In compliance with the requirements of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA Sec. 1112), the Turner County School District informs parents that you may request information about the professional qualifications of your student’s teachers and/or paraprofessionals. The following information may be requested:

1. Whether the teacher has met the Georgia Professional Standards Commission requirements for certification for the grade level and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;

2. Whether the teacher is teaching under an emergency or other provisional status through which Georgia qualifications or certification criteria have been waived;

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

4. Whether the student is provided services by paraprofessionals, and if so, their qualifications. If you wish to request information concerning a student's teacher’s qualification, please contact the principal at your student’s school