1. 1 Making HiQ2 Work

2. 2 Agenda >What is the HiQ Program? >How does HiQ work? >What does HiQ tell us?

3. 3 “Non” Agenda >Detailed discussion of the definition of “highly qualified” - No >“I have a teacher who shows up as ‘not HiQ’. Why?” - Ask me later >“Is someone with a certificate in… who passed a test in… going to be highly qualified to teach…” - Ask me later

4. 4 What is “HiQ”? >HiQ is an online educator inventory system >HiQ is a database >HiQ is found in the Professional Standards Commission’s portal, www.gapsc.org

5. 5 What is “HiQ”? >HiQ is an online educator inventory system... …to assist school systems …to determine if an educator meets the Federal definition of “highly qualified” when placed in a particular teaching assignment …and to gather data to report to USDOE, to use for AYP, etc.

6. 6 What is “HiQ”? >HiQ is a database Updated annually by combining the DOE’s Fall CPI data collection and the PSC’s Certification Information System (CIS) Subjected to a manual edit cycle Automatically updated from the Certification Information System (CIS)

7. 7 What is “HiQ”? >HiQ is found on the Professional Standards Commission’s portal, www.gapsc.org …accessible to authorized account holders …”rights” are edit or view-only …”scope” can be building-only, system-only, RESA-wide, or State-wide

8. 8 What is “HiQ”? >HiQ is found on the Professional Standards Commission’s portal, www.gapsc.org Active users of www.gapsc.org800 Users with HiQ “edit” rights 400 Users with HiQ “view-only” rights100

9. 9 “Highly Qualified?” >Bare-bones Definition of “Highly Qualified” A “highly qualified” educator has “documentable” knowledge of the subject area content when teaching a “core” subject. >Core Subjects English, Reading, Math, Science, Civics and Government, History, Geography, Economics, Art, Foreign Language, “Early Childhood” (In Georgia “Art” is Chorus, Music, and Visual Arts)

10. 10 www.gapsc.org - the “Portal”

11. 11 HiQ Main Page

12. 12 HiQ Main Page Detail Locate an educator directly or from a list

13. 13 HiQ Main Page Detail - Select System List educators by school system

14. 14 HiQ Main Page Detail - Select Building List educators by school building

15. 15 HiQ Main Page Detail - Select Status List educators by HiQ status Not HiQ HiQ Cannot Determine - check coding HiQ not applicable Corrected records

16. 16 HiQ Main Page Detail - Select Type List educators by “type” Teachers Paraprofessionals (Title I schools only) Long Term Subs

17. 17 HiQ Main Page - Selections Made

18. 18 HiQ Main Page - List Records

19. 19 HiQ List - Two Options!!!

20. 20 HiQ Lists - Two Options!!! >Printable View - prints ALL rows on All pages of the list >Download Records - generates a file suitable for opening in Excel

21. 21 HiQ List - Click SSN to See Detail

22. 22 Alternative to the List - enter SSN or Certification Number to see detail

23. 23 HiQ Detail - Bottom of Page

24. 24 HiQ Detail Summary >Name (SSN) >HiQ status for each teaching assignment Subject, job and part-of-day can be edited Some assertions can be made (terminated, HOUSSE, possible error, etc.) >If subject/job codes are ambiguous, a list of possible code “edits” >If not highly qualified, a list of certificates/tests needed to be considered highly qualified >Certificates currently held >Tests passed

25. 25 HiQ Detail - Status >What are the possible values for the HiQ status? “Highly qualified” “Not highly qualified” “Cannot determine” “Not applicable” >Note: for final report, the percent highly qualified is “Highly qualified” (“Highly qualified” + “Not highly qualified” + “Cannot determine”)

26. 26 Example #1 - “Not HiQ”

27. 27 Example #1 - “Not HiQ” continued

28. 28 Example #2 - “Not HiQ”

29. 29 Example #2 - “Not HiQ” continued

30. 30 Example #3 - “Not HiQ”

31. 31 Example #3 - “Not HiQ”

32. 32 Agenda - Recap >What is the HiQ Program? >How does HiQ work? >What does HiQ tell us?

33. 33 HiQ - What’s It Good For? >“Narrow” point of view... >… HiQ reveals the percentage of “highly-qualified” educators for reporting to USDOE and the State of Georgia

34. 34 HiQ - What’s It Good For? >Thinking outside of the box... >… HiQ exposes mis-alignment of teaching credentials to subjects/grades being taught

35. 35 HiQ - “Alignment” >Opportunities for realignment of teaching assignments >Opportunities for professional development when available workforce lacks sufficient credentials

36. 36 HiQ - “What-if”... >HiQ might be used by a school system to compare the current workforce to future needs >HiQ might be used by a teacher to ask “what can I teach” right now… “what could I teach if”...

37. 37 HiQ - “What-if”... >An “expanded” HiQ might ask... Where are we assigning educators out-of-field? (Not limited to those teaching NCLB core subjects)

38. 38 Thank you!!!! Chuck McCampbell Professional Standards Commission chuck.mccampbell@gapsc.com (404) 232-2627 For more information and a copy of the presentation visit... www.gapsc.com/nclb/home.html