Admin Services Checklist for Admins Prepared in Another State: Less than 5 Years of Teaching Experience

• You must have a credential in teaching or services issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing that is valid (not expired) and is Clear or Life level. The following would be considered acceptable prerequisite credentials:
  • Teaching credentials that require a baccalaureate degree and a program of professional preparation, including student teaching.
  • Pupil Personnel Services credentials, Teacher Librarian Services credentials, Speech-Language Pathology Services credentials, Clinical or Rehabilitative Services credentials, or School Nurse Services credentials.
  • Designated Subjects Teaching credentials, provided the holder also possesses a bachelor’s or higher degree from a regionally-accredited college or university, in which case the individual will be required to obtain and possess a valid equivalent California credential issued by the Commission.
  • NOTE: The Preliminary School Nurse Services credential or any of the other Health Services Credentials, such as the school physician, dentist, dental hygienist, optometrist, clinical psychologist, and psychiatric social worker, do not meet this requirement.
• It is not necessary to attach anything as proof, since the Commission will already have this information if you were issued a document satisfying this requirement.

Transcripts

• Transcripts must show completion of ALL of the following:

 A bachelor's degree or higher

 A professional teacher preparation program in another state (must include student teaching).

 Completion of an administrator preparation program in another state.

• The colleges or universities must be regionally accredited.
• If you earned any degrees outside of the U.S., you cannot provide the official transcripts. You must obtain a foreign transcript evaluation from an approved agency.
• Submitting paper transcripts or foreign transcript evaluations: 
  • Upload a scan of the original, official paper transcripts or foreign transcript evaluation. Clear photographs will also be accepted. All pages, front and back, must be included in the upload. 
• Submitting electronic transcripts or foreign transcript evaluations.
  • Upload the original file sent to you by the college, transcript service provider, or foreign transcript evaluation agency.
• NOTE: Alternative administrator programs are not acceptable.

• Experience must be at a public school or private school of equivalent status located in California and/or another state.
• Experience must be full-time and indicate beginning and ending dates of hire. Full-time teaching, services, and administrative experience is defined as a minimum of four hours a day, unless the minimum statutory attendance requirement for the students serviced is less. Experience must be on a daily basis and for at least 75% of the school year. Experience may be accrued in increments of a minimum of one semester. No part-time experience will be accepted.
• Signed by Superintendent, Asst. Superintendent, Director of personnel, or Director of HR.
• The letter must be a scanned copy of an original letter or an electronic PDF. If the letter is a scanned copy, the original letter that was scanned must be signed with a wet ink signature. If the letter is an electronic PDF, it must be signed with an acceptable electronic signature. Screenshots are not acceptable.
• Must be on official school or district letterhead.
• Service record forms will also be accepted in lieu of a letter, as long as they contain all the required information.
• NOTE: Up to two years of successful, full-time experience in an administrative position at a public or regionally accredited private school located in another state may be combined with teaching experience and/or services experience.

• Scanned copy, image, or screenshot of your full, professional-level administrative credential from another state.
  
• If you were not issued an administrative credential but are eligible for one, you may provide a letter of eligibility instead.
  • The letter must be from the institution where you completed your administrator preparation program or the state agency responsible for issuing the credential.
  • The letter must be a scanned copy of an original letter or an electronic PDF. If the letter is a scanned copy, the original letter that was scanned must be signed with a wet ink signature. If the letter is an electronic PDF, it must be signed with an acceptable electronic signature. Screenshots are not acceptable.
  • Must be on official letterhead of the school where you completed the program or the state agency that issues the credential.
• NOTE: Alternative administrator programs based on work experience or administrative services credentials issued on the basis of passing an out-of-state administrator exam are not acceptable.

• This must be verified on the Verification of Employment Form (CL-777). 
• Individuals who do not have an offer of employment in an administrative position will be issued a Certificate of Eligibility if all other credential requirements are met.