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Emergency credentials come in two forms: Short-Term Staff Permit (STSP) or Provisional Intern Permit (PIP). There are a few differences between the two:
Short-Term Staff Permits (STSPs) allow a candidate with a bachelor's degree and who has satisfied the reading, writing and math portions of the CBEST through a combination of coursework and passage of all or part of the CSET exam to teach on an emergency credential. The expiration is at the end of the current school year no matter when the teacher began the program. A teacher who begins on January 20, 2023 will have their credential expire on last day of that current school year. School districts hire STSPs with the condition that the teacher will enter an accredited teacher preparation program before the expiration of their permit.
Provisional Intern Permits (PIPs) allow a candidate with a bachelor's degree and who has satisfied the CBEST through coursework and/or exam to teach one-year from the date of issuance on an emergency credential. A teacher on a PIP hired on April 1 would be able to teach until April of the following year. PIPs can not be issue to a teacher has has already attended a teacher preparation program. School districts hire PIPs under the condition that the teacher will enroll in a teacher preparation program before the expiration of the permit.
STSPs & PIPs may not be issued more than one calendar school year for any teacher candidate.
Intern Credential allow a teacher enrolled in a teacher preparation program to be the teacher of record while they are taking their coursework. The program is usually 2 years long and leads to a preliminary credential. Here is the checklist for a candidate to be eligible for an intern credential:
Earn your bachelor's degree from a California state accredited institution
Basic Skills (CBEST or undergraduate coursework in math, writing & reading)
Subject Matter Competence (CSET passage or exact BA/BS/Master’s/Doctoral program as credential content area or combination of coursework and examination
U.S. Constitution requirement (exam or coursework)
Certificate of Clearance or substitute teacher permit.
Complete Adult, Child, Infant CPR and First Aid (American Red Cross online “community CPR”)
Tuberculosis (TB) clearance (negative result in within last 4 years)
Classroom experience (45 hours - substitute teaching counts/summer camp/tutoring)
Complete 3 approved pre-service courses before (usually in the summer) you apply for Intern Credential
Admission to an accredited university teacher credential program in a Single-Subject or Education Specialist program
Preliminary Credentials are earned by completing the intern program through an accredited university preparation program. A teacher performance assessment or TPA is the culminating program using videotape and data collection and write ups to prove the teacher has the requisite skills to be an effective classroom teacher. The credential is good for 5 years and must be cleared through an Induction program in order to earn the clear credential.
Preliminary credentials allow teachers to move beyond the 2nd column of most salary schedules.
Clear credential, also known as permanent status by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) is the goal of all teachers. In order to earn your clear credential and teacher must enroll and complete an induction program. In most cases, induction is a 2-year program with exceptions for teachers who receive a letter from their evaluating administrator stating the teacher is "exemplary" in the classroom and far exceeds satisfactory on all of their evaluations. This letter can reduce the induction program from 2 years down to only 1 year.
Induction programs are free through the district in which they teach. Most districts use the local county office of education as their induction provider though some contract out to other induction certified programs.
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