Parents' Right to Know

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Parents' Right-To-Know

All parents have the right to request the following:

•  A teacher's professional qualifications, which includes state qualifications, licensure, grade/s certification, waivers

•  A teacher's baccalaureate and /or graduate degree, fields of endorsement, previous teaching experience

•  A paraprofessional's qualifications

•  An assurance that their child's name, address, and telephone listing is not released to military recruiters

All parents will receive information on the following:

Their child's level of achievement in each of the state academic assessments

•  Their right to public school choice and more effective involvement if their child's school is identified for school improvement

•  Their option to request a transfer to another school within the district if their child is the victim of a violent crime at school

•  Their right to timely notification that their child has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified