ARTICLE 11. Alternative Certification

Article 11 added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1147, Sec. 1.

§§ 44380–44387 · 8 sections

• § 44380 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the teaching profession must be able to recruit talented individuals, in addition to college students, from a…
• § 44381 As used in this article, “alternative certification program” is a program operated by a school district, county office of education, college or university, or…
• § 44382 Alternative certification programs shall address geographic and subject matter shortage areas, and shall be targeted toward people with work experience and…
• § 44383 School districts or county offices of education operating, or that propose to operate, an alternative certification program pursuant to this article, may apply…
• § 44384 An alternative certification program that receives grant funding pursuant to this article shall be operated pursuant to either Article 7.5 (commencing with…
• § 44385 The commission, with the assistance of representatives of classroom teachers, school administrators, parents, university and college educators, and others, as…
• § 44386 (a) From funds appropriated for the purposes of this article, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall award incentive grants to qualifying school…
• § 44387 (a) From funds appropriated for purposes of this section, the commission may award increased funding, in addition to incentive grants awarded pursuant to…