The purpose of Title I, Part A [funding] is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.

In accordance with Every Student Success Act (ESSA)/PARENT’S RIGHT-TO-KNOW, this is a notification to parents of a student in a Title I school that parents have the right to request and receive in a timely manner, information regarding the professional qualifications of your student’s classroom teachers and/or paraprofessionals.

Teacher and Paraprofessional Qualifications

As the parent of a student at a Title I campus, you have the right to request the following information about each of your child’s classroom teachers.

• Whether the teacher meets the federal qualifications and state certification criteria for grades/subjects taught.
• Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or probationary status because of special circumstances.
• The teacher’s college major, level of degree, and the field of the certificate/degree.
• The qualifications of any paraprofessional providing services to your child.  

Non-Highly Qualified Teachers 

 As a parent, you have the right to know if your child has been assigned or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who does not meet the Federal requirements of highly qualified people.  

Student Achievement 

Each Title I, Part A campus provides, to each individual parent, information on the level of achievement of the parent’s child in each of the required state academic assessments.  

The purpose of Title II, Part A is to provide grants to increase student academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom and highly qualified principals and assistant principals in schools; and hold local educational agencies and schools accountable for improvements in student academic achievement.

The purpose of Title III, Part A is to ensure that children who are English language learners (ELLs), including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency, reach high levels of academic achievement, and meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards as are expected of their English-speaking peers.

The purpose of Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1, Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants, is to improve the academic achievement of all students by increasing the capacity of LEAs, schools, and communities to (1) provide all students with access to a well-rounded education, (2) improve school conditions for student learning, and (3) improve the use of technology in order to enhance academic outcomes and the digital literacy of students.