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Innovative Ideas and Practical Suggestions for Improving the State Highly Qualified Teacher Plans

Held on Thursday, September 7, 2006 3–4 p.m. EDT



Resources

Analysis of Nine States' Highly Qualified Teacher Plans
Developed by the Southwest Comprehensive Center, Analysis of Nine States' Highly Qualified Teacher Plans provides a review of the successful plan components submitted by the nine states whose plans met all six criteria outlined by the U.S. Department of Education.

U.S. Department of Education Releases Results of State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers in Every Classroom

HQT Revised State Plans
The U.S. Department of Education has posted the Highly Qualified Teachers Revised State Plans that were submitted by each state. Also available are Word document downloads with peer reviewer comments for each state's plan.

Key policy letter and related documents from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to the chief state school officers regarding meeting the highly qualified teacher provision—March 2006

Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Partnerships for State Teacher Equity Plans (Microsoft Word)
CCSSO's State Teacher Quality Network developed a tool to help state education agencies take stock of activities currently under way in their states in order to achieve equitable distribution of teachers.