Title: Educator Qualifications Under ESSA | CDE
Headings: Educator Qualifications Under ESSA
Educator Qualifications Under ESSA
Overview
Topics Covered on this Page:
Educator Qualification Requirements
Commonly Requested Non-Automatic Waivers
Title I Schools: Notifying Parents of Educator Qualifications
Equitable Distribution of Teachers (EDT) and Teacher In-Field Status
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Content: LEAs are required to inform parents that federal law gives them the right to request specific information about the professional qualifications of their children's classroom teachers. If information is requested, the LEA must give parents this information "in a timely manner." CDE has provided a template letter here. Parents are entitled to receive the following types of information: Whether the teacher has met the state's certification criteria for the grade levels and subject matter s/he teaches; Whether the state has waived its qualification and licensing criteria to permit the teacher to teach on an emergency or other provisional basis; Whether the teacher is teaching coursework in the field or discipline of his/her certification; Whether teachers' aides or similar paraprofessionals provide services to the parents' children, and if they do, their qualifications. Out-of-field Teachers: ESSA requires that districts notify each parent whenever his/her child in a Title I school has been assigned or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who does not meet applicable state certification or licensing requirements at the grade level or subject they have been assigned. [