Parents Right To Know

Dear Parent or Guardian: 

You have the right to know about the teaching qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher in a school receiving Title I funds.  The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires that any school district receiving Title I funds must notify parents that they may request, information regarding the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers in a timely manner, the following:

• Whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;

• Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; and 

• Whether the teacher is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher; 

• Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications. 

In addition to the information that parents may request, districts must provide to each individual parent:

• Information on the achievement level of the parent’s child in each of the state academic assessments as required under this part; and 

• Timely notice that the parent’s child has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified.

You may ask for the information by emailing the Director of Student Services, Jennifer Woods 

Be sure to give the following information with your request:

• Child’s full name

• Parent/guardian full name

• Your Address