

| | |are assuming the same type of duties as assigned to other paraprofessionals who are not working in a program supported with |

| | |Title I, Part A funds, and the amount of time spent on such duties is the same proportion of total work time as similar |

| | |personnel at the same school. |

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| | |Paraprofessionals in Title I, Part A programs providing instructional services to students are working under the direct |

| | |supervision of a teacher where: (1) the teacher plans the instructional activities; (2) the teacher evaluates the achievement|

| | |of the student, and (3) the paraprofessional works in close and frequent physical proximity to the teacher. |

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| | |Copies of this Attestation form are available at the campus and the central office and will be made available to the general |

| | |public upon request. |

| | |As required by the NCLB Parents’ Right to Know, Section 1111 (h)(6)(A), this Title I, Part A, campus has notified parents of |

| | |their right to request and receive timely information on the professional qualifications of their children’s classroom |

| | |teachers. (At any time during the school year, if a student is assigned to or is taught by a teacher that is not highly |

| | |qualified for four or more consecutive weeks, the parents must receive timely notice.) |

Principals must identify below teachers that did not meet the definition of highly qualified as of September 16, 2015. This information must coincide with the 2015–2016 Highly Qualified Teacher Compliance Report data submitted to TEA:

1. List the teacher’s name.

2. Include the grade level for elementary teachers (K–6) or the core subject area(s) for secondary teachers (7–12); and

3. Using the violation number as defined below, indicate the reason why the teacher is not highly qualified.

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|Last Name, First Name |Grade Level or Content Area |*Violation |

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*The minimum qualifications for teachers are described in NCLB, Section 1119 (Title I, Part A) and under Title IX, General Provisions, Part A, Definitions. A teacher is in violation of the law if he/she does not meet the following three qualifications: (1) bachelor’s degree, (2) state certification in Texas, and (3) demonstrate competency in the subject area assigned to teach.

     

Principal’s Signature Date

     

Type or Print Principal’s Name

Submit the original form to your Title I Specialist, External Funding Department, HMW Building, Route 1, no later than Friday, December 18, 2015. Maintain a copy at the campus.[pic]

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