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Elementary / Multiple Subject Credentials
HOW DO I RENEW MY PRELIMINARY MULTIPLE SUBJECT TEACHING CREDENTIAL?
Whether you were trained in California or out-of-state, you must complete all of the requirements for the clear credential before the expiration date of your preliminary credential. Your specific requirements will be found on your credential document. The preliminary credential is not renewable online. Once you have completed your requirements, submit
all of the following to the Commission office*:
- Completed Renewal and Reissuance Application [PDF]
- Any required documentation such as official transcripts, recommendation forms, and letters of experience
- Application processing fee [PDF]
*Depending on your renewal requirements listed on your document, you may be required to file your application through your recommending institution of higher education, employing agency, or induction sponsor.
Appeals
If you are teaching when your credential expires and have not completed your requirements, contact your employer about the possibility of acquiring an appeal to cover your service until you can complete the remaining requirements.
If you were unable to complete your requirements for good cause, you may submit an application for appeal directly to the Commission office. This process is explained, and good cause is defined, in Commission leaflet AL-3, entitled Staff Appeals For Extending The Term Of A Credential [PDF].
HOW DO I RENEW MY EXISTING CLEAR OR PROFESSIONAL CLEAR MULTIPLE SUBJECT TEACHING CREDENTIAL?
All clear and professional clear credentials must be renewed online.
For holders of professional clear credentials: The Commission no longer requires verification of professional growth requirements (including clock hours and days of service) when renewing your teaching or services credentials. If submitting a paper application, you no longer need to include professional growth documentation or complete section 3 of the renewal application [PDF]. Once your document is renewed, it will be issued as a "clear" credential.
HOW CAN I "CLEAR" MY PRELIMINARY MULTIPLE SUBJECT TEACHING CREDENTIAL?
The requirements you must complete to earn a clear teaching credential will depend on the option by which you earned your preliminary credential and can be found on the face of your credential document.
If your credential document requires you to satisfy the basic skills requirement, it must be met within one year from the issuance date of the preliminary credential. See Commission leaflet CL-667, entitled Basic Skills Requirement [PDF], for additional information.
Once you have completed your requirements, submit
all of the following to the Commission office*:
- Completed Renewal and Reissuance Application [PDF]
- Any required documentation such as official transcripts, recommendation forms, and letters of experience
- Application processing fee [PDF]
*Depending on the renewal requirements listed on your document, you may be required to file your application through your recommending institution of higher education, employing agency, or induction sponsor.
WHO IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN INDUCTION PROGRAM?
Individuals who were issued a Preliminary SB 2042 Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with the renewal code
R14I must complete a Commission-approved professional teacher induction program in order to obtain the clear teaching credential, unless the employing agency determines that an induction program is unavailable to the credential candidate. Under these circumstances, the applicant may complete a Commission-approved SB 2042 fifth year program.
Individuals who were issued a Preliminary SB 2042 Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with the renewal code
R14S have the option of either completing a Commission-approved professional teacher induction program or a Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) program in order to obtain the clear teaching credential. Those completing a BTSA program must have been enrolled in that program prior to January 1, 2004.
Individuals who were issued a Preliminary Ryan Multiple Subject Teaching Credential on or after January 1, 1999 are eligible to complete a Commission-approved induction program in lieu of a Commission-approved Ryan fifth year program even though it may not be listed as a renewal option on the preliminary credential.
• Commission-approved Professional Teacher Induction Programs
• Commission-approved SB 2042 Fifth Year Programs
• Commission-approved Ryan Fifth Year Programs
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MULTIPLE SUBJECT TERMS & DEFINITIONSCommission-approved Professional Teacher Induction Program A program of situated learning for the preliminary credentialed teacher. A Verification of Induction Program Completion Form must be signed by the Induction Program director or designee. (For individuals trained outside of the U.S., training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] that covers infant, child and adult CPR skills must also be verified. Submit a course description and a copy of the CPR card for evaluation purposes.) Core A core setting is one in which a teacher who is assigned on the basis of a credential that authorizes service in a self-contained classroom (Multiple Subject or Standard Elementary Teaching Credentials) teaches two or more subjects to the same group of students. The student population must remain substantially the same, but not absolutely, so that the time and the curricula of the subjects may be manipulated in ways that enhances good instruction. Full-time Teaching Experience (Original evaluations or photocopies of the teacher's performance for at least two years of teaching must also be submitted.)
Regrouping Regrouping generally means two or more teachers each teach all the subjects in a self-contained classroom, but group their students for one or more of those subjects. Students are grouped by their learning level. For example, one teacher may take the below-grade level math students from two or more classes, while another teacher takes the above grade level math students, etc. The teachers usually begin the day with the students assigned to them for self-contained instruction. The concept of regrouping is not generally used in middle schools. Self-Contained A self-contained classroom setting is one whereby all subjects are taught by an instructor to a group of students; usually found at the elementary level. Subject Matter Competence The out-of-state credential authorization must correspond to a California subject area in order for the Commission to issue a credential. If the subjects listed on the out-of-state credential are other than "elementary teaching" or "self-contained", a preliminary credential will be issued but the applicant will be required to meet California subject-matter requirements before the clear credential may be issued. See Commission leaflet entitled Verifying Subject Matter Competence for Multiple Subject Teaching Credentials [PDF]for more information. Team Teaching Team teaching may mean one teacher provides language arts instruction, for example, to both classes while the other teaches science to both--it allows them to use their strengths to instruct a larger number of students. In this manner, the teacher's subject area expertise becomes the important factor. |
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