Effective July 1, 2007, what are the licensure requirements in relation to HQ?
Currently, for HQT, the ESE asks that teachers of the core academic subjects possess either a Preliminary, Initial, Temporary* or Professional license, but does not specify that the license needs to be in the area(s) that the teacher is teaching. In order to align the HQT and state licensure policies, effective July 1, 2007, teachers teaching the core subject areas for more than 20% of their schedule must hold the appropriate valid MA teaching license for the subject area(s) in which they are teaching, in order to satisfy the HQT licensure requirement. Individuals who have received the HQT designation prior to this change will retain their HQT status, consistent with that stated in Question #13. In order to assist districts in determining which PreK-12 license may be the most appropriate for roles assigned to their personnel, the Department has developed a guidance document called “Matching Licenses” *Note: a Temporary license is available only to experienced teachers from out-of-state
