Education Code section 44400

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a)

“Program” means the Student Teacher Stipend Program established pursuant to Section 44400.01.

(b)

“Local educational agency” means a school district, charter school, or county office of education.

(c)

“Prospective educator” means a candidate enrolled in a program of professional preparation for a preliminary multiple subject, single subject, education specialist, or PK-3 early childhood education specialist instruction credential accredited by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

(d)

“Student teaching” shall align to clinical practice guidance by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, and refers to time spent in the classroom with a cooperating or mentor teacher, and includes, but is not limited to, coplanning, coteaching, guided teaching, and solo teaching. For the purposes of this program, service on an intern credential does not qualify as student teaching.

Source: Section 44400, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=44400.­ (updated Jun. 27, 2025; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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