Office of Clinical Practice Announcements

At the beginning of the semester How to Secure a Clinical Practice Placement Workshops will be offered. Dates and times will be shared when information is available. 

Assembly Bill 121 established the Student Teacher Stipend Program, effective beginning in the 2026–27 academic year, to provide participating school districts with state funding to award $10,000 stipends to student teachers completing their student teaching. The program is intended to provide financial support to teacher candidates during the required final 500 hours of clinical practice. Application for and distribution of stipend funds are the sole responsibility of participating school districts, and candidates who are participating in state-funded residencies, grants, internships or short-term staffing permits are not eligible for this stipend.

The CSULB College of Education is enthusiastic about partnering with our school districts to expand financial support opportunities for student teacher candidates. We are committed to maintaining ongoing communication with our partner districts and providing guidance throughout the process in the hope of securing stipend funding for as many qualified candidates as possible.

While the College actively supports these efforts, partner districts are ultimately responsible for applying for available state funding and issuing stipend payments directly to candidates. Student teaching placements will continue to follow the College's established placement protocols and will not be influenced by the availability of stipend funding.

Given districts cannot apply for stipend funding until after student teaching placements have been finalized and submitted, the College may not know which districts will ultimately receive funding until after student teaching clinical experiences have begun. For districts that are awarded funding, the approval and stipend payment process to the candidate may take 60 days or longer from the start of the student teaching assignment.

For any additional information on the program please refer to: Student Teacher Stipend Program