I agree with pals. The teacher undoubtedly went through a hiring process that involved much more than email abilities.

Many people do not exhibit proper grammar, spelling, or etiquette in emails. I don't see it as a sign of intelligence or lack thereof.

I have one extremely articulate and intelligent friend who types messages in ONE LONG RUN ON SENTENCE IN CAPS LOCK AND NO PUNCTUATION WHATSOEVER BECAUSE SHE ONLY TYPES WITH ONE FINGER AND CAN'T BE BOTHERED WITH ALL OF THOSE OTHER KEYS.

What do I do? I giggle at her lack of typing skills knowing that it takes about 20 minutes for her to type three sentences (or what would be three sentences if she used periods...), read the intent of the message and then move on.

Bottom line? Don't sweat it. Like pals says, if she's an otherwise great teacher, her emailing skills mean little to nothing.

I am not sure what your principal would do about this as he/she was without a doubt involved in this person being hired. A portfolio, references and other documentation had to been shown as qualifications. Those items must have shown the work habits of this teacher.
If you hear from parents that this teacher seems less qualified then that would say alot, keep you ears open and see what happens.

I'm chairing a PTO committee, and a question came up from a parent volunteer which got me into an email exchange with a teacher who is new.

It was a short email, but it stunned me because the grammar was just horrible.

This wasn't a case of a typo, or "text speak". It was an atrociously worded sentence that belied a very large lack of understanding of grammar rules.

It bothers me a lot that this came from a teacher in my son's school. I was trying to think of a reason to forward it to the principal, with a question about the original issue, without making any reference to the grammar at all. She'd see the message herself.

What would you do?