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Parents' Right to Know &
​Teacher and Paraprofessional Qualifications

Non-State Certified Teacher Letter / 4 Week Letter
What are the teacher and paraprofessional requirements of ESEA?
Section 1112(c)(6) requires the LEA to ensure that all teachers and paraprofessionals working in a program supported with funds under this part meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements, including
any requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes to certification.

What are the "applicable State certification and licensure requirements"?
  • 1012.32 Qualifications of Personnel
  • ​1012.56 Educator Certification Requirements
  • Administrative Rules
    • 6A-4.002 General Provisions
    • 6A-4.0151 Specialization Requirements for Elementary Education (Grades K-6) - Academic Class
    • 6A-4.0161 Specialization Requirements for Middle Grades English (Grades 5-9) - Academic Class
    • 6A-4.0162 Specialization Requirements for Certification in English (Grades 6-12) - Academic Class
  • Course Code Directory
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What are the Right-to-Know Requirements of ESEA?
Section 1112(e) lists the requirements:
  • Professional qualifications of teachers and paraprofessionals (1112(e)(1)(A))
  • Information on the level of achievement and academic growth of the students on each of the State assessments, if available (1112(e)(1)(B)(i))
  • timely notice that the student has been assigned, or has been taught for 4 or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who does not meet applicable State certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned (1112(e)(1)(B)(ii))
  • information regarding any State or LEA policy regarding student participation in any assessments (1112(e)(2)(A))
  • information on each assessment required by the State to comply with section 1111, other assessments required by the State, and where such information is available and feasible to report, assessments required districtwide by the LEA, including--
    (i) the subject matter assessed;
    (ii) the purpose for which the assessment is designed and used;
    (iii) the source of the requirement for the assessment; and
    (iv) where such information is available--
    (I) the amount of time students will spend taking the assessment, and the schedule for the assessment; and
    (II) the time and format for disseminating results. (1112(e)(2)(B))
  • Not later than 30 days after the beginning of the school year, inform parents of an English learner  identified for participation or participating in such a program, of the eight requirements in 1112(e)(3)(A)(i)-(vii)
  • For those children who have not been identified as English learners prior to the beginning of the school year but are identified as English learners during such school year, the local educational agency shall notify the children’s parents during the first 2 weeks of the child being placed in a language instruction educational program consistent with subparagraph (A). (1112(e)(3)(B)

Samples

FDOE Right to Know Sample
Sample Letters:
  • Right-to-Know - Lake
  • Non-State Certified - Sarasota
  • Non-State Certified in Subject Area of Grade - Sarasota
  • 4 Week Notification Letter + Out Of Field - Columbia
  • 4 Week Notification - Charlotte
  • Out of Field Letter - Charlotte
  • 4 Week Notification - St. Johns
  • 4 Week Notification Coversheet - Polk​
Information Requests​
  • Parent Letter - Long-Term Substitutes 2022
    • Manatee Letter English
    • Manatee Letter Spanish
    • Palm Beach Letter
    • Polk Non-Qualified Letter English
    • Polk Non-Reading Endorsed Letter English
    • Polk Substitute Letter English
    • Sarasota Long Term Sub Letter English
    • Sarasota Long Term Sub Letter Spanish
    • Sarasota Subject Area or Grade English
    • Sarasota Subject Area or Grade Spanish
  • Parent Communication - Methods & Effectiveness (2022)
  • Parent Communication Tools 2021
  • Home Instruction for Parent of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) 2021
    • Alachua: HIPPY Annual Report 2021
  • Digital Forms (Compact, Right-to-Know, etc.) 2021
    • Charlotte - Principal Certification Form
    •  Charlotte - Principal Certification Form 
    • Charlotte - Principal Certification Form
    • Flagler - Electronic Compact Verification  
    • Flagler Compact Form with Signatures
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