Advanced Monitoring
Where Does This Course Fit?
Credential Counselors and Analysts of
California Conference
October 2012
Roxann L. Purdue
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Lynda Nichols
California Department of Education
Lloyd McCabe
California Department of Education
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Topics for Discussion
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Roles and Responsibilities
• New Courses – Determining Content
• What are the steps in the decision making
process related to staffing new courses?
• Considerations – Assignment, HQT,
Funding
• Meeting “Highly Qualified Teacher”
Requirements for NCLB
• CTE Courses Earning Academic Credit
• Alternative Method for Meeting High School
Graduation Requirements
• Course Examples
• CBEDS Course Codes as a Tool
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Covering the Basics
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Roles and Responsibilities for Certificated
Staff Assignments
- Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- California Department of Education
- School Site/District/County Office
• Does a teacher need to hold a credential
or authorization?
• NCLB Compliance Requirements
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Roles and Responsibilities
Commission on Teacher
Credentialing (CTC):
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
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Teacher Preparation Programs
Credential Requirements
Authorizations
Appropriate Assignment
Assignment Monitoring Oversight
Sanctions for Misassignments
Report of Assignments to Legislature
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TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Roles and Responsibilities
California Department of
Education (CDE):
• Title II Compliance Monitoring
Intervention and Sanctions
• Title I, Title II, and/or Title III
accountability status under Elementary
and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
• Compliance with teacher requirement
provisions of Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) and the No Child
Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001
• CTE Teachers Meeting ESEA Highly
Qualified Teacher (HQT) Compliance 5
Roles and Responsibilities
Site/District/County Office:
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
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Job Specifications
Recruitment
Hiring Priority – EC §44225.7
NCLB Compliance
Funding Compliance
Site/district/county administrators
responsibility under EC §44258.9(b):
- Evidence of credential(s) in order to make a
legal assignment or legal documentation on
file if assignment made on basis of an option
in statute or regulations
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Does a Teacher Need to Hold
a Credential or Authorization?
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Individuals need to hold the appropriate
authorization prior to providing
instructional services
EC §44001
EC §44225(e)
EC §44831
EC §44830(a)
EC §44253.1
EC §33126(b)(5)(B)
EC §44258.9 (b)(2)
EC §44258.9 (e)(2)(3)
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New Courses
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Content of the class and
authorization(s) held are determining
factors for appropriate assignment
• Determination of primary focus of
course content and course
designation by local level necessary
• Verify designation by CBEDS Codes,
Course Description & Funding Source
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New Courses
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Type of class such as review, honors,
intervention, or supplemental
instruction is not a factor
• Credential and authorization must
match content whether remedial or
honors
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California Basic Educational Data
System (CBEDS) Assignment
Codes and Course Definitions
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Course definitions provided by
assignment code and title –
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/dc/cb/
subjects.asp
• Course categories fall within a
sequence (ex. 2100-2198 English)
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CBEDS Course Codes
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Science
If CTE course is used as an NCLB core class….districts must
change the NCLB Core column from U to Y and then add the
content area to the NCLB Content Area Category Assigned
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Name column
Career Technical
Education Course Defined
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Education Code (EC) section
51225.3 (E)(ii)
• 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
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CTE Courses
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Courses designated as career,
technical, trade or vocational by the
local level should be taught by an
individual holding a Designated
Subjects Vocational/Career Technical
Education Credential in the
appropriate industry or industry sector
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Regulations
• Current Regulations –
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Title 5 section 80004(c) clarifies that
holders of Single Subject Teaching
Credentials in specific subject areas
(agriculture, business, home
economics, industrial arts, and
industrial technology education) are
also authorized to teach trade,
technical, career or vocational
classes.
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Primary Focus of Content
• Considerations –
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Does the course have a primary focus
on CTE standards and industry sector
content?
Does the course have a primary focus
on academic content standards with
some integration of the industry sector
content based on the academy
theme?
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Questions to Ask
• Flexibility –
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
As CTE designated courses become
integrated with academic curriculum,
counties and districts need to
understand the structure of the
program at the high school and ask
questions related to the focus of the
course and how instruction is
delivered.
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Co-teaching
• Considerations –
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Some integrated courses have a dual
emphasis in CTE and academic
standards.
Co-teaching models and collaborative
teaching may be one method for
staffing these courses
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Local Assignment
Options & NCLB
TOM TORLAKSON
• Additional Considerations –
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Use of local assignment options in the
Education Code
Options for NCLB compliance for CTE
teachers
Options for NCLB compliance for
teachers serving on a local
assignment option
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Factors to Consider
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Credential
Held
Funding
Source
Highly Qualified Subject Matter
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NCLB Compliance Requirements
For Teachers of NCLB Core Academic Subjects
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
NCLB Highly Qualified
Teacher
Bachelor’s Degree
APPROPRIATE
California Credential
Subject Matter
Competency
Currently enrolled in approved
intern program
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How That Looks in
California
NCLB Core
Academic Subjects
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• English
• Reading/Language
Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• History
• Economics
• Civics/Government
• Geography
• Foreign Languages
• Arts
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English/language arts/reading
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Includes reading intervention, RTI²
and California High School Exit
Examination (CAHSEE)-English
classes
Mathematics
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Includes math intervention and
CAHSEE-Math classes
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Biological Sciences, Chemistry,
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Geosciences, Physics
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Social Science
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history, government, economics,
geography
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Foreign Languages (specific)
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Drama/Theater (English credential)
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Visual Arts
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Music
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Dance (physical education credential) 21
Alternative Methods for Meeting High
School Graduation Requirements
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• EC Section 51225.3(b) provides an alternative
method for meeting high school graduation
requirements –
"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
school experience, career technical education courses in high
schools, courses offered by regional occupational centers or
programs, interdisciplinary study, independent study, and
credit earned at a postsecondary institution. Requirements for
graduation and specified alternative modes for completing the
prescribed course of study shall be made available to pupils,
parents, and the public."
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Alternative Methods for Meeting High
School Graduation Requirements
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
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.
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“Highly Qualified Teacher”
Provision of NCLB for CTE Courses
Earning Core Academic Credit
TOM TORLAKSON
CDE has established policy -
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
•If a CTE course is an alternative way to
meet graduation requirements as stated in
Ed Code Section 51225.3(b); and
•Teacher has four-year college degree; and
•Holds proper credential (Designated
Subject, Single Subject, or Standard
Secondary) in CTE discipline;
•Then teacher meets “highly qualified
teacher” provision – whether “New” or “Not
New”
Course Content Review
TOM TORLAKSON
Whole Group Activity –
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Examples of Course Descriptions
(provided based on prior submission)
• Decision making process
• Questions to ask
• Research options and tools
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Title II Leadership Office
Contact Information
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Ron Taylor
916-323-4819
Administrator
rtaylor@cde.ca.gov
• Lynda Nichols
916-323-5822
Consultant
lynichols@cde.ca.gov
• Jackie Rose
916-322-9503
Analyst, Fiscal
jrose@cde.ca.gov
• Kelly Heffington
916-324-5689
Analyst, Data
kheffington@cde.ca.gov
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Administrator’s Assignment
Manual
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Information on credentials issued,
authorizations, and options for
employers
• Assignment Unit – Roxann L. Purdue
E-mail: cawassignments@ctc.ca.gov
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