Credentialing

Developing system leaders who build high-performing schools to ensure powerful learning for each and every student. 

Program Overview

The San Diego County Office of Education offers a job-embedded, site-based, individualized coaching program as an approved pathway for clearing the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential. The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) authorizes the completion of an approved Clear Administrative Services Credential Induction Program as the only option for completing the Professional Administrative Services Credential, effective July 1, 2015.

Certification of the completion of all administrative credential requirements is accomplished through a two year program that includes one-on-one coaching with a skilled administrator, an individualized induction growth plan, professional learning, as well as a culminating portfolio/portal representing two years of leadership development as an instructional leader based upon the California Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (CPSEL).

Program Requirements

The Commission on Teacher Credentialing requires that first-time administrators enter a Clear Administrative Services Credential Induction (CASC) Program no later than one year of being placed into their first administrative assignment. Once enrolled, the candidate will be assigned an SDCOE approved administrator coach within 30 days.

A cohort format is utilized to allow candidates to enroll in the program throughout the year. Depending on the time of entry into the CASC program, candidates will be assigned to either a Fall Cohort (July 1–June 30) or Spring Cohort (January 1 – December 30).

Admission Requirements

1. Complete Program Application (see below)
2. Possess a valid Preliminary Administrative Services Credential.
   • If you have a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) you will need to activate it to a Preliminary Administrative Services Credential. Please work with your Credentialing Department and/or Human Resources to complete this.
3. Employed in a full-time administrative position in a California public school, non-public school, or private school.
4. You will need to provide proof of employment before the start of your cohort.

Program Cost/Tuition

The total cost for administrators to be a part of the two-year clear credential program is $7,500. Please see below for a tuition breakdown:

• $200 Application Fee (non-refundable and payment is made when application is submitted)
• $3,650 per year

Payment Plan Information

Payment plan options are available and are shared once you are accepted into the CASC Program.

Selecting a payment plan that best fits your needs will help ensure your full tuition balance is paid in full prior to graduation from the program.

Payments can be made by check, money order, or credit/debit card (if paying by credit/debit card a 3 percent service fee will apply). In addition, SDCOE is partnering with Sallie Mae to provide the Smart Option Student Loan to support candidates with loan and payment options.

CASC Leadership Coaching Seminars (CLCS)

Join us for a year-long series of 15 Leadership Coaching Seminars (CLCS) designed to deepen your leadership practice and empower your work as an instructional leader. Topics span key areas of instructional improvement, equity-centered leadership, and systemic change. 

Current SDCOE CASC Participants are encouraged to register for any of the 15 sessions. Participation in the CLCSs sessions provides valuable opportunities to deepen your leadership practice alongside fellow cohort members and experienced facilitators.

Sessions run monthly from September to May. View the full schedule, topics, and register at CASC Leadership Coaching Seminars.

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English learners must be taught by teachers holding an appropriate credential containing the English Learner Authorization or by teachers holding an Emergency CLAD Permit while participating in an approved training program to receive the formal English Learner Authorization. For information about the California Department of Education’s compliance monitoring, contact the California Department of Education's English Learner Accountability Unit at 916-319-0938, or reach out to SDCOE.

Further detailed information can be obtained from the following leaflets or websites:

• Bilingual Authorizations CL-628b                             
• Cross-cultural, Language and Academic Development CL-628c
• Commission Approved Professional Preparation Programs (CTEL) Coursework
• CTEL Examination
• Serving English Learners CL-622

English-Language Development (ELD) or English as a Second Language (ESL) is a content subject area. English-Language Development is instruction appropriate for the level of language proficiency as identified for each English-Learner student. The instruction is designed to promote the effective and efficient acquisition of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skill of the student. Service is restricted to the grade level of the document.

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CTC Fee Information

The fee submitted with a paper application packet through the SDCOE office must be in the form of a money order or cashier's check made payable to Commission on Teacher Credentialing or CTC.

Application Fees

• All Permits and Credentials: $100
• Certificate of Clearance: $50

Other Fees

• Renewal of All Permits and Credentials: $100 (online renewals are $102.50)
• Adding an Authorization to Existing Credential: $100
• Certificate of Completion of Staff Development: $50
• Certificate of Eligibility: $50
• Exchange of LDS / BCC: $50

If you have further questions or concerns, please contact an SDCOE Credential Technician at sdcred@sdcoe.net.

Approved Programs of Training for California Credentials

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing has created interactive data dashboards to improve the access, transparency, and accountability of this data. By visualizing data, users can more effectively ask and answer specific questions about Commission data.

Educator Supply and Demand data dashboards and Educator Assignment data dashboards are now available. Future data dashboards will include Institutional Profile for Accredited Institutions and Educator Preparation Programs.

View Approved Institutions and Programs

• Check your application status on the CTC website
• Update your educator profile on the CTC website
• General questions about credentialing requirements
• Statement of Intent (PDF)
• Out-of-State English Learner Authorizations (PDF)
• Substitute Teacher Checklist (PDF)
• Temporary County Certificate Form (PDF)
• Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP)

View Additional Forms and Other Materials on the CTC Website