Purpose and Rationale

California Induction Programs are designed to provide a two-year, job-embedded and individualized support for teachers in their first years of teaching. Completing induction is required in order for a teacher to clear their preliminary multiple subject, single subject or education specialist credential. The Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) is a Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) accredited provider for Teacher Induction.

District Benefits

Teachers participating in SCOE’s Teacher Induction program are provided weekly coaching and support from a qualified mentor.  Mentors are selected by the school site and trained by SCOE Induction, offering districts the opportunity to develop their teacher leadership pool.  Through a customizable program based on teacher and student needs, induction participants are ready to meet the demands and needs of students and the communities they serve. 

What does an Induction program provide?

• Two year individualized goal setting and support for each participant
  • Teachers are able to use their personalized professional learning and skill development goals to engage in developing the skills outlined in the 2024 California Standards for the Teaching Profession
  • Both synchronous and asynchronous professional learning designed to support teacher skill development and strong instructional practice
  • Individualized credentialing support to induction participants and districts to ensure requirements for earning the clear credential are understood and met 

SCOE Provides:

• Comprehensive review of induction applicants to ensure candidates are appropriately placed in induction
• Two-year, four-semester, contextualized teacher preparation program designed to build on a teacher’s experience from the preliminary preparation program
• High-quality and comprehensive training of district mentors to support induction participants
• Partnership with district-level coordinator to ensure cohesive approach for induction participant support
• Ongoing, comprehensive assessment of induction participants
• Collaborative relationship with district to support local curricular initiatives and best instructional practices 

District Partner Provides:

• Teacher of Record position for induction participants
• Opportunities for induction participants to work or observe in placements with English learners, special needs students and diverse populations
• A qualified mentor with three or more years of teaching, content area expertise, and the professional dispositions to succeed as a mentor
• Opportunities to observe other classrooms and teaching models
• Collaboration between the district and SCOE Induction Program

SCOE Induction currently partners with the following districts/schools:

• Amador County USD
• Arcohe Union Elementary
• Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
• California Department of Corrections
• California Montessori Project
• California Virtual Academies (CaVa)
• Capitol College and Career Academy
• Capitol Collegiate Academy Charter
• Center Unified School District
• Diocese of Sacramento
• Elverta Elementary School District
• Eureka Unified School District
• Fortune Schools
• Galt Joint Union Elementary
• Galt Joint Union High School District
• Gateway Community Charters
• Growth Public School
• Highlands Community Charter
• John Muir Charter
• Kelseyville Unified School District
• Konocti Unified School District
• Lake County Office of Education
• Lakeport Unified School District
• Lucerne Elementary School District
• Middletown Unified School District
• Natomas Charter School
• Natomas Pacific Pathways Preparatory School
• Natomas Unified School District
• New Hope Charter School
• Oakland Military Academy
• Pacific Charter Institute
• River Charter Schools
• River Delta Unified
• Robla Elementary School District
• Shade Canyon Charter School
• Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning Charter School
• HOPE Public Schools
• Twin Rivers Unified
• Upper Lake Unified School District
• Visions in Education Charter School
• Westlake Charter School
• Yav Pem Suab Academy