Teacher credentialing: credentialed educator apprenticeships.
- Establishes framework for teacher apprenticeship programs to address statewide educator shortages.
- Creates paid pathways for teacher candidates to gain classroom experience while earning credentials.
- Aims to increase teacher diversity by reducing financial barriers for underrepresented candidates.
- Aligns apprenticeship programs with existing state credentialing requirements.
Assembly Member Gipson's proposal to establish credentialed educator apprenticeships in California outlines a framework for addressing teacher shortages through an earn-and-learn pathway to certification. The bill declares the Legislature's intent to create requirements that would allow teaching candidates to gain classroom experience while completing their credentialing requirements.
The proposed apprenticeship model aims to modify existing credentialing pathways by incorporating paid training opportunities and reducing financial barriers to entry. According to the bill's findings, these changes would create new avenues for underrepresented candidates to enter the teaching profession while maintaining alignment with current certification standards established by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
While this legislation serves as a statement of intent rather than establishing specific program requirements, it lays the groundwork for future bills that would detail the structure and implementation of credentialed educator apprenticeships. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing would retain its existing authority over credential standards, with apprenticeship programs designed to complement these established requirements.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
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 Mike GipsonD Assembly Member | Bill Author |  Not Contacted |
- Establishes framework for teacher apprenticeship programs to address statewide educator shortages.
- Creates paid pathways for teacher candidates to gain classroom experience while earning credentials.
- Aims to increase teacher diversity by reducing financial barriers for underrepresented candidates.
- Aligns apprenticeship programs with existing state credentialing requirements.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Gipson's proposal to establish credentialed educator apprenticeships in California outlines a framework for addressing teacher shortages through an earn-and-learn pathway to certification. The bill declares the Legislature's intent to create requirements that would allow teaching candidates to gain classroom experience while completing their credentialing requirements.
The proposed apprenticeship model aims to modify existing credentialing pathways by incorporating paid training opportunities and reducing financial barriers to entry. According to the bill's findings, these changes would create new avenues for underrepresented candidates to enter the teaching profession while maintaining alignment with current certification standards established by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
While this legislation serves as a statement of intent rather than establishing specific program requirements, it lays the groundwork for future bills that would detail the structure and implementation of credentialed educator apprenticeships. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing would retain its existing authority over credential standards, with apprenticeship programs designed to complement these established requirements.
Latest Voting History
Mike GipsonD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted |