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Parent s Right to Know

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.