Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District
P.O. Box 127 Edcouch, Texas 78538  Ph: 956-262-6000 Fax: 956-262-6032
 

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2007-08 Highly Qualified Teacher Data

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, commonly known as NCLB, is a United States federal law that reauthorized a number of federal programs that aim to improve the performance of U.S.’s primary and secondary schools by increasing the Standard and Accountabilities for states, school districts and schools, as well as providing parents more flexibility in choosing which schools their children would attend.

The Act required that by the end of the 2005 -2006 school year all teachers would be “highly qualified” as defined in law.  A highly qualified teacher is one who has fulfilled the state’s certification and licensure requirements.  Teachers must meet the following requirements:

Possess at least a bachelor’s degree
At the Elementary level they must pass a state test demonstrating their subject knowledge and teaching skills in reading/language arts, writing, mathematics and other areas of basic elementary school curriculum
At the middle and high school levels they must pass a state test in each academic subject area they teach, plus have an undergraduate major, a graduate degree, coursework equivalent to an undergraduate major or an advanced certification or credentialing.

The No Child Left Behind Act requires that school districts publicly report the annual progress of the Local Education Agency (School District) and each school campus served by the District in meeting the State’s measurable highly qualified teacher objectives.

To comply with federal law, the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District hereby states that as of the 2007-2008 school year, 99.68% of all teachers teaching core academic subject areas were highly qualified.  The district identified 308 teachers in core academic subjects, of which 307 teachers were identified as highly qualified.  The following school campuses were identified as having 100% of its teachers teaching in core academic subjects as highly qualified. 

·        Jorge R. Gutierrez Early Childhood

·        John F. Kennedy Elementary

·        Santiago Garcia Elementary

·        Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary

·        Ruben C. Rodriguez Elementary

·        6th Grade Middle School

·        Carlos Truan Jr. High School

 The following school campus did not comply with federal law in having 100% of its teachers highly qualified in all core academic subjects. 

·        Edcouch-Elsa High School

Edcouch-Elsa High School had 96 out of 97 teachers, classified as highly qualified teachers teaching in a core academic subject.

For Additional Information regarding the No Child Left Behind Highly Qualified Teacher requirement, contact Mr. Pete Riojas, Federal Programs Director at 262-6000.