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Board reviews right-to-know letter and out-of-field teacher certifications; ESOL endorsements widespread but in progress
Summary
Administrators reviewed the required 'right to know' parental notice and a system spreadsheet identifying teachers assigned out-of-field, most commonly for ESOL endorsements. Staff said most teachers on the list are actively completing endorsements or are within state timelines; two long-term substitutes remain uncertified and are noted.
At the Sept. 22 meeting Lake Wales administrators presented the federally required "right to know" letter and a spreadsheet listing teachers assigned “out of field” that the district must provide to parents. Miss Hayward and Ms. Burrows explained the letter stems from the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) parental-notice requirement; Lake Wales sends the notice twice a year (October…
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