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Highly Qualified Staff

Title I Directors' Conference
February 2003

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When do the new requirements have to be met?

• All paraprofessionals with instructional duties hired after January 8, 2002 must meet the new requirements.

• Existing paraprofessionals with instructional duties must meet these requirements by 2006

• All paraprofessionals must have a high school diploma or equivalent without regard to the date of hiring.