Institute for Leadership Development

Institute For Leadership Development

Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program (PTTP)

CSET Test Preparation

District Intern Program (Education Specialist Credential)

National Board Certification Support Project (NBC)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Map to OCDE (Kalmus)

Quick Reference Guide for College and University

District Placement of Student Teachers Procedures and Criteria

NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA TEACHERS
The State of California has a fee subsidy program to help pay the candidate fees for teachers pursuing National Board Certification. California also has an incentive award of $20,000 for National Board Certified Teachers. Aren't you at least curious? For information please visit www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ps/
te/nbpts.asp.

Institute for Leadership Development

Contact: Sherry Opacic, Ed.D., Director
714-708-5894
Email: sopacic@ocde.us
Website: http://leadership.ocde.us

The Institute for Leadership Development (ILD) provides a wide variety of credentialing programs, professional development, and technical assistance for school and district office leaders in a variety of programs and services to meet the unique needs of schools and districts. Assistance is offered in critical areas of educational leadership including school reform, data driven decision making, vision setting and leadership development through coaching, mentoring, and resource matching.

In addition, the ILD provides a continuum of teacher development programs for Orange County, California. The Institute offers four programs for Orange County public school district employees and serves paraprofessionals seeking a teaching credential, novice teachers seeking a Multiple Subject or Education Specialist Credential, and experienced teachers seeking National Board Certification. The ILD participates in collaboration with representatives from 27 Orange County public schools and nine local public and private universities. Dr. Sherry Opacic is the director of the Institute for Leadership Development and the chair of the Orange County Teacher Preparation Induction Collaborative (OCTPIC).