Board reviews teacher credentialing data, staff say some CTE entries appear incomplete due to partner instructors

John Matos introduced a required review of local performance indicators and teacher assignment monitoring data, and district staff walked the board through the 2022‑23 credentialing results used for state monitoring.

Derek McNamer and another presenter outlined the categories the state uses — fully credentialed, out‑of‑field (limited assignments or waivers), BCLAD or bilingual authorizations, interns working toward credentials, provisional waivers and incomplete records — and explained common reasons for hits in each category.

The presenters pointed to an unusually high 'incomplete' rate in the CTE (career technical education) section and said many of those instructors are regional (ROOP) teachers who are not district employees; the state system lists them differently, producing a disconnect that inflates the district’s 'incomplete' numbers.

Board members asked how credentialing data should inform the board’s strategic planning and budget priorities. Members and staff discussed targeted recruitment and funding for hard‑to‑fill areas — foreign languages (including Punjabi and French), sign language, chemistry and physics — and said additional recruitment resources or funded training could reduce out‑of‑field assignments.

Staff said the data shown were 2022‑23 and that some entries reflect reporting timing; trustees asked staff to advise how the board could use the credentialing results in the district’s strategic plan and budgeting decisions.