The Department has elected to post the “Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers” that were submitted by each State. Many of the plans contained extensive appendices, as well as references to additional documents or Web sites. Due to size constraints, we cannot place all of that material on our Web site but it may be available directly from the State.

Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado| Connecticut | Delaware | District
of Columbia | Florida | Georgia| Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois| Indiana | Iowa | Kansas| Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan| Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri
| Montana | Nebraska | Nevada| New Hampshire | New Jersey | NewMexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania| Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee |Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington |
West Virginia | Wisconsin |Wyoming

Alabama
State Plan MS
Word (396K) | Equity Plan MS
Word (429K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (178K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)

Reviewer Comments MS
Word (47K)

Alaska
State Plan MS
Word (2.2M)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (182K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (47K)

Arizona
State Plan MS
Word (566K) | Equity Plan MS
Word (205K)
Amendment to Arizona Plan (January, 2009) PDF (171KB)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (183K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (45K)

Arkansas
State Plan MS
Word (205K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (91K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (52K)

California
State Plan MS
Word (229K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (181K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (53K)

Colorado
State Plan PDF (559K)
Amendment to Colorado Plan (December 17, 2008) PDF (181K)
Amendment to Colorado Plan (July 2012) PDF (181K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (181K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (47K)

Connecticut
State Plan MS
Word (364K) | Equity Plan MS
Word (148K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (183K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (55K)

Delaware
State Plan MS
Word (640K) | Equity Plan MS
Word (1.2M)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (181K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (53K)

District of Columbia
State Plan MS
Word (1.7M)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (183K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (48K)

Florida
State Plan MS
Word (452K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (181K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (53K)

Georgia
State Plan MS Word (2.9M)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (181K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (53K)

Hawaii
State Plan MS
Word (442K) | Equity Plan MS Word (269K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (180K)
Cover Letter (June 26, 2007) PDF (506K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (42K)

Idaho
State Plan MS
Word (344K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (183K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (46K)

Illinois
State Plan MS
Word (692K)
Amendment to State Equity Plan (January 2010) MS WORD
(249K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (181K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (62K)

Indiana
State Plan PDF
(786K)
Amendment to Indiana Plan (June 4, 2007) PDF
(249K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (179K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (48K)

Iowa
State Plan MS Word
(227K) | Equity Plan MS Word (205K)
Cover Letter (December 19, 2006) MS Word (30K) | PDF (303K)
Reviewer Comments MS Word
(55K)

Kansas
State Plan MS
Word (259K)
Revised Equity Plan (September 2009) MS Word (175K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (175K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (59K)

Kentucky
State Plan MS
Word (127K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (184K)
Cover Letter (January 12, 2007) MS Word (26K) | PDF (300K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (51K)

Louisiana
State Plan MS
Word (369K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (176K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (61K)

Maine
Revised State Plan MS
Word (1.4M) | Equity Plan
MS WORD (1.5M)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (181K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS Word
(45K)

Maryland
State Plan MS
Word (814K)
Amendment to Maryland Plan (July 27, 2007) PDF (912K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (177K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (45K)

Massachusetts
Revised State Plan (May 2011) MS
Word (137K) <!–>State Plan MS
Word (137K) | Equity Plan MS
Word (176K)
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Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (182K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (46K)

Michigan
State Plan MS
Word (163K) | Equity Plan MS
Word (439K)
Amendment to Michigan Plan (March 12, 2007) PDF (295K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (183K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (45K)

Minnesota
State Plan PDF (1.1M)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (181K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (56K)

Mississippi
State Plan MS
Word (2.9M)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (180K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (56K)

Missouri
State Plan MS
Word (816K) | PDF (146K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (178K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (42K)

Montana
State Plan MS Word (330K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (180K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (52K)

Nebraska
Revised State Plan, 2011 MS
Word (143K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (182K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (52K)

Nevada
State Plan MS
Word (593K)
Amendment to State Plan 7-24-07 PDF (434K)
Amendment to State Plan 8-20-08PDF (434K)
Amendment to State Plan 8-31-09PDF (434K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (175K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (44K)

New Hampshire
State Plan PDF
(191K) | Equity Plan PDF (260K)
Cover Letter (March 15, 2007) MS Word (26K) | PDF (316K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (181K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (48K)

New Jersey
State Plan MS
Word (2.3M)
Amendment to State Plan PDF (434K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (177K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (50K)

New Mexico
State Plan PDF
(333K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (177K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (46K)

New York
State Plan PDF (529K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (181K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (50K)

North Carolina
State Plan PDF
(2.1M) | Updated Equity Plan – December 2010 PDF (1.6M)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (181K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (56K)

North Dakota
State Plan MS
Word (195K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (184K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (47K)

Ohio
State Plan MS
Word (485K) | Equity Plan MS
Word (322K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (177K)
Reviewer Comments MS Word
(44K)

Oklahoma
State Plan MS
Word (874K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (182K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (44K)

Oregon

State Plan MS Word (275K)
| Equity Plan MS Word
(113K)
Cover
Letter (August 15, 2006) MS
Word (184K)
Cover
Letter (January 12, 2007) MS
Word (27K) | PDF
(313K)
Reviewer
Comments MS Word (46K)

Pennsylvania
State Plan PDF
(157K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (181K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (47K)

Puerto Rico
State Plan MS
Word (2.7M) | Equity Plan MS
Word (275K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (184K)
Cover Letter (August 20, 2008) PDF (315K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (50K)

Rhode Island
State Plan MS Word (768K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (183K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (44K)

South Carolina
State Plan MS
Word (517K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (184K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (51K)

South Dakota
State Plan MS
Word (203K) | Equity Plan MS
Word (277K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (177K)
Reviewer Comments MS Word
(46K)

Tennessee
State Plan MS
Word (309K) | Equity Plan MS Word (376K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (180K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (47K)

Texas
State Plan PDF
(107K) | Equity Plan PDF
(72K)
Amendment to Texas Plan June 16, 2010 PDF (45K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (180K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (45K)

Utah
State Plan PDF (36K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (178K)
Cover Letter (January 12, 2007) MS Word (28K) | PDF (310K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (43K)

Vermont
State Plan PDF
(125K)
Amendment to Vermont Plan (2012) MS word (40K)
Amendment to Vermont Plan (2011) MS Word (151K)
Amendment to Vermont Plan (June 12, 2007) PDF
(151K)
Cover Letter (July 26, 2007) PDF (907K)
Cover Letter (March 1, 2007) MS Word (30K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (181K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (49K)

Virginia
State Plan PDF
(604K)
Amendment to Virginia Equity Plan (December 2009) PDF (183K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (180K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (50K)

Washington
State Plan MS
Word (381K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (182K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (49K)

West Virginia
State Plan PDF
(301K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (183K)
Cover Letter (December 14, 2006) MS Word (183K) | PDF (183K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (45K)

Wisconsin (revised September 21, 2006)
State Plan MS
Word (404K)
Amendment to Wisconsin Equity Plan (2009) WORD (171KB)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) (181K) MS WORD
Cover Letter (October 12, 2006) (82K)
MS WORD
Reviewer Comments MS Word
(46K)

Wyoming
State Plan MS
Word (310K) | Equity Plan MS
Word (219K)
Amendment to Wyoming State Plan (March 4, 2010) PDF (171KB)
Cover Letter (March 15, 2007) MS Word (28K) | PDF (301K)
Cover Letter (August 15, 2006) MS Word (181K)
Reviewer Comments MS
Word (47K)