• Parent Notification

    Compliance with Public Law 114-95,

    Section 1112 (e)(1)(A)(i)-(ii)] and Section 112 (e)(1)(B)(ii)]

    To: All Parents or Guardians

    From: [Insert School Name]

    Date: [Insert Date]

    Subject: Notification to Parents of Teacher/Paraprofessional Qualifications

    In accordance with Every Student Success Act (ESSA)/PARENT’S RIGHT-TO-KNOW, this is a notification to every parent of a student in a Title I school that you have the right to request and receive in a timely manner: a) information regarding the professional qualifications of your student’s classroom teachers and/or paraprofessionals.

    The information regarding the professional qualifications of your student’s classroom teachers/paraprofessional shall include the following:

    1. If the teacher has met state certification/qualification criteria for the grade level and subject areas taught:
    2. If the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state certification/qualification criteria are waived;
    3. The teacher is assigned in the field of discipline of the certification;
    4. Whether the student is provided services by paraprofessionals, and if so, their qualifications [ESSA 112(e)(1)(A)(i)-(ii)]

    In addition to the above information, you will be notified if your child has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who does not meet the applicable state certification requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned.  [ESSA 112(e)(1)(B)(ii)]

    Notificación para padres en español aquí.