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Portability of World Language Teaching Credentials
The California Perspective
Phyllis JacobsonSTARTALK, December 2009
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California’s View of PortabilityCalifornia’s View of Portability
We make our borders as open and We make our borders as open and welcoming as possible to welcoming as possible to credentialed teachers from other credentialed teachers from other states and from other countriesstates and from other countries
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What California Has Done to What California Has Done to Address Portability of Language Address Portability of Language
CredentialsCredentials
– Made it easier for teachers with world language credentials from out of state and out of country to obtain a preliminary CA certification.
– Made it easier for teachers with exclusively private school experience to obtain preliminary CA certification.
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How Does Portability Work in How Does Portability Work in California?California?
California will grant a preliminary California will grant a preliminary credential to a teacher who holds a valid credential to a teacher who holds a valid comparable out of state credentialcomparable out of state credential
Renewal requirements and clear credential Renewal requirements and clear credential requirements will vary depending on the requirements will vary depending on the teacher’s background and years of teacher’s background and years of experienceexperience
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California Portability, cont.California Portability, cont. California will grant a preliminary California will grant a preliminary
credential to an out-of-country credential to an out-of-country prepared teacher who:prepared teacher who:– Holds or is eligible for a comparable Holds or is eligible for a comparable
teaching credential in another countryteaching credential in another country– Has a B.A. or higher degree based on Has a B.A. or higher degree based on
foreign transcript evaluationforeign transcript evaluation– Has completed a teacher preparation Has completed a teacher preparation
program equivalent to a regionally-program equivalent to a regionally-accredited U.S. institutionaccredited U.S. institution
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California Portability, cont.California Portability, cont.
Renewal requirements and clear Renewal requirements and clear credential requirements will vary credential requirements will vary depending on the background and depending on the background and experience of the teacherexperience of the teacher
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California Portability, cont.California Portability, cont.
California will grant a clear credential California will grant a clear credential to a teacher who holds National to a teacher who holds National Board certificationBoard certification
California will grant a preliminary California will grant a preliminary credential to an individual who has a credential to an individual who has a B.A. degree and verification of Peace B.A. degree and verification of Peace Corps teaching experienceCorps teaching experience
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California Portability, cont.California Portability, cont.
California offers more language California offers more language credentials than any other state:credentials than any other state:– 20 languages currently available20 languages currently available– the possibility of an unlimited the possibility of an unlimited
number of languages available number of languages available through the Alternative Language through the Alternative Language Assessment OptionAssessment Option
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What Else California Has Done to What Else California Has Done to Facilitate PortabilityFacilitate Portability
– Made it easier for teachers with foreign language certification to obtain bilingual certification, and vice versa, by consolidating language examinations and bilingual examinations
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Languages Available for CA Languages Available for CA CertificationCertification
American SignAmerican Sign ArabicArabic ArmenianArmenian CantoneseCantonese FarsiFarsi FilipinoFilipino FrenchFrench GermanGerman HebrewHebrew HmongHmong ItalianItalian
JapaneseJapanese KhmerKhmer KoreanKorean LatinLatin MandarinMandarin PortuguesePortuguese PunjabiPunjabi Russian Russian SpanishSpanish VietnameseVietnamese
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For More InformationFor More [email protected]@ctc.ca.gov
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