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The Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough

Ten Schools, Three Districts, One Community of Learners

District and School Accountability

Families' Right to Know

Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act, parents may request and receive information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teachers, including; 

  • Whether the 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; 
  • The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree; and 
  • Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.