Attendance: Parents must receive a summary of the district's attendance policy at the beginning of the school year.

Parental Involvement: Parents of Title I students must receive a copy of the district's and schools' parental involvement policies (jointly developed by parents of children attending Title I programs). Date for distribution is not specified, however this must occur annually.

Code of Conduct: Districts must mail a summary of the code of conduct to all parents. The summary and the complete code must be available upon request.

Access to Student Records: Under FERPA, parents and students over 18 years of age must be notified of their rights to inspect and review the student's records or request the amendment of records if they believe them to be incorrect. They also must be advised that they can withhold consent on disclosure of personally identifiable information, except in those cases where the law allows for disclosure without consent.

Directory Information (click here for sample letter): Under FERPA, the district must provide notice to parents about the types of student information it releases (name, address, phone number, etc) and offer them the chance to object in writing to the release of that information. Districts may combine this with the item above.

Disclosure to the Military (click here for sample letter): Parents must receive notice of their right to request that the district no release the child's name, address and phone number to military recruiters without prior written consent. This is an "opt out" provision. If parents do not respond in writing, the addresses must be made available upon request of the military.

Student Privacy: Parents must be notified of the district's privacy policy. It must offer them the opportunity to excuse their child from any survey that reveals information on personal behavior or political beliefs. Parents must also be notified and offered the chance to exclude their child from activities that include the gathering of personal information about students that could be used for marketing purposes.

Staff Qualifications (click here for a sample letter to parents): Schools receiving Title I funds must notify parents of their right to request information about their child's classroom teacher and teaching assistant's qualifications. The information that can be provided includes: whether the staff member has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas taught; whether they are teaching under emergency or other provisional status; the baccalaureate degree or other graduate certification and degree. Parents must also receive timely notice any time their child is assigned to or taught for four (4) or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not "highly qualified".

Pesticide Application Notice: Written notice must be provided to all students, parents/guardians and staff at he beginning of the year telling them that pesticide applications may take place during the school year and offering them an opportunity to be notified at least 48 hours prior to such application. It must include the name and contact information for the school representative responsible for this notification.

Limited English Proficiency Students: Within 30 days of the start of the school year, parents of limited English proficient students must be notified if their child is participating in or eligible for a language instruction program for LEP students. After the beginning of the school year, this notification must occur within two weeks. Parents must also be informed of their right to decline their child's enrollment in language instruction programs.

Homeless Students: Parents of homeless students and unaccompanied youths must be informed of their rights and provided contact information for the local liaison for homeless children and youth.

State Assessments: Parents must be informed of the level of achievement of their child on each state assessment "as soon as it is practically possible" after the test is taken.

Prayer in the Schools (click here for additional document support, including sample board policy, certification and mailing instructions): Districts must certify, in writing, by October 1 of each year, that their policies do not prevent or deny participation in constitutionally protected prayer.

Failure to Make Adequate Yearly Progress: If the district has failed to make AYP for two years (SINI, Corrective Action or Restructuring), parents of each student enrolled in that school must be informed of:

An explanation of what the identification means

How the school compares in terms of academic achievement to other schools in the district and State

The reasons for the identification

An explanation of what the district and SED are doing to help the school

How the parents can become involved in addressing the academic issues, and

The parents' option to transfer the child to another public or charter school within the district (with transportation provided by the LEA) or to obtain supplemental educational services for their child. The transfer option must be made no later than the first day of the school year following the identification.

Supplemental Education Services: These services must be made available to schools that fail AYP for 3 or more consecutive years for students from low-income families that attend those schools. Parents must be notified of the availability of services, the state-approved providers in the area, the services that are available and the qualifications and indicators of effectiveness of the providers.

School Identified for Corrective Action: For schools failing AYP for 4 consecutive years, parents must be apprised of the failure to make AYP and offer the students the opportunity to transfer and the availability of supplemental services. In addition, the district must publish and disseminate information regarding the steps they have taken in corrective action to the parents of every child attending that school. Parents must be offered the opportunity to participate in the development of those plans.

Unsafe School Transfer Choice: Parents of students who have been victims of violent crimes on school grounds must be informed of their child's right to transfer to another school. This applies only if there is another safe school at the same grade level in the district. The notice must identify the school that child may be transferred to, explain the process for transfer and inform the parent of their right to request their child be returned to the school of origin if they later reconsider their decision. This notice must be sent within 24 of the Superintendent's determination that the child has been a victim of a violent criminal offense.

Persistently Dangerous Schools: Those schools identified by the Commissioner of Education as "persistently dangerous" must provide notice of this designation to all students within 10 days of the Commissioner's determination.