On December 10, 2015 a  Federal education law was signed by the President. This law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), requires schools that receive federal Title I funding to ensure that all teachers teaching in a building supported with Title I funding must hold appropriate state certification and licensure requirements, including any requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes to certification.

The law also requires us to notify parents if their child is being taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher in a Title I school or program who does not yet meet the definition of “appropriate state certification.”