Bridge Programs
Bridge from Gen Ed to SPED
K-12 Credential- Mild/Moderate Support Needs
Content Areas: Art, English, Mathematics (including foundational-level), Music, Science, (including foundational-level), Social Science/History and World Languages.
This Bridge program allows a teacher with an existing CA Single subject or Multiple subjects credential to “bridge” over and earn their Education Specialist (ES) credential. Teachers that qualify for this one-year program must be teaching /case managing students with specific learning, mild to moderate intellectual impairments, autism, emotional disturbance, and other health impairments in grades K-12 and for adults through age 22. The HTH District Intern Program uses the CalTPA (Teaching Performance Assessment) to measure a candidate’s knowledge, skills and abilities. CalTPA preparation and assignments are embedded within coursework and CalTPA cycle #1 must be completed by March 2021.
For teachers holding an existing CA Single or Multiple Subjects Credential and three years teaching experience. The HTH District Intern Bridge program is a one-year commitment with weekly class meetings on Tuesdays and or Wednesdays, 4:45 – 7:45 pm.
Bridge from SPED to Gen Ed
6th-12th Secondary Credential
Content areas: Art; English; Mathematics (including foundational-level); Science (including foundational-level); Social Science/History and World Languages
This Bridge program allows a teacher with an existing CA Education Specialist credential to “bridge” over and earn their Single Subject credential. Teachers that qualify for this one-year program must be teaching a specific content area in a 6-12 grade classroom setting.
The Single Subject credential, 6-12, authorizes teaching the specific subject(s) named on the credential in departmentalized classes such as those in middle and high schools. The HTH District Intern Program uses the CalTPA (Teaching Performance Assessment) to measure a candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. CalTPA preparation and assignments are embedded within coursework and CalTPA cycle #1 must be completed by March 2021.
For teachers holding an existing Education Specialist Credential and three years teaching experience. The HTH District Intern Bridge program is a one-year commitment with weekly class meetings on Tuesdays and or Wednesdays, 4:45 – 7:45 pm.
Bridge from SPED to Multiple Subjects
K-8 Elementary Credential
Content area: Multiple Subjects
This Bridge program allows a teacher with an existing CA Education Specialist credential to “bridge” over and earn their Multiple Subjects credential. Teachers that qualify for this one-year program must be teaching in a K-8 classroom setting.
The Multiple Subject credential, K-8, authorizes teaching in public school settings where the teacher teaches all subjects to one group of students in a self-contained classroom. This type of classroom structure is found in elementary schools and is used in core block subjects in some middle schools as well. The HTH District Intern Program uses the CalTPA (Teaching Performance Assessment) to measure a candidate’s knowledge, skills and abilities. CalTPA preparation and assignments are embedded within coursework and CalTPA cycle #1 and #2 must be completed by March 2021.
For teachers holding an existing Education Specialist Credential and three years teaching experience. The HTH District Intern Bridge program is a one-year commitment with weekly class meetings on Tuesdays and or Wednesdays, 4:45 – 7:45 pm.
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