"This law has been a nightmare for me. I am elementary certified and was moved to the junior high to teach science seven years ago. It took me months to get clear on what I needed to do to become 'highly certified.' I live on the coast, in a rural area, so taking classes was not an option. I finally took the MSAT (I only took the science portion) and became highly qualified in science.

"Now, our district has built a new middle school, and all of a sudden am required to teach math, science, reading, and health. My district says that as long as I teach fewer than 10 hours a week, I don't have to be certified as 'highly qualified' in that subject.

"There are still way too many hoops to jump through and too many misunderstandings about what 'highly qualified' means. This continues to be an epic nightmare."

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