Education Code section 44270.6
(a)
No later than September 1, 2028, the commission shall ensure that the program standards for the professional preparation of candidates for a preliminary services credential with a specialization in administrative services established pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 44270 include preparation on how to support teachers in delivering instruction through effective means for teaching literacy, aligned to all of the following:(1)
The English Language Arts/English Language Development (ELA/ELD) Framework, including instruction to meet the varied language development needs of English learners.(2)
Evidence-based means of teaching foundational reading skills, which shall include explicit and systematic instruction in print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics and word recognition, and fluency to all pupils, and attending to oral and written language development, vocabulary and background knowledge, and comprehension, including tiered supports for pupils with reading difficulties, English learners, and pupils with exceptional needs.(3)
The program guidelines for dyslexia developed pursuant to Section 56335.(b)
The commission shall confirm that administrative preparation programs implement the standards pursuant to this section.(c)
It is the intent of the Legislature that candidates for a preliminary services credential with a specialization in administrative services are prepared to support teachers to deliver instruction through effective means for teaching literacy in programs in which English learner pupils are being instructed in their primary languages.
Source:
Section 44270.6, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=44270.6. (updated Jan. 1, 2026; accessed Dec. 8, 2025).
