2023-2024 PARENT RIGHT TO KNOW NOTICE
LEON COUNTY SCHOOLS
Date: 8/18/2023
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
We are pleased to notify you that, in accordance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), you have the right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of your child’s teacher. Specifically,
you may request the following:
● Information about whether the teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
● Information about whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria has been waived.
● Information about the baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher as well as the field of discipline for the certification or degree.
● Information about whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
If you would like to receive the information above, please complete the top portion of the enclosed form and return it to your child’s school.
In addition, you may request the following information about state assessments from your child’s school:
· Information about the level of achievement and academic growth of your child, if applicable and available, on each of the state academic assessments required under ESSA
Please contact the school at 850-488-9374 to request assessment information.
If you have any questions, feel free to call Katie Bennett/Todd Lanter at (850) 488-9374 and he/she will be happy to assist you.
Sincerely,
Todd Lanter
Principal
Fort Braden School