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November 2007
Make a difference: Join the second largest school district
in the nation and earn your credential.
Special
Education Teachers in Need
The Los Angeles Unified School
District is looking for individuals to teach
Special Education. Teaching assignments are available in grades
K-12 throughout LAUSD. The assignments are for teaching students
with mild learning disabilities to severe learning disabilities.
Depending on your preference, you can choose which
population of students you wish to teach and which grade level,
elementary or secondary.
The Los Angeles Unified School
District offers a tuition-free credential
program for individuals who want to teach Special Education. To
learn more about this opportunity, attend one of our informational
meetings or contact the District Intern Office at 213-241-5581 or visit
our website at www.teachinla.com.
The schedule of upcoming meetings:
November 26,
2007
January 28, 2008
February 25,
2008
March 24, 2008
April 28,
2008
All meetings begin at 4 p.m. and are held
in the LAUSD Headquarters Building in the Board Room on the First
Floor in Downtown Los Angeles at 333 South Beaudry Avenue, Los Angeles,
CA 90017.
Choosing
a Career in Special Education
The opportunities in Special Education are
great! There are a variety of credentials in Special
Education. To decide if this is the career for you, we recommend
that you observe special education classrooms in the District.
Watching teachers in action is the best way to learn about the
profession. The District Intern Program offers special education
credentials in mild-to-moderate disabilities and moderate-to-severe.
When you observe a teacher, it is best to see both kinds of
classrooms to see which interests you most.
Meeting
the Eligibility Requirements
To join the District Intern Program for Special Education,
individuals must pass the CBEST, CSET or complete a subject matter
waiver, hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college with a 2.7
GPA, meet the U.S. Constitution requirement, and complete a
successful interview with a LAUSD Recruitment Specialist. To apply
online, visit www.teachinla.com. To
register for the exams, CBEST and CSET, please visit www.ctcexams.nesinc.com.
Which
Subject Matter Test to Take?
Potential District Interns who wish to teach
Special Education must take a subject matter exam, CSET. If you
wish to teach Special Education, Moderate-to-Severe Disabilities, you
must pass the CSET Multiple Subjects Subtests: 101, 102 and 103. If
you wish to teach Special Education, Mild-to-Moderate Disabilities at the
elementary level, you will also need to take the CSET Multiple Subjects
Subtests: 101, 102 and 103. If you wish to teach mild-to-moderate
disabilities at the secondary level, you will need to take one of the
following CSET exams or complete a subject matter waiver program with a
university.
Biology Subtests: 118, 119, 120
Chemistry Subtests: 118, 119, 121
Geoscience Subtests: 118, 119, 122
Physics Subtests: 118, 119, 123
Mathematics Subtests: 110, 111, 112
Foundation-Level
Mathematics Subtests: 110, 111
English Subtests: 105, 106, 107, 108
Making the
Transition with CENTSE
The District Intern Program also offers a Special Education Program for
those who already hold a general education credential and wish to teach
students with mild-to-moderate disabilities. This program is called
CENTSE, Credentialed Educators Now Teaching Special Education. It
is also tuition-free and requires that you teach full-time in a
LAUSD special education classroom. It is a 2-year program, and all
prospective candidates must hold a California general education
credential or its equivalent, pass CBEST and complete a successful
interview.
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How LAUSD
District Intern
Program Works
District Interns attend class one night a week
for four hours and one Saturday a month for eight hours. Prior
to entering the program, a pre-service orientation of 240 hours is
required of District Interns to prepare you for the classroom and the
procedures and policies of the District.
Pre-service orientation is offered in May-June or
July-August and is a great way to begin your career as a teacher.
(CENTSE District Interns attend 160 hours of pre-service orientation
since they already hold a general education credential.)
All programs allow you to earn your California Clear
Credential in three years, except CENTSE which allows you to earn
your California Clear in two years.
General Education
Programs Offered
The District Intern Program also has credential
programs available in Single Subject Mathematics, Biology, Physics,
Chemistry, Geoscience, English and in Multiple
Subjects.
Mathematics and Science teachers continue
to be most in demand for LAUSD. General
Education District Interns will need to pass the CBEST, CSET or
complete a subject matter waiver, hold a bachelor's degree from an
accredited college with a 2.7 GPA, meet the U.S. Constitution requirement
and complete a successful interview with a LAUSD Recruitment
Specialist. To learn more about these programs, please attend an
informational meeting or contact the District Intern Program Office.
Early Completion
Option is Available
District Interns in the general education
programs may apply for the Fast Track Program, which allows interns
to complete the preliminary credential in as early as six months.
To qualify for this program, candidates must complete the Teaching
Foundations Exam prior to joining the program. The test
is designed for those interns who have teaching
experience. Please view our website for details at www.teachinla.com.
Interested in Special
Education?
Contact:
lele.mach@lausd.net
Interested in General Education?
Contact:
lydia.vaia@lausd.net
Apply:
www.teachinla.com
Call:
(213) 241-5581
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