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NCLB Statute (Section
1111(h)(6)
PARENTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW-
(A) QUALIFICATIONS- At the beginning of
each school year, a local educational agency that receives funds under
this part shall notify the parents of each student attending any school
receiving funds under this part that the parents may request, and the
agency will provide the parents on request (and in a timely manner),
information regarding the professional qualifications of the student's
classroom teachers, including, at a minimum, the following:
- 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
qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.
- 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.
(B) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION- In addition to the information that parents may request under subparagraph (A), a school that receives funds under this part shall provide to each individual parent--
- information on the level of achievement of the parent's child in each of the State academic assessments as required under this part; and
- timely notice that the parent's child has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified.
NCLB Newsletter excerpt
- Do parents have the right to
know the qualifications of the educational staff working with their child?
Yes. Title I Part A,
Section 1111 (h)(6) specifies the following requirement. At the
beginning of each school year, any district that receives Title I funds must
notify the parents of each student attending a Title I school that the
parents may request information regarding the professional qualifications of
the student's classroom teachers. The district will provide a response to
the parents’ request in a timely manner.
The
information must include, at a minimum, the following:
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Whether the
teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade
levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
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Whether the
teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through
which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.
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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.
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Whether the
child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their
qualifications.
Parents may
also request information on the level of achievement of the their child in
each of the State academic assessments and timely notice that their child
has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by,
a teacher who is not highly qualified.
The notice and
information provided to parents must be in an understandable and uniform
format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language that the
parents can understand.
Sample Notification
What do I know about my child's
teacher? The federal
education law put in place by President Bush called "No Child Left Behind,
requires that all parents in aTitle I school be notified and given the
opportunity to request information about the professional qualifications of
classroom teachers instructing their child. If you are interested in this
information, you may send your request to the building principal who will
provide a response. |
