Rights of Parent/ Guardians under ESSA
The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 requires that schools receiving Title I funding inform parents or legal guardians of their rights to receive specific information related to the following:
Professional Qualifications
ESSA law requires that schools receiving Title I funds notify parents or legal guardians of their rights to request information about the qualifications of their children’s teachers.
Parents / legal guardians may request information on:
- Whether the teacher has met state qualifications and has a license for the grade level(s) and the subject(s) they teach;
- Whether the teacher has an emergency or provisional license;
- What degrees the teacher holds and the field of discipline of their certification or degree;
- Whether the child is being provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
Student Assessment Information
Please visit our Assessments pages for additional information:
- 4K-2 Assessment Information
- Gr 3-5 Assessment Information
- Gr 6-8 Assessment Information
- Gr 9-12 Assessment Information
District and School Performance
Learn more about how MMSD schools are doing at the Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) WISEDash public data system.