The Administrative Leadership Program offers the option for candidates to enter the Intern Program at the request of the participating school district. The candidate must be enrolled in the University and must meet the qualifications for the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential. In addition, the participating district must enter into a contract with the Department of Education that contains the conditions under which the candidate will be employed as an intern administrator.
After the contract has been signed by the superintendent or his/her designee, the candidate must enroll in GED 692 Independent Study. The course will require that the candidate attend monthly seminars related to the performance of their duties. The instructor will be a tenure-track faculty member who will also supervise the intern and develop monthly seminars focused on the issues confronting interns in their role as supervisors.
Admissions to the Intern Program
By enrolling in the Administrative Intern Program, candidates will be authorized by the University to assume the administrative position while enrolled in the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program.
Candidates for the Intern Program must meet the same requirements as the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Tier I candidates in the Program. In addition, they must have the following:
- A signed Intern Agreement with your school district is required before a candidate can be admitted into the program.
- Completion of Form 41-IHE Application for Credential Authorizing Public School Service with a MONEY ORDER in the amount of $55 made out to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
- Completion of the Form CL-777 Verification of Employment As An Administrator.
Contact Jennifer Rodriguez, Credential Technician, in the Student Services Office in Building 5 of the College of Education and Integrative Studies.
Forms are available in your Personnel Office or on the CCTC Website http://www.ctc.ca.gov/
Administrative Services Credential Requirements -Tier I
1. Three letters of recommendation attesting to leadership potential, a record of successful teaching, and positive character from your school and district administration.
2. A letter from your school district attesting to a record of three years of successful fulltime teaching.
3. A copy of a valid teaching credential.
4. A copy of your CBEST certificate.
5. A 3.0 GPA in the last 90 units of University or College Coursework
Upon securing items 1-4, the ACAP should be forwarded or delivered to Dulce Guerrero, Credential Technician, in the Student Services Office. Upon completion of a review of the documents, Candidates will be informed by letter of their acceptance to the Administrative Leadership Program.
CCTC Credential Requirments
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The California Commission on Teacher Credentials (CCTC) will issue the Credential upon completion of the program. It is imperative to keep updated on their changing requirements. According to the CCTC, Candidates for the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential must satisfy all of the following requirements:
- Possess one of the following:
- a valid California teaching credential requiring a baccalaureate degree and a program of professional preparation, including student teaching.
- a valid California Designated Subjects Teaching Credential provided the applicant also possesses a baccalaureate degree.
- a valid California services credential in Pupil Personnel Services, Health Services, Library Media Teacher Services,
or clinical or Rehabilitative Services requiring a baccalaureate degree and a program of professional preparation, including field practice or the equivalent.
- Complete one of the following
- a program of specialized and professional preparation in administrative services approved by the Commission
- a one-year administrative services internship consisting of supervised in-service training taken through a California college or university with an approved internship program.
- Pass the California Basic Educational Skills.
- Complete a minimum of three years of successful, full-time experience in public schools or private schools of equivalent status. ("Full time service" means service for at least a minimum day for three-fourths of the total
days in the school year. Substitute or part-time service does not apply.)
- Obtain the recommendation of a California college or university with an accredited program.
The Preliminary Administrative Services Credential is valid five years from the date of issuance.
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