The Salt Lake City School District Board of Education recognizes the importance of parent, family, and community involvement and engagement in the academic success and social-emotional well-being of students. To that end, community members, volunteers, business partners, elected officials, and district employees are encouraged to support families in promoting student success

We invite you to read the Family and Community Engagement Board Policy and accompanying administrative procedures (c-1-policy-english.pdf). We seek parent feedback on school and district engagement policies and practices and invite all parents/family members to engage through attending School Community Council meetings, volunteering at your school, attending parent-teacher conferences and other school events, and reaching out directly to the Title I Director at Christine.marriott@slcschools.org.

As a parent of a student attending a Title I school you have the right to:

· Timely information about Title I programs

· Provide input on school engagement practices

· To be an active participant and decision-makers in not only your student’s educational experience, but also in the development of school-wide initiatives.

· A description and explanation of the curriculum and assessments used to measure student progress

· Information on the level of achievement and academic growth of the student

· The right to know what assessments are mandated and how to opt out of mandated assessments

· If requested, opportunities for regular meetings to provide suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children

· Timely notice if their child has been assigned to, or taught, for 4 or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who does not meet applicable State certification or licensure requirements for the grade level or subject area taught.

· To information on whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

· The right to receive information in a format and language – to the extent practicable – that you can understand.

In compliance with the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act, Section 1112(e)(1)(A), this notification informs parents of their right to know the qualifications of their teachers and paraprofessionals.

As a parent of a student at a Title I school in Salt Lake City School District, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct your child. Federal law requires the school district to provide you this information in a timely manner if you request it. Specifically, you have the right to request the following information about each of your child’s classroom teachers:

Whether the student’s teacher—

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

2. is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; and

3. is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.

4. Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, his or her qualifications.

If you would like to receive any of this information, please contact your building administrator.