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Parents Right to Know

All parents have the right to request the following:

  • A teacher’s professional qualifications, which include: state qualifications, licensure, grade(s) certification, waivers
  • A teacher’s baccalaureate and/or graduate degree, fields of endorsement, previous teaching experience
  • A paraprofessional’s qualifications
  • An assurance that their child’s name, address, and telephone listing not be released to military recruiters
  • All parents will receive information on the following:
  • Their child’s level of achievement in each of the state academic assessments.
  • Their right to public school choice, supplemental services, and more effective involvement if their child’s school is identified for school improvement.
  • Their option to request a transfer to another school within the district if their child is the victim of a violent crime at school.
  • Their right to a timely notification that their child has been assigned, or has been taught for four more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified.

 

All questions and/or concerns should be directed to:

Mr. Thomas Turck, Superintendent of Schools
Homer Central School District
PO Box 500
Homer, New York 13077