CCSA Answers: CLAD Requirements
November 28, 2011
Question: Do part-time vocational teachers have to be Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development (CLAD) certified?
Answer: Part-time vocational teachers at a charter school must to be CLAD certified if they are providing instruction in either of the following two categories that require the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) authorization:
- English Language Development: Instruction designed to promote the effective and efficient acquisition of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills of the EL student; also known as English as a Second Language (ESL) or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Specially Designed Academic Instruction Delivered in English (SDAIE): An instructional approach designed to increase the level of comprehensibility of the English language in the content area of the class.
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