Teacher Assistants must meet the minimum qualifications listed below for paraeducators hired after January 8, 2008.
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TEACHER ASSISTANT QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must meet ALL 3 requirements below
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EACH QUALIFICATION AT LEFT MAY BE MET BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
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1) High School Graduation
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- High School Diploma, Official Transcripts or Verification Letter*
- General Education Development Certificate (GED)
- High School Equivalency Test (HiSET)
- Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC)
- California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE)
- Associate Degree or higher*
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2) District Proficiency
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- District Proficiency Examination (DPE)
- California Basic Education Skills Test (CBEST) or equivalent. For more information, please visit the CTC website.
- Bachelor's Degree from a US Accredited Institution or higher*
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3) Instructional Assistance
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- Instructional Assistance Test
- 48 Semester or 72 Quarter Units*
- Associate Degree or higher*
- Foreign Bachelor's Degree evaluated by an Approved Organization*
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*Institution/organization must have accreditation from a District accepted accrediting agency and current enrollment and course work must be certified as counting toward a baccalaureate degree and teacher credential.
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(Official transcripts are preferred documents for verification. Names on all documents must match exactly including any and all middle names/initials, additional surnames, or suffixes, or documentation showing proof of name change is required.)
The District Proficiency and Instructional Assistance exams are administered by the Personnel Commission. Candidates can now register for the exams at https://lausdjobs.org/instructional-assistance-testing/ . Once they complete the Questionnaire and exam applications, Talent Acquisition and Selection Branch will reach out to them with further instructions within 24 to 48 hours.
In addition to the minimum requirements above, per California Education Codes 10020, 44323, & 44926 all Teacher Assistants must present a completed Application for Issuance of Teacher Assistant Certificate. This document provides verification of current enrollment in college/university.
College/university must be California-based and have accreditation from a District accepted accrediting agency; course work must be certified as counting toward a baccalaureate degree and/or teaching credential. Furthermore, TAs must maintain continuous college enrollment and meet all unit completion requirements to remain employed as a TA. See the Teacher Assistant College Enrollment and Unit Completion Verification section for more details.