PROPOSED TEACHER SHORTAGE AREA DESIGNATION SUBMISION CHECKLIST

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PROPOSED TEACHER SHORTAGE AREA DESIGNATION SUBMISSION CHECKLIST 


Please refer to the letter (Dated [Date]) to the Chief State School Officers that is included in the contents of this package of documents related to the March 201X (expected date) publication Teacher Shortage Areas Nationwide Listing 1990-1991 through 201X-201X.  You must respond to each of the items in this “checklist” (and provide any additional documentation and explanations, when requested) in order support your State’s 201X-201X Teacher Shortage Area submission to the U.S. Department of Education (Department), and thereby have the proposed teacher shortage areas approved by the Secretary of Education.  When completing the information requested to support your State’s proposed teacher shortage areas, please refer to the enclosed program regulations as noted below.

I.   PRESCRIBED METHODOLOGY – Use the prescribed methodology discussed in the enclosed 34 CFR 682.210(q)(6) for your submission, which must include:

    1. An assurance that written objective standards were used in developing the proposed teacher shortage areas.

    2. An assurance that the Chief State School Officer (CSSO) consulted with private nonprofit elementary and secondary school officials within the State.

    3. a. An assurance that the proposed teacher shortage areas met the specific requirements found in 34 CFR 682.210(q)(6)(iii); or

b. If the percentage of your State’s proposed teacher shortage areas1 exceeds the automatic designated limit of 5 percent of the total of all of the full-time equivalent (FTE) teaching positions, a statement that you are submitting the supporting  documentation, as required in 34 CFR 682.210(q)(6)(iv) for the consideration by the Department.

    4. An assurance that 2015-2016 academic year data (or the most current data available) was used to determine the proposed teacher shortage areas.

    5. a. The name and original signature of the CSSO; and

b. The name, title, office, mailing address, telephone, and fax number of a contact person.

    6. A list of proposed teacher shortage areas in priority order and containing the following information:
    a. Name of State;

    b. Applicable school year (e.g., 20XX-20XX, 20XX-20XX);

    c. Date prepared;

    d. Total of all the FTE teaching positions within the State from 20XX-20XX academic year data (or previous year’s data, if most current data available).

    e. If proposed areas are geographic regions, list the names of specific areas such as counties or school districts.  Also, include the number of FTE teacher shortage positions for the geographic region and the percentage of the total of all of the FTE teaching positions (d. above).2  For example:

State of Columbia – 20XX-20XX School Year – December 2, 20XX



Northwest Independent School District
FTE 332.90
4.3%
Central Independent School District
FTE 263.25
3.4%
Total (documentation required)	

7.7%
	
State of Ventura – 201X-201X School Year – December 9, 201X



McLean County
FTE 148
0.6%
Jenkins Hill County
FTE 246
1.0%
City of Freeport
FTE 615
2.5%
Total

4.1%

    f. A specific grade level or academic discipline may be proposed as a teacher shortage area statewide.  Please include the number of FTE teacher shortage positions for the academic discipline or grade level and the percentage of all FTE teaching positions.3  For example:

State of Albion – 20XX-20XX School Year – December 2, 20XX



Fifth & Sixth Grade Teachers
FTE 742
4.7%

State of Platte – 20XX-20XX School Year – December 9, 20XX



Bilingual/ESL (Pre-K to 12)
         FTE    75.0
0.9%
French	
FTE    99.75
1.2%
Mathematics (9-12)
FTE   458.0
5.5%
Physics	
FTE   249.5
3.0%
Total

10.6%

State of Albemarle – 20XX-20XX School Year – December 2, 20XX



Special Education for Handicapped Children (Birth to 3 years)
FTE 55.25
0.1%

    7. If you propose more than the 5 percent limit in Item I.6, include the listing of teacher shortage areas ranked according to priority, as required by 34 CFR 682.210(q)(6)(iv), along with supporting documentation, showing the methods used for identifying shortage areas and an explanation of why the Department should designate all of the proposed areas as teacher shortage areas.

II.   STATE-DEVELOPED ALTERNATIVE METHODOLOGY – If you are proposing an alternate methodology for designation of teacher shortage areas as permitted by the enclosed 34 CFR 682.210(q)(7), your submission must include:

1.  A statement that your submission contains a request for approval of an alternate 
     teacher shortage area selection methodology and that the submission contains supporting 
     documentation as described in 34 CFR 682.210 (q)(7).

2.  An assurance that written objective standards were used in developing the proposed teacher    
     shortage areas.

3.  An assurance that the CSSO consulted with private nonprofit elementary and secondary 
     school officials with the State.

4.  An assurance that the 20XX-20XX academic year data (or the most current data available) 
     was used to determine the proposed teacher shortage areas.

5.  a. The name and original signature of the CSSO; and

     b. Name, title, office, mailing address, telephone, and electronic mail of a contact person.

6.  A list of proposed teacher shortage areas following the instructions in I.6.  However, we 
      can evaluate this list for designation only if your alternate methodology for proposing 
      teacher shortage areas is approved by the Department.

7.  If you propose more than 5 percent in Item II.6, include the listing and other information
     described in Item I.7.


Freddie Cross
Freddie Cross, Ph.D. 
Senior Statistician 
Office of Postsecondary Education