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Appendix F: Teacher / Paraprofessional Assignment Codes (WA08)

Appendix F: Teacher / Paraprofessional Assignment Information is the specific educational or educational support activity in which teachers and paraprofessionals are involved and employed on a daily basis. Assignment information is only required for the following job classifications (WA07): Teacher (WA07=2305), Teacher — support content instruction (WA07=2310), Long Term Substitute Teacher (WA07=2325), and Paraprofessional (WA07=4100).

For all other job classifications, the assignment field is not applicable (WA08=000). Also for all other job classifications, the fields WA09–WA11 and WA13–WA15 are not applicable. FTE (WA12) must be reported for all job classifications.

Code	Assignment
000	Not Applicable
Core Academic Instructional Staff These Assignments cannot have a "not applicable" code entered in WA14: Highly Qualified (HQ) Teacher Status. HQ information is required by the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act for core subject areas. The following subject areas have been determined by the MA DOE as the equivalent of those core subjects defined by NCLB: Foreign Languages, Arts, Reading, English/Language Arts, History, Geography, Sciences, Mathematics, Civics/Government, and Economics. As noted below, consultative or support content teachers in Special Education do not need to fulfill the Subject Matter Competency (SMC) requirement (WA15) because they meet the HQ requirements by holding the appropriate license(s) in the content area. (See codes 005 and 006 below.)
001	Core Subject: Non-Secondary Level Classroom Teacher A classroom teacher providing instruction in a core subject area to students in grades PK through grade 6. Grade 6 can be included at the middle school level.
002	Core Subject: Secondary Level Classroom Teacher A classroom teacher providing instruction in a core subject to students in grades 7 and above. Grade 7 can be included at the middle school level.
003	Core Subject: Mild/Moderate Disabilities Sole Content Instructor in Core Academic Areas A special education teacher that provides the sole content instruction in a core academic area. Instruction may be provided in a variety of settings (e.g., resource room, self-contained classroom, etc.).
004	Core Subject: Severe Disabilities Sole Content Teacher in Core Academic Areas  A special education teacher that provides the sole content instruction in a core academic area. Instruction may be provided in a variety of settings (e.g., resource room, self–contained classroom, etc.).
005	Mild/Moderate Disabilities Consultative Content Teacher A consultative content teacher teaches content but is not the sole or lead teacher. A consultative content teacher supports the teaching of content either in the lead content teacher's classroom or in a resource room. This assignment is required to be HQ (WA14) but should be reported as "not applicable" in SMC (WA15).
006	Severe Disabilities Consultative Content Teacher A consultative content teacher teaches content but is not the sole or lead teacher. A consultative content teacher supports the teaching of content either in the lead content teacher's classroom or in a resource room. This assignment is required to be HQ (WA14) but should be reported as "not applicable" in SMC (WA15).
007	Core Subject: Vision Impairments A teacher of core content to students who have vision impairments.
008	Core Subject: Deaf/Hard of Hearing A teacher of core content to students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
009	Core Subject: Sheltered Content Teacher > or = 50% The sole content teacher in general education classrooms where 50% or more of the students are limited English proficient (LEP). It is understood that this teacher has undergone "skills and knowledge" training to teach LEP students. For an understanding of "skills and knowledge" training, please see http://www.doe.mass.edu/ell/sei/qualifications.pdf...
019	Core Subject: Sheltered Content Teacher < 50% The sole content teacher in general education classrooms where less than 50% of the students are limited English proficient (LEP). It is understood that this teacher has undergone "skills and knowledge" training to teach LEP students. For an understanding of "skills and knowledge" training, please see http://www.doe.mass.edu/ell/sei/qualifications.pdf..
010	Non-Secondary Level ESL Teacher Teacher providing English language development or English as a second language (ELD/ESL) instruction to students who are limited English proficient (LEP) at the non–secondary level.
011	Secondary Level ESL Teacher Teacher providing English language development or English as a second language (ELD/ESL) instruction to students who are limited English proficient (LEP) at the secondary level.
012	Core Support Content General Education A class room teacher providing support in a core subject.
016	Core Subject: Other Bilingual Education The sole content teacher provides instruction to limited English proficient (LEP) students in English and in their native language. This assignment includes instructors in Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) classrooms.
Instructional Support Staff These Assignments must have a "not applicable" code entered in WA14: Highly Qualified Teacher Status
012	Core Support Content General Education A class room teacher providing support in a core subject.
014	Non–Secondary Content Support ESL Instructor An ESL teacher, at the non-secondary level, who collaborates with the content teacher to teach language related to content but is not the sole or lead teacher. An ESL teacher who supports the teaching of content by tailoring instruction to address the development of vocabulary and English language skills of limited English proficient (LEP) students in content classrooms.
020	Secondary Content Support ESL Teacher An ESL teacher, at the secondary level, who collaborates with the content teacher to teach language related to content but is not the sole or lead teacher. An ESL teacher who supports the teaching of content by tailoring instruction to address the development of vocabulary and English language skills of limited English proficient (LEP) students in content classrooms.
Non-Core Academic Instructional Staff These Assignments must have a "not applicable" code entered in WA14: Highly Qualified Teacher Status
208	Non–Core Subject: Career and Vocational Technical Education Teachers A teacher of career and vocational technical education, which is considered non-core under the NCLB definition of core content.
209	Non–Core Subject: Vision Impairments A teacher of non-core content to students who have vision impairments.
210	Non–Core Subject: Speech/ Language/Hearing Disorders A teacher of non-core content to students who have speech/language disorders.
211	Non–Core Subject: Deaf/Hard of Hearing A teacher of non-core content to students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
212	Non–Core Subject: Non–Secondary Level Classroom Teacher (e.g., physical education, computer classes) A classroom teacher providing instruction in a non-core subject area to students in grades PK through grade 6. Grade 6 can be included at the middle school level.
213	Non–Core Subject: Secondary Level Classroom Teacher (e.g., physical education, tutors) A classroom teacher providing instruction in a non-core subject to students in grades 7 and above. Grade 7 can be included at the middle school level.
214	Non–Core Subject: Other Special Ed. Instructional Staff A special education teacher of non-core content.
215	Non–Core Support Content General Education A classroom teacher providing support in a non–core subject.
Special Education Shared Staff These Assignments must have a "not applicable" code entered in WA14: Highly Qualified Teacher Status
301	Special Ed.: Shared Physical Education at Non–Secondary Level A teacher in physical education who provides instruction to special education students in grades PK through 6.
302	Special Ed.: Shared Physical Education at Secondary Level A teacher in physical education who provides instruction to special education students in grades 7 and above.
303	Special Ed.: Shared Vocational Education A teacher in vocational education who provides instruction to special education students.
304	Special Ed.: Other Shared Instructional Staff A teacher who provides instruction in non-core content (not including physical education or vocational education) to special education students.
Paraprofessionals These Assignments cannot have a "not applicable" code entered in WA13: NCLB Instructional Para. Req.
401	Paraprofessionals: Title I A paraprofessional whose primary responsibility is to support Title I students.
402	Paraprofessionals: Limited English Proficient (LEP) A paraprofessional whose primary responsibility is to support Limited English Proficient (LEP) students.
403	Paraprofessionals: Career and Vocational Technical Education A paraprofessional whose primary responsibility is to support Career and Vocational Technical Education students.
404	Paraprofessionals: Special Education A paraprofessional whose primary responsibility is to support Special Education students.
405	Paraprofessionals: Other A paraprofessional whose primary responsibility is not articulated in the definitions for codes 401–404.