San Diego County Office of Education

The San Diego County Office of Educationopens in a new window offers a variety of services available regionally and statewide to enhance the continuum of teaching and learning. Most offerings are available online. Programs below are offered statewide unless otherwise noted. Low cost offerings include:

Added Authorization for Special Education (AASE)opens in a new window

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Deaf-Blind
• Early Childhood Special Education
• Emotional Disturbance
• Orthopedic Impairment

Bridge Authorization for Education Specialists (Bridge)opens in a new window

• Mild to Moderate Support Needs – adds multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, traumatic brain injury
• Extensive Support Needs – adds other health impairment, orthopedic impairment, specific learning disability, traumatic brain injury
• Early Childhood Special Education – adds service to transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students, orthopedic impairment

Certificate Coursesopens in a new window

• Clinical Practice Support and Supervision (CPSS)
• PPS: Certificate in Field Experience Support and Supervision
• Mentoring 2.0
• Inclusive School Practices
• ParaEducator Classroom Practice
• Substitute Teacher Training
• Teaching Permit for Statutory Leave (TPSL)

Designated Subjectsopens in a new window

• Career and Technical Education (CTE)
• Adult Education
• Special Subjects
• Supervision and Coordination

Educator Effectiveness and Evaluation (E3) Programopens in a new window

Educator Pathways websiteopens in a new window – Free information, resources, and events, for future educators, districts, charter schools, designed to reduce and remove barriers to becoming an educator

Educator Pathways Community of Practiceopens in a new window – affinity group for educators of color (online – open to classified and certificated staff)

Educator Residency Programsopens in a new window (SRTAC Southern Region Hub)

Forward Coaching: Coaching Conversations for Educational Leadersopens in a new window

Peer Assistance and Review: Training for Support Teachersopens in a new window (San Diego County only)

Teacher Induction Programopens in a new window

Teacher Intern Credential Programopens in a new window

• Education Specialist
  • Mild/Mod (SD County only)
  • Extensive Support Needs  (SD County only)
  • Early Childhood Special Education  (SD County only)
  • Deaf/Hard of Hearing
• General Education
  • Single Subject Math
  • Single Subject Science
  • PK-3

Test Preparation

• CBEST Test Preparationopens in a new window
• CSET Test Preparationopens in a new window
  • English
  • Math
  • Multiple Subject
  • Physical Education
  • Science (Foundational, Life Sciences, and Chemistry)
  • Social Science
  • Spanish (Spanish)
  • Spanish (Bilingual Authorization)
• CTEL Test Preparationopens in a new window
• RICA Test Preparation [Reading Instruction Competence Assessment® (RICA)]opens in a new window (The RICA is being retired and will no longer be offered after October 31, 2025)