Preconditions

California law provides the Commission on Teacher Credentialing with the authority to accredit institutions and approve all programs that lead to a credential to serve as an educator in California’s public schools. Among other responsibilities, Section 44225 of the California Education Code establishes that the Commission shall establish professional standards, assessment and examinations for entry and advancement in the education profession, adopt a framework and general standards for the accreditation of preparation programs for teachers and other certificated educators, and propose appropriate rules and regulations in this area. All institutions wishing to offer credential programs in the area of educator preparation programs must first successfully respond to the Commission’s preconditions.

What is a Precondition? A precondition is a requirement for initial and continued program approval. Unlike standards, preconditions specify requirements for program compliance, not program quality. The basis for a precondition is either 1) statute, or 2) Commission policy. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing determines whether a program complies with the adopted preconditions on the basis of a program document provided by the institution. In the program review sequence, a program that meets all preconditions is eligible for a more intensive review to determine if the program's quality satisfies the Commission's standards.

The Individual Learning Plan is the heart of the Induction experience. Note: Many links to professional learning modules on this document are available only when logged in as an SMFCSD Employee. Those are not part of evidence required for Preconditions.

The PROGRAM SUMMARY can be found on this link

This INDEX of documents presented as evidence of the preconditions shows you where each document is linked, and is a simple way of navigating the documents.

This HANDBOOK has detailed information

Feedback from the CTC

General Institutional Preconditions

There are essentially two kinds of preconditions. The first are the Commission’s General Institutional Preconditions. These apply to all professional preparation programs—teacher and services credential preparation programs. These preconditions do not apply to subject matter programs. The second type of preconditions are those that apply to particular kinds of credential preparation programs. In addition, there are preconditions for many types of educator preparation programs. All program sponsors must respond to each of the applicable preconditions. Our responses are below:

Precondition 1

Superintendent Assurance Statement

Precondition 2

Precondition 3

Precondition 4

Board Policy 5145.3 (Non-Discrimination)
- How this board policy relates to California Teacher Induction Admission, retention, graduation, employment, retention, and promotion

Precondition 5

Superintendent Assurance Statement
No additional evidence requested by Commission

Precondition 6

Precondition 7

Superintendent Assurance Statement
No additional evidence requested by Commission

Precondition 8

The Grievance Procedure is linked at the top of the ILP for each candidate, It is on page 24 of the Handbook, and is in the document shared with each teacher during the initial one-on-one meeting with the program coordinator.

Grievance Procedure (Click here for a copy that you can fill out)

Precondition 9

Employment Agreement: Mentors participate in public school

Precondition 10

URL: https://sites.google.com/smfc.k12.ca.us/smfcinduction

This website is available without any barrier (e.g. login and password) to accessing information about the institution and the program. On the district website, any person searching for INDUCTION will be led to the home page of this site.

Admission and Successful Completion

Eligibility and Notification Document with Memorandum of Understanding
Common Completion Requirements
- "Course and Fieldwork and Completion Requirements"
Individual Learning Plan (View) (Make a Copy of ILP)

Precondition 11

Precondition 12

Superintendent Assurance Statement

Induction Preconditions

The following Preconditions apply to all institutions applying to the Commission for approval to offer an Induction Program. Institutions must respond to the General Institutional Preconditions, as well as these additional Specific Preconditions.

Precondition 1: Two-year, individualized, job-embedded system of mentoring, support, and professional learning beginning in a teacher's first year (Narrative)

Home page of this website
Brochures for Job Fairs: Trifold and 1/3 page
Program Summary
Individual Learning Plan

Precondition 2: Mentor Matches (Narrative)

Brochures for Job Fairs: Trifold and 1/3 page
Eligibility Form (see page 2: Memorandum of Understanding)
Individual Learning Plan
Sample of Google Sheet with mentor matches (Names are redacted on this sheet for confidentiality)
RESUBMITTED SMFCSD Induction Candidates & Mentors

Precondition 3: Not less than one hour per week (Narrative)

Brochures for Job Fairs: Trifold and 1/3 page
Eligibility Form (see page 2: Memorandum of Understanding)
Individual Learning Plan
Program Summary
Mentor/Candidate INDUCTION LOG (Click here for a copy you can fill out)
Mentor Timecard Examples

Precondition 4: Developing the ILP in the first 60 days (Narrative)

Individual Learning Plan

Precondition 5: The ILP is solely for professional growth and development (not evaluation) (Narrative)

Superintendent Assurance Statement
Eligibility Form (see page 2: Memorandum of Understanding)
Program Summary
Individual Learning Plan (page 2)

Precondition 6: Precondition language (Narrative)

Early Completion Option
Brochures for Job Fairs: Trifold and 1/3 page
Individual Learning Plan