IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: The Master Plan Teacher Training Program closed June 30, 2008. To assist teachers in acquiring appropriate certification to instruct EL students, please see the following helpful information.

CLAD Certification may be obtained by one of the following: 

1. Coursework (cost approximately $2,500)
2. Examination (cost between $300 and $550)

Coursework and examination for the California Teacher of English Learners (CTEL) may now be combined if the university attended chooses to accept the examination as comparable to the coursework that is offered by their university.

For a list of CTC approved CTEL coursework, double click on the following PDF link: CTC approved CTEL university coursework or go to the CTC website for a complete list http://134.186.81.79/fmi/xsl/CTC_apm/recordlist_SCCclad.html

LAUSD teachers who chose the route of examination may be eligible for a voucher for the examination which will cover the costs of the examination.  To meet eligibility requirements, teachers must complete all required hours and provide proof of completion prior to the regular examination deadline.

LAUSD is pleased to once again establish a partnership with the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) to offer California Teacher of English Learners (CTEL) test preparation classes to LAUSD teachers at a reduced price! CTEL test preparation classes begin on Saturday, September 12, 2009. For more information, click here.

For online test preparation classes, please click here.

The California Teacher of English Learners (CTEL) examination will be administered on the following dates:

• Saturday, December 5, 2009
• Saturday June 12, 2010

Advance registration for the examination is required. The examination is administered by a private testing company that is separate from both the district and the California Commission Teacher Credentialing. The District is unable to assist with registration. For more information, please visit the National Education Systems (NES) website at http://www.ctel.nesinc.com/. To qualify for a CLAD certificate through testing, a participant must pass CTEL 1, 2, and 3 and register the passing of all three tests with LAUSD and the CTC.

For dates for the California Subject Examination for Teachers: Languages Other Than English (CSET- LOTE) examination and for further information for the CSET- LOTE, please visit the CSET website at www.cset.nesinc.com. To qualify for a BCLAD certificate through testing, a participant must possess a CLAD certificate and pass CSET- LOTE tests 3, 4, and 5 and register the passing of all three tests with LAUSD and the CTC. Information regarding test preparation classes at a reduced price for LAUSD teachers will be forthcoming in late September, 2009.

The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) continues to offer AB2913 classes (CCSD (SB1292) for teachers with vocational and special subject designated subjects teaching credentials or holders of service credentials with a special class authorization (ROP & ROTC teachers). Please visit http://mas.lacoe.edu for more information.