2025-26 TK Teacher at Garden Grove Unified School District
Requirements / Qualifications
Requirements: Please read carefully. TK teacher verification of eligibility must be submitted through one of the following ways: Option 1: Valid Child Development Teacher Permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Submit a detailed copy from CTC of valid California permit required. Submit a screenshot from the CTC website. Do not submit a PDF of your certificate. Option 2: At least 24 semester units in early childhood education, or childhood development, or both. Submit all applicable transcripts (Community College, Undergraduate, Graduate). If you attended all 3 institutions, you must submit transcripts for all 3. Option 3: Professional experience in a classroom setting with preschool age children comparable to the 24 semester units of education (comparability determined by the local employing agency). Submit a letter from a school district stating you were assigned to a classroom setting with preschool or TK age children for 1 or more years. The letter must specify the number of years and number of hours in the classroom. A letter from a school site will not be accepted. Option 4: Teacher was assigned to teach TK students prior to July 1, 2015. Letter from a school district stating you were assigned to teach TK students prior to 7/1/2015. The letter must specify # of years worked. A letter from a school site will not be accepted.
Please attach the following required documents to your completed district application:
- Certification (If you do not hold a valid Child Development Teacher Permit or have at least 24 semester units in early childhood education, or childhood development, or both, you may submit a letter from a school district. See requirements above.)
- Copy of Transcript (All levels if applicable, including community college, undergraduate, and/or graduate. Unofficial are accepted. Please submit one file for each college / university you attended.)
- Credential Copy (Detailed copy from CTC of valid California permit required. Submit a screenshot from the CTC website. Do not submit a PDF of your certificate.)
- Letter of Introduction
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (3 required. 1 letter must be from a Principal, Assistant Principal, or direct supervisor and should be dated in the past year.)
- Resume
Requirements / Qualifications
Requirements: Please read carefully. TK teacher verification of eligibility must be submitted through one of the following ways: Option 1: Valid Child Development Teacher Permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Submit a detailed copy from CTC of valid California permit required. Submit a screenshot from the CTC website. Do not submit a PDF of your certificate. Option 2: At least 24 semester units in early childhood education, or childhood development, or both. Submit all applicable transcripts (Community College, Undergraduate, Graduate). If you attended all 3 institutions, you must submit transcripts for all 3. Option 3: Professional experience in a classroom setting with preschool age children comparable to the 24 semester units of education (comparability determined by the local employing agency). Submit a letter from a school district stating you were assigned to a classroom setting with preschool or TK age children for 1 or more years. The letter must specify the number of years and number of hours in the classroom. A letter from a school site will not be accepted. Option 4: Teacher was assigned to teach TK students prior to July 1, 2015. Letter from a school district stating you were assigned to teach TK students prior to 7/1/2015. The letter must specify # of years worked. A letter from a school site will not be accepted.
Please attach the following required documents to your completed district application:
- Certification (If you do not hold a valid Child Development Teacher Permit or have at least 24 semester units in early childhood education, or childhood development, or both, you may submit a letter from a school district. See requirements above.)
- Copy of Transcript (All levels if applicable, including community college, undergraduate, and/or graduate. Unofficial are accepted. Please submit one file for each college / university you attended.)
- Credential Copy (Detailed copy from CTC of valid California permit required. Submit a screenshot from the CTC website. Do not submit a PDF of your certificate.)
- Letter of Introduction
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (3 required. 1 letter must be from a Principal, Assistant Principal, or direct supervisor and should be dated in the past year.)
- Resume
Comments and Other Information
Please note: This posting may close before the deadline. We recommend submitting your application with all required attachments as soon as possible for consideration.
Screening: All applications are appreciated and will be carefully considered. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Notification of interviews will be made by phone.
GGUSD Statement:Garden Grove Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, immigration and citizenship status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
AB 2534: As of January 1, 2025, in accordance with Education Code section 44939.5 (as amended by California AB 2534) applicants for all certificated positions are required by law to provide a complete list of every school district, county office of education, charter school and/or state special school with which they have previously been employed, regardless of the length of service. Please include any part-time and/or substitution work in addition to any full-time employment positions. Failure to disclose all previous educational employment, regardless of length or location, may result in the disqualification of your application and/or may be deemed dishonestly in the hiring process and subject to discharge should you become employed.
Comments and Other Information
Please note: This posting may close before the deadline. We recommend submitting your application with all required attachments as soon as possible for consideration.
Screening: All applications are appreciated and will be carefully considered. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Notification of interviews will be made by phone.
GGUSD Statement:Garden Grove Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, immigration and citizenship status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
AB 2534: As of January 1, 2025, in accordance with Education Code section 44939.5 (as amended by California AB 2534) applicants for all certificated positions are required by law to provide a complete list of every school district, county office of education, charter school and/or state special school with which they have previously been employed, regardless of the length of service. Please include any part-time and/or substitution work in addition to any full-time employment positions. Failure to disclose all previous educational employment, regardless of length or location, may result in the disqualification of your application and/or may be deemed dishonestly in the hiring process and subject to discharge should you become employed.