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SY 2026–27 Parents’ Right to Request Teacher Qualifications

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 requires teachers of all subjects to meet the federal requirements for designation as an ESSA Hawaiʻi Qualified Teacher.

To meet these requirements, a teacher must:

Hold a valid Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) teaching license for the subject area and grade level of the teaching assignment; or
Hold a valid HTSB license in any subject area for the assigned grade level and meet at least one of the following requirements:

Passed the Praxis Content Exam or another accepted content examination for the subject area and grade level;
Holds a valid National Board Certificate for the subject area;
Earned a college major or at least 30 credits in the subject area;
Completed an approved ESSA Hawaiʻi Qualified Teacher Rubric for the subject area; or
Earned a Hawaiʻi-issued Highly Qualified Teacher Certificate for the subject area.

Please see the attached document for additional information about your right to request your child’s teacher qualifications.

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