Message From the Executive Director
Our team here at the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) wishes you a happy fall! We're glad see that recruitment needs, overall, have been addressed. We hope that despite those challenges, the school year is off to a smooth start.
On our end, we continue to listen to district needs and respond accordingly. We were awarded the Early Education Teacher Development Grant and are currently working to develop the PK-3 Early Childhood Education Specialist intern credential program. We've also joined forces with school officials in Orange, Imperial, San Bernardino, and Butte counties to establish a consortium for the grant that helps classified support staff become certificated teachers. District feedback and needs drive our work, and we encourage you to continue providing input to the Teacher Effectiveness and Preparation Team.
We appreciate your partnership and look forward to continued collaboration to support leaders, teachers, and most importantly students!
Executive Director
Teacher Effectiveness and Preparation
SDCOE
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The fall semester is underway, but we’re already preparing for spring. The AASE spring 2023 program will run from Jan. 30 to May 21. We offer six authorizations — Autism Spectrum Disorder, Deaf-Blind, Early Childhood Special Education, Emotional Disturbance, Orthopedic Impairment, and Traumatic Brain Injury. This course is completely online with dedicated instructors who are highly experienced special educators. Now is the time to sign up on the interest list for AASE spring 2023 cohort. Registration will open Nov. 1, and those on the interest list will have first access to sign up! |
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As we continue to expand with new partnerships, we have issued over 200 preliminary and almost 300 clear career technical education, special subjects, and adult education credentials. Thank you for your continued support and referrals to our program. We appreciate your partnership. Please reach out to designatedsubjects@sdcoe.net with any feedback or ideas that will improve program delivery and quality.
We schedule advisory meetings for school administrators and credential analysts throughout the year to support your understanding of the ongoing program operations for the school year, and the process and materials needed for attaining preliminary and clear designated subjects credentials. Be on the lookout for the advisory meeting reminder emails and calendar the dates below.
School Administrator Meeting, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
- Oct. 26, 2022
- June 21, 2023
Credential Analyst Meeting, 10 to 11 a.m.
- Aug. 17, 2022
- Nov. 16, 2022
- Feb. 15, 2023
- May 17, 2023
Many of our credential candidates are new to teaching and require the support of a mentor as they complete the two-year program. Mentors are assigned by the district and approved by the program. For more information, visit this mentor requirements and frequently asked questions webpage. |
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Educator Pathways is a resource aimed at reducing or removing barriers for those interested in education careers.
Explore the Educator Pathways webpage for information and resources, including financial supports for everyone from high school students and those making career changers, to classified staff and those interested in administrative positions. You can also sign up for updates and special events.
We also facilitate a free community of support for educators of color in California via Zoom one afternoon a month from October through May. This group is intended to provide a space to talk, listen, and learn with others. Sessions usually include a speaker as well as time to discuss and share resources, strategies, and tools that might be useful. This isn't your typical professional development with formal, canned presentations. This is more informal and conversational. Interested or know someone who might be? Email us at educatorpathways@sdcoe.net or call 858-298-2051. |
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The 2022-23 SDCOE teacher induction program is underway with the largest group in the program’s history. Just over 1,000 teacher candidates are being supported by close to 600 trained mentors across the county and beyond as they complete induction as part of California’s two-tiered credentialing process.
The SDCOE Teacher Induction team is grateful to be able to partner with almost 90 districts, charter schools, non-public schools, and private schools serving students in a variety of contexts.
Teachers in induction work with a trained mentor as they examine their teaching context, self-assess based on the California Standards for the Teaching Profession, and complete an action research inquiry cycle by looking into an aspect of their teaching. Teachers have the opportunity to observe other teachers and be observed by their mentor. SDCOE induction encourages administrators to support teachers in the program by providing time to fulfill the observation requirements. Teachers consistently report working with and being observed by a mentor as being some of the most impactful aspects of induction.
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Do you know any potential educators ready to become a teacher? Encourage them to attend our intern information session Oct. 18. SDCOE is an accredited provider of both single subject and education specialist credentials. We offer the Single Subject Math and Science credentials, as well as the Mild to Moderate Support Needs, Extensive Support Needs, Early Childhood Special Education, and Deaf and Hard of Hearing teaching credentials.
Education Specialist
We have 78 intern teachers placed in 30 districts in San Diego County who are earning their preliminary education specialist credential. Thirty-one interns are completing their Mild to Moderate, Moderate to Severe, and Early Childhood Special Education credentials this year. Our 47 newest interns are the first to be earning the Deaf and Hard of Hearing credential, as well as the newest education specialist credentials, now called Mild to Moderate Support Needs and Extensive Support Needs. Each of these new credentials authorizes more disability categories so teachers can more flexibly serve the needs of students on their campuses.
Single Subject Math or Science
We are excited to share that interns were hired at Ramona Unified, Gompers Preparatory Academy, Sweetwater Union, and Hawking STEAM charter schools. This is a perfectly sized group to roll out our first single subject intern cohort. We found that passing the CSET for math or science to meet the subject-matter requirement was more challenging than our pre-service candidates anticipated. With that in mind, we are advising everyone attending the information session to take advantage of SDCOE’s free CSET preparation materials to study, and take the exams sooner so that they can schedule a retake if needed. We look forward to welcoming new single subject candidates during our next pre-service offering in January.
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SDCOE offers many programs and services for pre-service and fully credentialed teachers across the state. For more information about these programs, please visit SDCOE's Educator Preparation and Employee Evaluation webpages.
- Added Authorizations in Special Education
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FREE CBEST Preparation
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FREE CSET Preparation
- Certificate in Inclusive School Practices
- Education Effectiveness and Evaluation
- Educator Pathways
- Mentor Teacher Training
- Paraeducator Training
- Peer Assistance and Review training
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FREE RICA Preparation
- Intern Programs
- Substitute Teacher Training
- Teacher Induction
- Temporary Permit for Statutory Leave
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Get up-to-the-minutes information about what's happening at SDCOE and in our districts across the county. |
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