Credential / Permit

Maintaining a Valid Credential/Permit

Substitutes are required to maintain current, valid credentials/permits. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing requires a valid substitute permit or a valid teaching credential. The Emergency 30 Day Substitute Teaching Permit authorizes the holder to serve as a day-to-day substitute teacher in any classroom, including pre-school, kindergarten, and grades 1-12 inclusive. The holder may serve as a substitute for no more than 30 days for any one teacher during the school year, except in a special education classroom, where the holder may serve for no more than 20 days for any one teacher during the school year. 

All Substitute Permits must be renewed online.  

To renew a credential/permit, go to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing website and click on the box, “Online Services for Educators.” 

Next, click on the box, “Educator Page” and follow the instructions.

Substitutes cannot be paid for work performed as substitute teachers unless they hold valid credentials/permits, pursuant to California Education Code Section 42647: “No order for a warrant, and no warrant drawn pursuant to Section 42647, shall be drawn in favor of any person employed in a position requiring certification qualifications, unless such person is at the time the holder of a proper certification document in full force for the full time for which the requisition or warrant, as the case may be, is drawn, and on file or registered as required by law at the time and unless he is employed by the governing board of the unified school district, or district with over 10,000 average daily attendance or by the county superintendent of schools as provided in this code."

If you have renewed your teaching credential or permit or have obtained a new document, please contact Human Resources so that your documents may be updated in our system. If you do not inform HR that you have renewed your credential, the system will automatically deactivate you.