HET (Highly Effective Teaching) School Certification

Application for certification as an HET (Highly Effective Teaching) Certified School for the 2016-2017 year is now available.

Certification is a status honoring a school's dedication to high student outcomes, implementation of brain research to achieve optimal teaching and learning using the HET model, and education collaboration between staff, students, and the community.

Certification creates a CFPE–school partnership offering numerous mutual benefits as part of a reciprocal agreement:

The HET Certified School may:

• Include HET School Certification status in reports, grant proposals, and other material (print & web)
• Create brochures and other material explaining its status as an HET Certified School (provide a copy to CFPE in advance)
• Use official HET logo(s) as provided from by CFPE where appropriate
• Utilize the school's HET certified staff to provide professional development for the school and other schools in its district (must be approved by CFPE)
• Charge a modest fee for visitors or groups wishing to view the HET model in action (guided tour) and use such monies for funding future professional development for the school staff and/or being there experiences for students
• Host HET training events in collaboration with CFPE and receive a fee for such hosting

The Center for the Future of Public Education may:

• Become a professional development partner in mutual pursuit of continuing improvement of the HET model. With the school's approval, CFPE may offer professional growth opportunities for the school's HET certified staff in order to improve their expertise to provide training within the school and district; this may include paid contract work as teacher of students and/or teacher of teachers at Model Teaching Weeks
• List your school as an HET Certified School with links to your site on the official CFPE website (www.CFPEdu.org) and in other promotional materials
• Refer persons/groups interested in visiting an HET Certified School to a contact person at your school
• Request that you send a copy of school/district printed material, video footage, photos, and so forth that you have developed to inform your staff and community about your HET School Certification and/or to share with other interested districts

Certification, which automatically grants a site License Agreement for use of the HET model, is valid for three years, after which a school may resubmit an application for renewal of their certification.

PROCESS:

Schools applying for the first time, should following the two-step process described below. Schools seeking renewal of their HET School Certification status and becoming a training partner with CFPE should contact Karen Olsen at or 805/975-6338.

For first-time applicants:

STEP ONE

Download "REQUEST TO APPLY FOR HET SCHOOL CERTIFICATION"

THIS REQUEST TO APPLY MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY (in MS WORD or as a PDF file) to info@CFPEdu.org.

A NON-REFUNDABLE Application Fee of $750—by purchase order or by credit card—must be made here. This fee is used to cover the costs of reviewing the submitted Request to Apply and is non-refundable. The results of the review will be communicated to the applicant within 30 days upon receipt of the Request to Apply.

STEP TWO

Download "APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION"

THIS REQUEST TO APPLY MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY (in MS WORD or as a PDF file) to info@CFPEdu.org.

A NON-REFUNDABLE Application Fee of $950—by purchase order or by credit card—should be made here. This fee is used to cover the costs of reviewing the submitted Application for Certification and an on-site visit to the school; the fee is non-refundable. The results of the review will be communicated to the applicant within 30 days of the onsite visit.