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Georgia Education Leadership Institute September 17-19, 2017 Tuesday, September 19, 2017 8:30-9:45

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Prese esenter nters

Pam Daniels Title II, Part A Education Program Specialist Georgia Department of Education pdaniels@doe.k12.ga.us 404-290-7577

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Carly Ambler Title II, Part A Program Manager Georgia Department of Education cambler@doe.k12.ga.us 404-623-9599

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Catlin McMunn Dooley, Ph.D. Deputy Superintendent Office of Teaching and Learning Cindy Saxon Associate Superintendent Division of Teacher and Leader Support and Development Office of Teaching and Learning Carly Ambler Program Manager - Title II, Part A, PQ/ In-Field Division of Teacher and Leader Support and Development Office of Teaching and Learning

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PQ/ In-Field Contacts

professionalqualifications@doe.k12.ga.us Carly Ambler cambler@doe.k12.ga.us Pam Daniels pdaniels@doe.k12.ga.us Chris Leonard cleonard@doe.k12.ga.us Greg Petersen gpetersen@doe.k12.ga.us Terri Still tstill@doe.k12.ga.us

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ESSA A PQ/ / In-field ield GELI Aud udience ience Tak akea eaways

Audience Takeaways Superintendents

The impact on job duties, LEA funding, reporting and monitoring.

District Supervisors

The impact on job duties, LEA funding, reporting and monitoring.

Principals

The impact on job duties, reporting and monitoring.

Counselors

How student scheduling/ teacher job assignment impacts reporting and monitoring.

Classroom Teachers

How student scheduling/ teacher job assignment impacts reporting and monitoring.

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ESSA A PQ/ Q/ In-field ield GE GELI LI Website bsite Resour

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GaDOE > Offices & Divisions > School Improvement/ Federal Programs > Resources “Professional Qualifications and Related Reporting Requirements” Overview Documents SAMPLE Notifications

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Purpose:

  • Broad Overview

Audience:

  • General Public

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ESSA A PQ/ Q/ In-field ield GE GELI LI Sup uppor porti ting ng Stak akeholder eholders

Purpose:

  • Updates

Audience:

  • LEA staff working with

PQ and In-Field Purpose:

  • Special Education Focus

Audience:

  • Special Education Staff
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Ho How w di did d PQ and PQ and In In-Field ield begin gin an and d wha what t ar are e th they? y?

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ESSA A PQ/ Q/ In-field ield GE GELI LI Ev Evol

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Eisenhower PD and CSR Program by ESEA 1965 Reauthorized by NCLB in 2001 Authorized by ESSA in 2015 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016

ESSA 2017

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2001 GaPSC Implements Highly Qualified Under NCLB 2005 Georgia Submits Highly Qualified Plan To USDE (Updated 2006, 2009) 2008 Georgia Law Allows Charters/ SWSS to Waive Certification 2016-2017 Georgia Establishes PQ/ In-field Requirements Under ESSA 2017 Georgia Requires All Special Education Teachers to be Certified

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ESSA – Assurances

  • Sec. 1111(g)(2)(J), 1112(c)(6)

The State educational agency/ Local education agency will ensure that all teachers and paraprofessionals working in a program supported with funds under this part meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements, including any requirements for certification

  • btained through alternative routes

to certification

ESSA – Reporting

  • Sec. 1111(h)(1)(c)(ix),
  • Inexperienced teachers, principals, and other

school leaders In Georgia, an ‘inexperienced’ teacher is an induction-level teacher with 0-3 (less than four) years of experience. In Georgia, an ‘inexperienced’ leader is a leader with 0-3 (less than four) years of experience.

  • Teachers teaching with emergency or provisional

credentials In Georgia, this may apply to teachers who hold a GaPSC issued certificate ‘W”, “N”, or “SI”.

  • Teachers who are not teaching in the subject or

field for which the teacher is certified or licensed In Georgia, “out-of-field” teachers are those who are not teaching in their field of certification

ESSA A PQ/ Q/ In-field ield GE GELI LI Esta tablish lishing ing PQ Q in in G GA

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ESSA A PQ/ Q/ In-field ield GE GELI LI Esta tablish lishing ing PQ Q in in G GA

ESSA Requires ALL SEAs & LEAs Ensure Teachers Meet State Certification Requirements In Georgia, LEAs Have 2 Choices for Meeting Requirements for Regular Education Teachers By the start of the 2016 School Year, all Georgia LEAs established whether they were Traditional or Charter/ Strategic Waiver. Traditional Follow GaPSC Certification Rules Charter/ Strategic Waiver Establish Professional Qualification Requirements in Applications and District Improvement Plan Under ESSA, Paraprofessionals must meet NCLB Requirements In Georgia all Special Education Teachers must be certified in Special Education.

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ESSA A PQ/ Q/ In-fiel ield d GE GELI I In Summary…

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Who is Establishing Requirements?

ESSA Federal Gov’t Monitoring and Reporting Requirements Paraprofessional Requirements OCGA Georgia Gov’t GAPSC Requirements

  • Clearance Certificate
  • Certification for Traditional LEAs

GaDOE Flexibility

  • Charter and SWSS LEAs may waive laws/rules

SBOE Rules GaDOE Special Education Teacher Requirements Certification Flexibility for Charter and SWSS Charter and SWSS LEAs Establish minimum professional qualifications for teachers for whom certification is waived

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ESSA A PQ/ / In-field ield GELI I Un Under erstand standing ing PQ PQ & In & In-Field ield

PQ Paraprofessionals and teachers must meet federal and state certification requirements. ESSA/NCLB – Paras GaDOE Rule – SpEd LEA DIP - Teachers In-Field Teachers who are teaching in the field in which they are certified. GA allows LEAs who waive certification to establish in-field by asserting experience in CPI through degree, coursework or content testing.

All In-Field Teachers are PQ

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To be “In-Field”, Educators Must Meet GaPSC Requirements OR ONE of the Following Equivalent Requirements

Degree In subject area assigned Coursework 21 semester hours / 35 quarter hours Content Area Test Passing score in subject area assigned (In Georgia the accepted test is the GACE)

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  • Does the LEA Waive Certification – Yes or

No?

  • If Yes, For Which Teachers?
  • Forgot something? Contact our staff and

revise

  • During monitoring GaDOE staff will check

to ensure that what was asserted in the DIP and CPI is consistent and accurate.

  • LEAs may wish to consider in-field

reporting requirements when establishing professional qualification requirements.

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ESSA A PQ/ / In-field ield GELI I Di Distri trict ct Impr mprovement ement Pl Plan an PQ PQ

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ESSA A PQ/ / In-field ield GELI I Cl Clear earance ance Ce Certif tifica icates tes

O.C.G.A. §§ 20-2-80, 20-2-200, 20-2-211.1, 20-2- 2065, GaPSC Rules, SBOE Rules ALL Georgia LEA teachers, school or school system administrators, and paraprofessionals MUST hold a Clearance Certificate. A Clearance Certificate is a certificate issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission that verifies that an educator has completed fingerprint and criminal background check requirements.

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ESSA SA Sec.1111( .1111(g)(2)( g)(2)(M); M); GaPS PSC Certif ifica catio tion Rule e 505-2-.18 .18

The State of Georgia ensures that it has professional standards for all paraprofessionals working in any school, including qualifications that were in place on the day before the date of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act. In Georgia, a paraprofessional employed by a Georgia LUA, must meet one of the following requirements:

  • Degree: Hold an associate’s degree or higher in any subject from a

Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC)-accepted accredited institution; or

  • Coursework: Have complete two (2) years of college coursework

(sixty [60] semester hours) at a GaPSC- accepted accredited institution; or

  • Content Area Test: Have passed the GACE Paraprofessional
  • Assessment. If eligibility is established through the assessment, the

applicant must also hold a minimum of a high school diploma or GED equivalent.

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Paraprofessionals do not have to be certified, but they must meet ESSA/ NCLB requirements.

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ESSA A PQ/ Q/ In-field ield GE GELI LI Und nder erstandi tanding ng IDEA EA and nd ES ESSA SA

What does IDEA say about qualifications? – from ESSA FAQs 01.18.17 D-1b. If the definition of “highly qualified” is no longer applicable to special education teachers, what are the federal requirements related to the professional qualifications of those teachers? Section 9214(d)(2) of the ESSA amended section 612(a)(14)(C) of the IDEA by incorporating the requirement previously in section 602(10)(B) that a person employed as a special education teacher in elementary school, middle school, or secondary school must: 1) have obtained full certification as a special education teacher (including certification

  • btained through alternative routes to certification), or passed the State special

education teacher licensing examination and hold a license to teach in the State as a special education teacher, except that a special education teacher teaching in a public charter school must meet the requirements set forth in the State’s public charter school law; 2) not have had special education certification or licensure requirements waived on an emergency, temporary, or provisional basis; AND 3) hold at least a bachelor’s degree. Each State must continue to comply with these certification requirements during the 2016-2017 school year. (Updated May 4, 2016)

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NEW IN GEORGIA IN FY18

Under Georgia SBOE Board Rule Amended – July 20, 2017, ALL LEA Special Education Teachers must be certified in special education in the field in which the teacher is

  • assigned. This includes special education teachers in charter

schools, charter districts and strategic waiver districts.

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How does the new SBOE Rule impact ESSA PQ/ In-Field?

Content Requirements for SpEd Teachers in LEAs that Do Not Waive Certification in Content Special Education Teachers who issue grades in content areas must hold Georgia special education certification AND the content certification required for the subject area and grade

  • f the job assignment. Grade level certification should align with the cognitive level asserted

in the IEPs of the students to which the teacher is issuing grades. Content Requirements for SpEd Teachers in LEAs that Waive Certification in Content Special Education Teachers who issue grades in content areas must hold Georgia special education certification AND the certification equivalent for the subject area of the job

  • assignment. Equivalent certification is degree, coursework, or content assessment. LEAs may

assert equivalent for content areas waived in District Improvement Plan (DIP).

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How does this apply to GNETs in LEAs?

HOUSSE and the HiQ Consultative Model are NOT options under PQ and In-Field

LEAs hiring and reporting GNETS teachers in CPI must follow the professional qualification requirements annually stated in the LEA’s District Improvement Plan (DIP).

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How does this apply to GNETs in RESAs?

➢ RESAs hiring and reporting GNETS teachers in CPI must follow GaPSC certification requirements under O.C.G.A. ➢ LEAs hiring and reporting RESA GNETS teachers in CPI must follow the professional qualification requirements annually stated in the LEA’s District Improvement Plan (DIP).

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In a SEA’s Annual IDEA Application, States Must Repor

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cial Educa cation tion Teacher ers s Hold d Emergenc ncy y or Provisional visional Certif tifica icates tes For IDEA purposes, this establishes: whether or not special education teachers have qualifications in special education whether or not special education teachers issuing grades have content experience.

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Special Education Teachers who hold a ‘N’ Certificate in Special Education are assigned to teach in a field in which they do not meet certificate requirements. These teachers have not demonstrated content experience in Special Education.

W

Special Education Teachers who hold a ‘W’ Certificate in Special Education have not satisfied all GaPSC certification

  • requirements. These

teachers have not demonstrated content experience in Special Education.

SI

Special Education Teachers who hold a ‘SI’ Certificate in Special Education AND who have NOT passed the GACE have not demonstrated content experience in Special Education.

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ES ESSA SA PQ PQ/ In-field ield GEL ELI I Regular gular Ed Educa cation tion Teacher ers Gif ifted ted & ES ESOL L Teac ache hers

Requirements for Teachers in LEAs that Do Not Waive Certification To Meet Professional Qualification and In-Field Requirements: Teachers must hold Georgia certification for the subject area and grade level bands of the job assignment. Requirements for Teachers in LEAs that Waive Certification To Meet Professional Qualification Requirements: Teachers must meet the minimum requirements established by the LEA in their District Improvement Plan. To Meet In-Field Requirements: Teachers must hold certification OR certification equivalent for the subject area of the job assignment. Equivalent certification is degree, coursework, or content assessment. LEAs may assert equivalent for content areas waived in District Improvement Plan (DIP).

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What t Constitutes stitutes Emergenc ncy y or Provisi ision

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Teachers who hold a ‘N’ Certificate in any field are assigned to teach in a field in which they do not meet certificate requirements. These teachers have not demonstrated content experience in the field in which they are assigned.

W

Teachers who hold a ‘W’ Certificate in any field may not have satisfied all GaPSC certification requirements. They may not have demonstrated content experience in the field in which they are assigned. Exceptions: Teachers with two unremediated, unsatisfactory, needs development or ineffective evaluations.

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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-216 It shall be the duty of the local unit of administration to employ substitutes, including retired teachers in accordance with Code Section 47-3-127, who possess valid teaching certificates issued by the Professional Standards Commission. If no person holding a valid teaching certificate is available for this purpose, the local unit of administration is authorized to employ the person who most closely meets the requirements for certification as a teacher and who is available to serve as a substitute, provided such person is closely supervised by the school principal or principal's designee.

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Because OCGA allows LEAs to hire substitutes who are the best candidates and who may or may not be certified, GaDOE and LEAs do not need to establish whether or not substitutes meet state certification requirements.

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Are IN1T, IN2T, IN3T, and IN4T certificates considered provisional? Educators who hold IN1T, IN2T, IN3T, and IN4T have met or are actively working to meet GaPSC certification requirements. These certificates are not considered provisional for ESSA In-Field reporting purposes. What if an educator with an IN4T certificate has not yet passed the GACE? If an educator holding an IN4T certificate is actively enrolled in an alternative certification program, the educator is working to meet GaPSC certification requirements. This educator will be considered in-field for ESSA reporting purposes.

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ES ESSA SA PQ PQ/ In-field ield GEL ELI Frequ quently ently Asked ed Que uest stions ions

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Wh What t ar are the e the no notif tifica ications tions req equir uired ed un unde der r ES ESSA SA?

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  • 1. Parents’ Right to Know Notification
  • 2. 20 Day Notification

ESSA PQ/ I / In-field ld GELI Two Req equir ired ed No Noti tifica cations tions

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Requirements for Content

  • LEAs notifications MUST use the language of the law.
  • In Georgia, notifications must occur within 30 calendar days from

the start of school or upon enrollment.

  • For verification purposes, notifications must contain the

month/year of dissemination or, if included in another document, the primary document must contain a date. Or, if the primary document is undated, records may also include supplemental documentation that contains the month/year of notification dissemination.

  • For verification purposes, the name of the LEA and/ or school

must be included.

  • In Georgia, LEAs are required to notify parents in all LEA schools or

programs.

  • Responses to requests must be provided in a timely manner.
  • Maintain records of annual notifications that meet the above

requirements.

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When to Send

  • Traditional LEAs: When students have been assigned or taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a

teacher who does not meet applicable GaPSC ‘in-field’ State certification requirements at the grade level(s) and subject area(s) in which the teacher has been assigned.

  • Charter/ Strategic Waiver LEAs: When students have been assigned or taught for four or more consecutive

weeks by a teacher who does not meet LEA professional qualification requirements (in alignment with approved Charter/SWSS application and CLIP) and/ or State certification requirements for special education teachers at the grade level(s) and subject area(s) in which the teacher has been assigned. (It is possible for a teacher to meet charter/ strategic waiver LEA professional qualification requirements and not meet GaPSC in-field requirements. In this circumstance, 20 Day Notification is not required.)

  • Clearance certificate requirements are not subject to 20 Day Notification.
  • 20 Day Notifications are not required for paraprofessionals and substitute teachers.
  • Paraprofessionals: ESSA does not include paraprofessionals as educators for whom 20 Day

Notifications must be sent.

  • Substitutes: O.C.G.A. § 20-2-216/ GaPSC Rule 505-20-.20 requires LEAs hiring and assigning

substitutes to ensure substitutes meet State certification requirements or to hire substitutes who most closely meet the requirements for teacher certification and who are available to serve as substitute teachers.

  • In Georgia, notifications must occur within 10 business days following the four consecutive weeks.

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Requirements for Notification

  • For verification purposes, notifications must contain
  • Day/Month/Year of notification
  • Name of the teacher who has not met professional

qualification requirements

  • Name of the LEA and/ or school/program
  • Statement that the teacher has not met State

certification OR LEA charter/ strategic waiver professional qualification requirements for the grade level(s) and/ or subject area(s) in which the teacher is assigned. Grade level and/or subject area must be identified.

  • In Georgia, notification requirements apply to ALL teachers

in all LEA schools/programs.

  • Maintain records of notifications that meet the above

requirements.

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ESSA does not prescribe the exact method of dissemination for notifications. In Georgia, the following are considered best practices when notifying parents.

  • Develop written procedures for compliance which include a timeline and

person, by position, responsible for verifying notification content, verifying dissemination of notification, and maintaining notification documentation.

  • Notify parents in multiple formats in order to ensure that all parents have

the opportunity to receive the information. This may include, but is not limited to a LEA or school handbook, a letter mailed home, inclusion in a newsletter or brochure, posting on a website, and/or a school-wide email.

  • Notify parents, to the extent practicable, in a language that they may

understand.

  • Ensure the notification, includes the point of contact information by position,

the school or LEA name.

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PQ In-Field

Title I Director

Special Education Director

CPI Coordinator

Principal/ Assistant Principal Parapro/ Teacher

School Scheduling Designee

HR Director Superintendent

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Superintendent

Be aware that PQ requirements impact many district and school positions and must be consistently implemented. Be aware that each LEA in Georgia has its own unique requirements. Waiving certification may impact funding and public reporting.

Title I Director

Is responsible for ensuring that LEA PQ requirements have been submitted in the CLIP: District Improvement Plan Is responsible for ensuring that ESSA requirements have been met for monitoring purposes: qualifications and

  • notifications. May

include collaboration with principals and HR.

Special Education Director

Is responsible for ensuring that IDEA/ ESSA/ GaDOE requirements for special education paraprofessionals and teachers have been met for monitoring purposes: qualifications and notifications. This may impact teacher assignments, recruitment and training.

CPI Coordinator

Is responsible for ensuring that all CPI data entered accurately reflects job assignments. Is responsible for ensuring that CPI CHW codes are only used for teachers for whom certification is waived. CPI must align with CLIP: District Improvement Plan PQ requirements.

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Paraprofessionals Teachers

Be aware that each LEA in Georgia has its own unique requirements. Be aware that additional qualifications may be required by the employing LEA. PQ/ In-Field is based on educator qualifications and job assignment (course/ grade level). Notifications are required if a teacher does not meet LEA PQ.

School Scheduling Designee

Responsible for ensuring teacher job assignments align with LEA PQ requirements. PQ/ In-Field is based

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qualifications and job assignment (course/ grade level).

HR Director

Is responsible for ensuring that IDEA/ESSA/ GaDOE/LEA requirements for parapros and teachers have been met. Must maintain equivalent qualification documentation to support CPI charter/ SWSS assertions. Be aware of how PQ may impact teacher recruitment and training. Work with Title I Director to ensure documentation

  • f notifications.

Principals/ Assistant Principals

Be aware that each LEA in Georgia has its own unique requirements. May be required to support parapros/ teachers in meeting requirements. Responsible for ensuring hiring and job assignments align with LEA PQ requirements. Notifications are required if a teacher does not meet LEA PQ.

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  • Ask infield infield@gapsc.com if you don’t have a

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  • Levels and roles include Building-level, System-level,

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  • “In-field” is currently available for LEA preview using

2016-17 data. Access began the first Monday in September 2017.

  • “In-field” will go live no later than the second Monday in

January 2018.

  • FY18 In-Field Data, Platform Navigation
  • January 9, 2018, 9:30
  • January 23, 2018, 2:00
  • February 13, 2018 10:00
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