Parents Right to Know Regarding Teacher Qualifications:
Your child is attending a school receiving Title 1 federal funds through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). At the beginning of each school year, schools receiving Title 1 funds are required to notify parents whose student(s) attend a Title 1 school that they may request, and the school will provide information regarding the professional qualifications of their student’s classroom teachers. The information must be provided in a timely manner and include the following:
Whether the student’s teacher:
Has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
Is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through with State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; and
Is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.
Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
If you would like this information, please contact (principal name) @ (school phone number or email address)