PARENTS’ RIGHT TO KNOW: In accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, parents/guardians have the right to request information about the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teachers.  Specifically, you have the right to request the following information:

• Whether the teacher has met the NYS qualifications and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas he/she teaches;
• Whether  the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status under which state qualifications or other licensing criteria have been waived;
• The teacher’s college major; whether the teacher has any advanced degrees and, if so, the subject of those degrees; and
• If your child receives services from any instructional assistants or similar paraprofessional, the qualifications of those individuals.
• In addition, schools must notify parents/guardians if their child has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not qualified.