Title I - Parents Right to Know

In accordance with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, parents/guardians of students have the right to request specific information about the professional qualifications of their children's classroom teachers. As the parent/guardian of a student in the Brewster Central School District, you have the right to request the following information about your child's/children's teachers.

• If the teacher has met New York State qualifications and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas he or she teaches;
• Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which the State qualifications or licensing criteria have been waived;
• The teacher's college major;
• Whether the teacher has any advanced degrees and, if so, the subject of the degree(s); and
• If your child is provided services by an instructional aide or similar paraprofessional, the services provided to your child and the aide's or paraprofessional's qualifications.

Requests for information about the qualifications of your child's/children's teacher(s) should be directed to your building principal in writing. All requests will be honored in a timely manner.