How to Find Out if A Teacher is Qualified
Spring is here and parents may already be thinking about next year and what teachers their students will get. School districts used to be vigilant about ensuring teachers had the right state credentials. That may no longer be the case. But a parent has the right to know who’s teaching their child.
Here is a condensed post from the past that includes questions to ask teachers. The PTA might interview teachers to collect this information for the following school year so that parents can be well-informed about teachers in the school. Creating a booklet with this information would make it less awkward and time-consuming for parents to find out this information when school starts.
- Do you have state certification in the subject you are teaching? This means that an elementary teacher should have qualifications from an accredited school to teach elementary school. In secondary schools, teachers should be credentialed in the subject, along with education courses that deal with that particular age group.
- What is your background in special education? If general education teachers are teaching students whoHow to Find Out if A Teacher is Qualified:
