Parents have the right to know about the teaching qualifications of their child's classroom teacher in a school receiving Title I funds. The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires that any school district receiving Title I funds must notify parents that they may request and receive information regarding the professional qualifications of their child's classroom teachers, including at a minimum, the following:
Notification that your child has not been taught by a Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) for 4+ consecutive weeks
Whether the teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction
Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualifications or licensing criteria have been waived
Whether the teacher is teaching in the field of discipline of certification of the teacher
Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications
Please contact your school principal for this information.
