The Who, What, When, Where, and Why of CTE Credentialing
Bridget Mondt - Orange County Department of Education - Career Education Unit
WELCOME!
Maureen Fechter
Program Specialist, �CTE Credentialing
Email: mfechter@ocde.us
Bridget Mondt
CTE Program Coordinator
Email: BMondt@ocde.us
Talking Points
Who & What
Who can you get a CTE Credential from & What is a Designated Subjects CTE Credential?
Why
Why do you need it and should you get one?
Questions
Most common questions and misconceptions
Where & How
How do I clear it and where can I use it?
When & How
When can you get one and how do you qualify?
Who & What
Who can you get a CTE Credential from & What is a Designated Subjects CTE Credential?
Program Sponsor
The Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Commission) accredits institutions and approves programs that meet its adopted standards of quality and effectiveness. These programs span across all credential areas and include subject matter programs, educator preparation programs and educator induction programs. Prospective candidates may enroll in Commission-approved institutions that offer approved programs to earn a credential or authorization to serve in California's public schools.
Career Technical Education in California
Career Technical Education (CTE)
A program of study that involves a multiyear
sequence of courses that integrates core
academic knowledge with technical and
occupational knowledge to provide students
with a pathway to postsecondary education
and careers.
(California Department of Education)
Designated Subjects - CTE Teaching Credential
The Preliminary Designated Subjects CTE
Teaching Credential authorizes the holder to:
Teach in the subject or subjects named on the
credential in grades twelve and below and in
classes organized primarily for adults, in career
technical, trade or vocational courses.
High Quality CTE is…
Course content based on the CTE Model Curriculum Standards 15 sectors and 58 pathways
Coded within the 7000 - 8999 CALPADS series
Taught by teacher who holds a CTE credential, or one of the five Single Subject Credentials authorized to teach CTE
Industry Sectors
58 Pathways
Why
Why do you need it and should you get one?
CTE Program Funding Requirements
Possess a standard secondary, single subject or designated subject credential which authorizes the teaching of the CTE course(s) to which assigned,
Can document employment experience, outside of education, in the career pathway addressed by the program or other evidence of equivalent proficiency
Be staffed by qualified CTE teachers who:
and
Funding Factors to Consider
Credential
Held
Funding
Source
Why is CALPADS Reporting of CTE Important?
New code descriptors developed based on the following:
When & How
When can you get one and how do you qualify?
Requirement for Three-Year Preliminary Credential
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Certificate of Clearance (COC)
Complete Live Scan receipt verifying fingerprints have been taken and fees have been paid, unless fingerprint clearance is on file with the CTC
Recommendation by an approved Program Sponsor
Three Years of Full-Time work Experience
One Year = 1000 hours
See list of approved Program Sponsors in slide six
Possess a diploma based on passage of the GED test or possess the foreign equivalent of a high school diploma
Complete an Application w/ an Approved Program Sponsor
Work Experience
Paid or Non-Paid, Volunteer
Internship or Externship
Self-Employment or Avocational
1 Year = 1000 Hours
Full-Time or Part-Time
Recency of Work Experience
3 Years working in the Industry Sector/Sectors
Equivalencies for Work Experience
Occupational Internship or Externship
Career Technical Teaching Experience
One Year of Teaching
General Education K-12 in a public or private school
Advanced Industry Certification related to the Industry Sector
College Level Related Coursework
May substitute up to 48 semester units of postsecondary career technical training related to the Industry Sector for a maximum
of 2 of the 3 years of work experience
No Matter How You Puzzle it Together:
Substitutions/alternatives may be used for up to 2 years of work experience, but at least 1 year (1,000 hours) MUST be actual work experience in the industry sector.
Who Qualifies?
Suzie Smith
Jim Davis
Holds a SS Credential in math, has been teaching for 12 years and her IT experience is over 10 years old.
For the last 5 years she has been the IT specialist, runs the school website and trains all the teachers on chromebooks and new technologies.
Holds a SS Credential and has taught physics classes for the last 15 years.
He has a degree in engineering and was an intern with an engineering firm after college from 1999 - 2001.
Who Qualifies?
Charlie Brown
Mary Hernandez
Is applying for the Public Service Industry sector - He has a Doctorate in Law. Worked as lawyer from 2002 - 2005. For the past two years he has worked as a real estate broker and an admissions representative for a private post secondary college.
Has a BFA degree and a preliminary SS in Art. She has just started teaching.
She does have an online T-shirt business which she started 2 years ago.
Where & How
How do I clear it and where can I use it?
Clearing Your Credential
Course Defined
A course in career technical education means a course in a district-operated CTE program that is aligned to the CTE model curriculum standards and framework adopted by the state board
Assignment Option in Regulations
Holders of Single Subject Teaching Credentials in agriculture, business, home economics, industrial arts, and industrial technology education are also authorized to teach trade, technical, career or vocational classes
Title 5 section 80004(c)
Single Subject Credentials and Courses in Industry Sectors
This information can be found in the CTC document “Administrator-Assignment-Manual”
Arts Media & Entertainment - Does not include Performing Arts
Appropriate industry experience is required for all sectors
National Board Certification
Teachers who are certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards may apply directly to the Commission for a Clear teaching Credential by submitting:
What about Career Exploration Courses?
These courses must focus on the Standards for Career Ready Practice.
They must have wheels, stations or modules that focus on multiple industry sectors
If you are teaching a class that focuses on one industry sector or is part of a CTE pathway you must have the appropriate CTE credential to teach the class
Exploratory CTE course through a wheel or modules
High School and Middle School – CDE & CTC recommendations
CDE – No CTE credential required (Funding, new code with new State Plan)
CTC = CTE Credential Required in any sector
What is the Rule?
CDE
CTC
No CTE credential required (Funding, new code with new State Plan)
CDE used code 9236 for middle school non-credentialed CTE teachers
CTE Credential Required in any sector
OCDE strongly encourages all districts to use properly credentialed CTE teachers for middle school electives = High Quality CTE
Alternative method for meeting high school graduation requirements
Education Code 51225.3(b)
“The governing board, with the active involvement of parents, administrators, teachers, and pupils, shall adopt alternative means for students to complete the prescribed course of study which may include practical demonstration of skills and competencies, supervised work experience or other outside work experience, career technical education courses in high schools, courses offered by regional occupational centers or programs, interdisciplinary study…”
Appropriate credential and authorization
If a class is a CTE based class and the school district has a policy that allows granting graduation credits to the class per EC Section 51225.3(b), then it may be taught by the holder of a credential authorizing the teaching of CTE in the specified industry sector.
Designated Subjects - CTE Teaching Credential
The Clear Designated Subjects CTE Teaching Credential authorizes the holder to:
Teach in the subject or subjects named on the credential in grades twelve and below and in classes organized primarily for adults, including services to English learners in Specially Designed Academic Instruction Delivered in English (SDAIE) in career technical, trade or vocational courses.
Questions
Most Common Questions and Misconceptions?
Mythbusters
Thank You!
Bridget Mondt
CTE Teacher Credential Program Coordinator
Maureen Fechter
CTE Teacher Credential Program Specialist
714-708-5898