Participants receive a specially developed ACSA AB 430 Participant Guide that includes guidance, Practicum examples, and all of the required forms for the completion of training requirements and certification. (back to top)

AB 430 is designed, and funded by CDE, for K – 12 school site administrators – principals and vice/assistant principals. Other school administrators may take the training at district or personal expense. (back to top)

Not exactly. ACSA’s AB 430 training is offered to clients (typically school districts or county offices of education) who contract for training for approximately 20 participants or more. ACSA negotiates group sizes with clients on an individual basis as necessary.

ACSA is very willing to work with the school districts of individuals contacting ACSA for training to see if a district or regional training can be coordinated. (back to top)

Participants are responsible for completing all AB 430 training requirements within a two-year time frame (a year is considered to be a school year). Within that time, participants must attend all hours of Institute training and complete all Practicum requirements for each module. (back to top)

Participants certified by their districts as completing all of the requirements for ACSA’s AB 430 training program will receive a letter and certificate of completion from ACSA. Certification may be used to file for the Tier II Professional Administrative Services Credential. (back to top)

ACSA’s AB 430 trainers are ACSA members and leaders who are practitioners regarding the principalship. ACSA’s trainers are highly successful in providing professional development for ACSA Institutes, Academies, etc. ACSA trainers are often leaders on statewide ACSA Councils and Committees. (back to top)

What makes their training unique?

ACSA’s AB 430 trainers have been school principals and/or are working with principals on an ongoing basis. ACSA’s trainers deliver training that is practical, applicable and memorable.  Participants are engaged in training in ways that help them transform their understanding of their roles as site administrators. (back to top)

School districts and county offices of education can contract with ACSA for AB 430 Module 2 and/or Module 3 training. (back to top)

School districts and county offices of education contracting with ACSA for AB 430 training are responsible for:

• Identifying who will be participating in AB 430 training
• Applying for AB 430 funding for eligible participants (districts only)
• Providing a location and making corresponding arrangements for the training
• Monitoring the attendance of participants including making-up missed sessions
• Supervising the Practicum for all participants
• Certifying the completion of all training requirements for each participant
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School district or county office of education AB 430 coordinators receive a specially developed ACSA AB 430 Coordinator’s Guide that includes guidance, Practicum examples, and all of the required forms for the completion of training requirements and certification. (back to top)

School site administrators (principals and vice/assistant principals) with at least one year of experience are eligible for AB 430 funding. The district’s AB 430 coordinator is the person who may apply for funding on behalf of the district’s eligible participants at the Management System for Administrator Training (MSfAT). The district receives all AB 430 funding. (back to top)

School districts may choose to fund non-school site administrators through other funding sources, but they may not use CDE’s AB 430 incentive funds. Individuals seeking AB 430 certification for whom AB 430 funding is not available may pay for AB 430 training costs themselves. (back to top)

School districts approved for funding receive $3,000 per eligible participant. $1,500 of that amount is intended to support Module 2 and 3 training. ACSA’s training rate is discounted to $1,400 per participant (or $700 per participant per module). The cost savings are available to school districts to use in supporting their AB 430 participants.

Example: A school district with 20 participants taking ACSA’s AB 430 Module 2 and 3 training would save $2,000 ($100 per participant x 20 participants). (back to top)

To file for the Tier II credential, participants need to:

1. Complete the CTC application form 41-4.
2. Send a copy of the Administrator Training Program verification certificate(s).
3. Obtain verification of two years experience as an administrator (provided by the district).
4. Pay the application fee.

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Additional information is available from ACSA regarding programs and services regarding the preliminary (Tier I) and professional (Tier II) administrative services credentials. (back to top)

Yes. Additional information is available in CDE’s Administrator Training FAQs. (back to top)

Please contact ACSA with any additional questions you have about ACSA’s AB 430 training program. (back to top)