Sample Letter to Request Information about Teachers' Qualifications

Name
Address
City, State
Phone

Date

Principal
School
Address
City, State

Reference: Jennifer Parent (DOB: 01/01/91)

School:

Dear Dr. Boss:

My daughter Jennifer Parent is a sixth grade student at Stonewall Middle School. Jennifer has four teachers:

Ms. Adams, Mr. Brown, Ms. Canady, and Ms. Davis, a substitute math teacher. Jennifer also receives tutoring from Ms. Evans, a paraprofessional.


When I read ?Teacher Quality Guide Supports Parents? Right to Know? in the February 1 issue of The Achiever: No Child Left Behind Newsletter, I learned that I am entitled to information about Jennifer?s teachers, including:

(1) Whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;

(2) Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.

(3) The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.

(4) Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

I am requesting this information about the qualifications of Jennifer?s teachers and paraprofessional. I believe the information will help me work more effectively with her teachers. I am enclosing a copy of The Achiever so you may share this information with your staff.

If you have questions about my request, please call me at work (555-9876) or at home (555-1234) after 6 p.m. Thanks in advance for your help.

Sincerely,

Enc: ?Teacher Quality Guide Supports Parents Right to Know,? The Achiever (February 2, 2003) http://www.nclb.gov/Newsletter/20030201.pdf