From: Tom Wessels [TWessels@tbaisd.k12.mi.us]
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:00 AM
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Subject: Highly Qualified MS Teachers

Here's a copy of the response I received from Frank regarding whether MS teachers teaching a course for HS credit (e.g. Algebra I in 8th grade) need to be highly qualified for HS (i.e. 9th grade).  Some of you had emailed asking me to forward this information when I got it. 

Tom Wessels, Science Consultant
Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District
P.O. Box 6020    1101 Red Drive
Traverse City, MI 49696-6020
Phone: 231/922-7875     Fax: 231/922-6391

From: Frank Ciloski [mailto:CiloskiF@michigan.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 4:38 PM
To: Tom Wessels
Subject: Re: HQT issue for middle school algebra I

As long as the teacher holds a valid certificate for the assignment it may be either elementary or secondary.

Frank Ciloski

>>> "Tom Wessels" <TWessels@tbaisd.k12.mi.us> 11/03/06 8:58 AM >>>
Hello,
I emailed this question question a couple weeks ago, but haven't heard anything.  If a middle school teacher is teaching 8th grade algebra I for high school credit, do they need to be highly qualified (i.e. certified for) high school?  We have middle school teachers only certified through 8th grade who are currently teaching an algebra class for which their students would get HS credit (since the course is aligned with the HSCE's for Alg I).  We're wondering if those 8th graders need to be taught by a highly qualified high school teacher instead.  Thanks.

Tom