This notification is provided to inform you of your right to request the following specific information concerning the school and teachers:

Parents may request information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s/children’s classroom teachers and paraprofessionals.

Professional qualifications include:
•    Whether or not the teacher has met Kansas licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas being taught;
•    The baccalaureate degree and any other graduate certification or degree and the field of discipline of both;
•    If services are provided by paraprofessionals, their qualifications;
•    If the teacher is teaching under an emergency or professional waiver.

We are proud to inform our parents that all teachers at our school meet the above criteria.  Each one is licensed for the grade levels and subject areas being taught.  Each one has a baccalaureate degree and none are teaching under an emergency or provisional waiver.  The paraprofessional(s), who work under the direction of the Title I and classroom teachers, meet required qualifications for the position.

A teacher might not yet meet the federal “highly qualified” designation because of one of these reasons:
•    They have moved here from another state and are teaching under provisional status, pending final paperwork from the State of Kansas that certifies they have fulfilled all of the requirements of teaching in Kansas.
•    They are adding an endorsement area, but have completed only a portion of the university coursework required for the new endorsement, and they are teaching courses in the new area under provisional status for which the state has waived licensing criteria while they finish the required coursework.
For those teachers affected by one of these situations, the district and the teacher have an action plan in place to reach “highly qualified” status as soon as possible.

As a parent you will be contacted by me if your child is taught by a “non-highly qualified” teacher for four continuous weeks or more.

As a parent you have the right to request your child’s state assessment scores.  You have a right to obtain the school and school district state reports cards.  This will be found on the district website once they are available from the state.

Parent-School Compacts
Because we believe in the power of a strong partnership between parents and our school, all families complete a Parent-School Compact.  It can be completed during the enrollment process or other scheduled nights.  If you did not complete a Parent-School Compact, please contact your child’s teacher.

If you have questions or would like to request further information, please feel free to contact me at 913-780-7690.

Julia Baucum
Principal, Tomahawk Elementary