Meeting Highly Qualified Requirements

To meet the federal definition of highly qualified in a core academic subject area, intervention specialists may choose ONE of the following options.

 

Choose ONE of the following options:

Show that you have a content major in the academic subject area being taught by obtaining a transcript from the college or university where you earned 30 semester hours of content;

OR

Take and pass the Praxis II test in the content appropriate to your grade level. You may register for Praxis online at http://www/ets.org/praxis or http://www.ets.org/praxis/prxreg.html. For mail-in registration, complete the paper-based registration form in the ETS Paper Bulletin;

OR

Complete 90 CLOCK hours of professional development that includes grade appropriate content knowledge, teaching skills or the Ohio academic content standards aligned to the subject area being taught.

 

The 90 CLOCK hours must be completed post-initial licensure through one of the following ways:

  1. Complete professional development coursework" at the graduate or undergraduate level in the subject area being taught.

  2. Complete professional development in the content area being taught sponsored locally through an ESC, SERRC, local school district or other PD providers.

  3. Complete professional development through a state-sponsored activity.

A list of activities aligned to each content area is available in this brochure.

*90 CLOCK hours = 6 SEMESTER HOURS of college credit

OR

9 QUARTER HOURS of college credit

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