Idaho State Department of Educationand Idaho State Board of Education
Revised State Plan for Meeting the HighlyQualified Teacher Goal
Submitted to the U. S. Department of EducationSeptember 29, 2006
Revised and Submitted November 20, 2006
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Table of Contents
Introduction ..............................................................................................3Requirement 1 ..........................................................................................5Requirement 2 .........................................................................................28Requirement 3 .........................................................................................33Requirement 4 .........................................................................................42Requirement 5 .........................................................................................48Requirement 6 .........................................................................................50Appendices ..............................................................................................55
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Introduction
Idaho has a long history of commitment to ensuring that its preK-12 students aretaught by highly qualified teachers. Idaho Code (
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33-1201), enacted in 1963,requires that all teachers be certified and endorsed in the areas they teach(SeeAppendix A). For school districts to receive state funding for salaries, teachers mustmeet this requirement.In 1999, the Idaho State Board of Education established the Idaho’s MOST(Maximizing Opportunities for Students and Teachers) initiative to address teacherquality issues. MOST developed performance-based standards for the preparationof teachers and other professional school personnel. Groups of content areasexperts, including preK-12 teachers and representatives from higher education,developed standards in the state’s certification and endorsement areas.
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