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Early Completion Option

The Commission approved South Bay Consortium Teacher Induction Program provides an Early Completion Option (ECO). The ECO provides experienced and exceptional candidates to complete an Induction Program in one year. 

A committee of experienced mentors and district HR administrators review the candidate's application and determine the candidate's eligibility, as defined by the following criteria:

Criteria (Teachers applying for ECO must meet ALL of the following to be eligible):

  • Provide a copy of the candidate's California Preliminary Credential.
  • Submit a current resume, documenting at least two years of prior teaching experience.
  • Submit a letter from HR verifying that the candidate meets the two-years of teaching experience requirement. Candidates must have a minimum of two years of full-time experience as Teacher of Record in a public or private school.
  • Submit two years of authenticated rigorous performance evaluations while teaching in an accredited private school or public school in which the teacher received ratings of effective (satisfactory) or better.
  • The site administrator completes a form to verify that they have observed the candidate this current school year, and finds them exceptional, as indicated by their rating of the candidates' teaching practice and professionalism across ALL of the CA Standards for the Teaching Profession.
  • Completed observation by Induction Program staff. 
  • Meet current program requirements and complete Fall Semester Work early (on or before Monday, January 11, 2027).

Timeline:

  1. Complete an Intent to Apply form emailed to the Coordinator by Monday, October 12, 2026.
  2. The Coordinator must receive the Application and Supporting Documentation via email no later than Monday, January 11, 2027. Candidates who do not meet this deadline will not be considered for the ECO option.
  3. A committee of experienced mentors and district HR administrators review the applications and determine if each applicant meets the criteria.
  4. The Coordinator will notify the applicants by Friday, February 5, 2027, of the committee’s decision.
  5. The Coordiantor will meet with the candidate and mentor to define expectations and create an Individual Learning Plan for ECO candidates. 

If at any time during the course of completion that a candidate is not meeting requirements, the Coordinator may suspend or revoke the ECO status and require the candidate to participate in the two-year induction program.

The South Bay Consortium Teacher Induction provides equal consideration for all ECO candidates, regardless of their actual or perceived race; religion; ethnicity; nationality or ancestry; physical or mental disabilities; medical conditions; parental or marital status; age; sex; gender; gender identity or expression, and/or sexual orientation.

 

ECO Intent to apply form

ECO APPLICATION