Sentences with phrase «demonstrating subject matter competency»

Core classes taught by highly qualified teachers is the percent of core academic classes (defined as English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography) taught by highly qualified teachers (defined as teachers not only holding a Massachusetts teaching license, but also demonstrating subject matter competency in the areas they teach).

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The National Assessment Governing Board, an independent committee that sets policy for the test, defines proficiency as «solid academic performance» with «demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter
States can develop an additional way for current teachers to demonstrate subject - matter competency and meet highly qualified teacher requirements through a process called High, Objective, Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE).
In a joint statement issued in February, Mr. Bush and the governors pledged that, by the year 2000, all students will demonstrate «competency in challenging subject matter» and that schools will «ensure that all students learn to use their minds well.»
Performance standards identify the levels of achievement in the subject matter set out in the content standards and state how well students demonstrate their competency in a subject (U.S. Department of Education, 1994a).
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