When the School Year ended, we weren't sure where SB837 was going. There were MAJOR modifications tot he Bill and the end result suggests very little changes to what we are currently doing. SB 837 appeared in the Governor's budget but is still in committee (as of September 9, 2014).
The Bill SB837 has been swept into the clean up Bill AB1480 and will require all TK teachers to have 24 ECE Units (but over a period of time). The Bill is specific with the language: TK teachers who are first assigned to a transitional kindergarten classroom after July 1, 2015, must have, by August 1, 2020, one of the following:
(1) At least 24 units in early childhood education, or childhood development, or both.
(2) As determined by the local educational agency employing the teacher, professional experience in a classroom setting with preschool age children that is comparable to the 24 units of education described in paragraph (1).
(3) A child development teacher permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
I will be keeping a close eye on this throughout the month, but it will not affect what we are doing this year.
There have been no additional updates on the addition of LPC's to the budget language, which would require LPC's to provide quality improvement stipend programs similar to AB212 to TK teachers and TK teacher assistants. Lake County would receive an allocation of the $10,000,000 set aside in the Budget Act of 2014 for this purpose. I will provide additional updates as they are available.
Click here to see SB827 Updates
The 2014 Lake County FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE is now available. 
