Recommendation R2
Siskiyou County Office of Education should audit the teaching credentials of all current Special Day Class instructional staff using the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) requirements for the credentialing of special education teachers and within 90 days of this report's publication, develop and implement a written plan to bring all SDC staffing into compliance with California Education Code credential requirements.
Jury report: 2025-2026 The Siskiyou County Office of Education and the Siskiyou County Board of Education Fails Its Most Vulnerable Students · PDF page 10
Permanent linkOfficial response
Siskiyou County Office of Education and Siskiyou County Superintendent of Schools
Agency says implementedCalls the recommendation implemented, says an additional audit was performed and all 2026–2027 teachers comply, and rejects a written plan as unwarranted.
Read official response · PDF page 4Pages 4–5 assert audit completion and expressly explain why no corrective plan is proposed. The table includes a temporary teaching certificate and a substitute permit with a pending intern application; no independent eligibility or timing determination is made. Implemented is the agency’s label, not verified satisfaction of every requirement.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.