NCLB and
Title I law mandates that parents be informed of the following
information..
Title
I Eligibility
A notice to parents informing
them of student eligibility for Title I services.
Parent Involvement Policy
The parent involvement policy
describes all Title I parent activities, meetings,
trainings, and other opportunities for involvement that will
be offered to Title I parents.
This is a jointly developed
account of the partnership between the school, parents, and
students for improving student achievement of state academic
standards.
Title I Parent
Meeting
Parents must receive notice that the Title
I program will host a required meeting detailing parents' rights, the
program's intent, the services that will be provided, the Title I
curriculum, assessments that will be administered, an overview of the
Title I parent involvement policy, and the parent's right to provide
feedback on the Title I program.
Title I Progress Reports
Parents of Title I students
must receive Title I Progress Reports at least twice a year.
These reports should include the results from a minimum of
three assessment criteria that measure each student's
progress in each subject area that they receive Title I
services.
District and School Report
Cards
Parents must receive a notice
regarding the availability of the district and school report
cards, which review the achievement of all students and
specified subgroups of students.
Report of AYP Status
A copy of the school's AYP
report must go out to parents along with a description of
what A YP means and the current status of the school in
terms of A YP. The AYP report reviews the school's annual
progress on the state assessments to determine if AYP
is being met and to identify
schools and districts in need of
improvement.
Schools Identified for Program
Improvement, Corrective Action or Restructuring
A district must notify parents
if they have been identified as a Program Improvement
school. This notice must contain the following information:
(1) an explanation of what the identification
means,
(2) a comparison of how the school compares
academically to other schools in the district and state,
(3) the reasons for identification,
(4) what the school is doing to raise
achievement
(5) how parents can be involved in addressing
academic problems,
(6) opportunity for school choice,
(7) opportunity for supplemental services,
(8) descriptions (if applicable) of corrective
action and restructuring plans.
Notice of Parent Right to
Request Teacher and/or Paraprofessional Qualifications
Parents must receive a
notification of their right to request information on
teachers' qualifications. If such a request is made, parents
should receive information on whether teachers meet state
certification requirements for the grade level and subjects
they're teaching, whether they are teaching via provisional
waiver or emergency permit, their degree major and field of
discipline as well as any graduate certification they hold.
If their child receives any services from a
paraprofessional, parents should also be notified if the
paraprofessional has met paraprofessional qualifications.
Highly Qualified Means…
The
instructor has a degree from an accredited college or
university in the subject which they teach and they have
passed all necessary tests to prove competency in the
subject area.
States must ensure
that all teachers teaching core academic subjects are highly
qualified by June 2006.
States and
districts must support professional development to ensure that all
teachers become “highly qualified.”
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