Superintendents
Co-op Directors
Secondary Principals
Elementary Principals
Middle School Principals
High School Principals

Regulatory Authority:
Section 20 USC Sections 6311, 6312, 6319 and 7801 34 CFR 200.55-200.56 and ADE Rules for Highly Qualified Teachers

Phone Number:
501-682-4589

E-mail:
fservedio@arkedu.k12.ar.us

Attached to this Director’s Memo, please find the Rules (definitions) for Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT), the instructions to teachers and school district administrators for determining who is “Highly Qualified,” pursuant to No Child Left Behind legislation, as well as questions and answers about the Arkansas Rules governing HQT.

Each teacher who is teaching a core academic subject area class will fill out the attached Highly Qualified Teacher CHECKLIST. Veteran teachers who are not already Highly Qualified will also fill out the attached Arkansas High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (ARHOUSSE) criteria survey.

For questions, please contact Dr. Frank Servedio at 501-682-4589 or e-mail at fservedio@arkedu.k12.ar.us.