Notification to Parents Parents' Right to Know

Fall 2011

Dear Parents/Guardians:

As per the Title I legislation, you may request information regarding the professional qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher(s) and para-professional staff.

You may request the following information:

1. Whether the teacher has met State qualifications and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
2. Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived;
3. The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree; and
4. Whether the child is provided services by para-professionals and, if so, their qualifications.

If you would like to request this information, please complete this form and return it to the school’s main office where your child attends.