Report to the Legislature on the California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program, November 2018.
Education Code ʹ44393 (f) requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Commission) to report to the Legislature annually regarding the California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program. The requirements of the report are specified in Education Code ʹ44393 and must include the...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Education Code ʹ44393 (f) requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Commission) to report to the Legislature annually regarding the California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program. The requirements of the report are specified in Education Code ʹ44393 and must include the following: (1) The number of classified school employees recruited; (2) The number of classified school employees recruited who are subsequently employed as teachers in the public schools; (3) The degree to which the applicant meets the teacher shortage needs of the school district, charter school, or county office of education; and (4) The ethnic and racial composition of the participants in the program. In July 2016, the state budget allocated a total of $20 million for the California School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program (Classified Program). This five-year grant program addresses the state's teacher shortage by supporting local education agencies (LEAs) to recruit classified school employees into teaching careers and support their undergraduate education, professional teacher preparation and certification as credentialed California teachers. Classified staff at grantee LEAs who are selected to participate in the program (participants) receive financial assistance for degree- and credentialing-related expenses such as tuition, fees, books, and examination costs; academic guidance; and other forms of individualized support to help them complete the undergraduate education, teacher preparation program, and transition to becoming credentialed teachers for the public schools. In July 2017, the Legislature approved an additional $25 million in funding for a second round of Classified Program grant awards. Narrative data compiled from annual reporting forms in July 2018 from both the Round 1 and the Round 2 cohorts show that LEAs report using grant funds as a means to help meet their local teacher shortage needs, that the program is serving racial and ethnically diverse classified school employees, and that a majority of grantee LEAs have established collaborative arrangements with postsecondary institutions, many of which are offering flexible course schedules or online courses to accommodate many of the participants' work schedules. [This report was developed by the Professional Services Division of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. For the 2017 report, see ED610579.] |
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| Item Description: | Availability: California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. 1900 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95811. Web site: https://www.ctc.ca.gov. Abstractor: ERIC. Educational level discussed: Elementary Secondary Education. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (15 pages) |
| Audience: | Policymakers. |
| Access: | Access rights: Yes. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (Reports, Descriptive) Numeric (Numerical/Quantitative Data) |
| Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note: | California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. |