The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires that all core subject area teachers meet highly qualified (HQ) teacher requirements. Each district is required to publicly report the percentage of teachers meeting this status. Cross Plains ISD reports that, for the 2009-2010 school year, 98.72% of the core academic teachers in the district meet this federal requirement. Cross Plains ISD also reports that 100% of the district's instructional aides meet the HQ requirements. Cross Plains ISD has a commitment to recruit, hire and retain highly qualified teachers for every classroom in the district. For those teachers who do not meet the "highly qualified" status when hired, the district will work with the teacher and the certification entity in order to reach 100% HQ status. For more detailed information regarding the federal highly qualified teacher requirements, you may go to the internet at: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/hqteachers.html, or contact the school office at 254-725-6121.
The TEA Highly Qualified Summary Report can also be found under the Required Postings section of the Document Manager on our district website.
