Parent's Right To Know
Notification Required Under ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) Sec. 1112:
Parent’s Right to Request a Teacher’s and a Paraprofessional’s Qualifications
In compliance with the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act, parents may request the following information:
Whether the student’s teacher or paraprofessional:
- 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 which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; and
- is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher
- notifications must occur within 30 calendar days from the start of school or upon enrollment
- notification applies to children participating in any and all programs
- responses to requests must be provided in a timely manner
- records will be maintained that meet ESSA requirements
