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Board hears compliance concerns over social‑worker credentials; staff and community urge retention
Summary
District staff told the board several current school social workers lack the California pupil personnel service (PPS) social‑work credential required by education code and CalSAAS reporting. Social workers, parents and teachers urged the board to keep staff in place while administrators and the superintendent seek a compliance‑friendly solution.
District personnel warned the Tehachapi Unified School District board that several employees serving as school social workers appear in CalSAAS and CalPADS reporting as "misassignments" because they do not hold a California Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) credential in social work.
Chief personnel staff (Dr. Romero) explained the technical issue to the board: California Education Code and Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) rules require specific service credentials for pupil services positions, and the CalSAAS monitoring system flags assignments where a staff member's credential does not match the assigned role. Romero told the board that the district has 60 days to correct flagged misassignments…
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