Hughes Springs’ teachers deemed 100 percent qualified by No Child Left Behind

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

In a report to the Hughes Springs Independent School District board of trustees, Sarah Dildine, director of curriculum and technology, said teachers in the district are 100 percent highly qualified in conjunction with the No Child Left Behind Act.
“Section 1119 of The No Child Left Behind Act focuses on improving teacher quality at the local level,” Mrs. Dildine said. “To achieve this goal, the act requires all teachers teaching core subject academic areas to meet specific competency and educational requirements. Teachers who meet these requirements are considered “highly qualified.
“Teachers are required to be highly qualified if they are the Teacher of Record providing direct instruction to students in any core academic subject area, including English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages (languages other than English), civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography. Also, highly qualified teachers must hold at least a bachelor’s degree; be fully certified to teach in Texas; and demonstrate competency in their core academic subject area. I do the report based on schedules and our teacher’s records (certifications, degrees, etc) and submit it to Texas Education Agency to meet the federal requirements.”
 The board approved procurement for construction services for the elementary building project.
 

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