Bristol Virginia Public Schools

PARENT RIGHT TO KNOW

 In accordance with The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110) you have the right to know certain information concerning schools that receive grant funding from Title I, Part A – Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged. Title I, Part A provides federal dollars to help supplement educational opportunities for children who live in high poverty areas who are most at risk of failing to meet the state's challenging content and performance standards.  All elementary schools in our division receive Title I Funds. 

Upon your request, Bristol Virginia Public School’s is required to provide to you, in a timely manner, the following information:

.. Whether your child’s teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;

.. Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived;

.. Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications; and,

.. What baccalaureate degree major the teacher has and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification.  

In addition to the information that parents may request, Title I schools must provide to each individual parent:  

.. Information on achievement level of the parent’s child in each of the state academic assessments as required under this part;

.. Timely notice that the parent’s child has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified;

..Information on the AYP (Annual Yearly Progress) of the Title I school served; and

.. A copy of the Division Wide Parental Involvement Policy. 

If you would like to receive any of the information listed above, contact your child’s school Principal or the Title I Office at (276) 821-5646.