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Right to Know
As a parent of a student in the Poland Central School District, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teacher who instructs your child. Federal law allows you to ask for certain information about your child's classroom teacher and requires the district to give you this information in a timely manner if you ask for it.
Specifically, you have the right to ask for the following information about each of your child's classroom teachers:
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Whether the NYS Education Department has licensed or qualified the teacher for the grades and subjects he or she teaches.
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Whether the NYS Education Department has decided that the teacher can teach in the classroom without being licensed or qualified under state regulation because of special circumstances.
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The college major and whether the teacher has any advanced degrees and, if so, the subject of the degree.
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Whether any paraprofessionals provide service to your child and, if they do, their qualifications.
If you would like to receive this information, please call the district office. The number is 315-826-0203.
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