Substituting at ESD

1. From the Commission's Home page, click the Credentialing Information navigation button.
2. Select the Educator Login button to begin your application.
3. Log in to your personal profile on the secure Educator Page. The next screen will ask you to enter your User ID and Password.
   
   NOTE: Effective 02/16/2017, you will not be able to access your file online directly with a Social Security number and Date of Birth. All users will be required to create a User ID and password first before accessing their CTC Online file.
   
   Users who have not yet completed this process must use the link “Create User ID and Password” to link to their online profile.
4. Enter your SSN and Date of Birth to begin creating your User ID and Password. Click OK. Do not use the "Enter" key on your device as it will not advance you to the next step.
5. Enter your personal information including your selection of a User ID and Password, and create 3 Challenge Questions and Answers that can be used to verify your account if your ID or Password should be lost. You must include a current valid email address in your profile as this is how password recovery information and other important correspondence regarding your file will be distributed.
6. After creating your User ID and Password you will be directed back to the login screen to use your new User ID and Password. After logging in, you will be shown the Commission’s Personal Information legal disclaimer. Click Next in the upper right corner to proceed.
7. Use the screen below to verify the information on your personal profile page. Click the “Add or Change Personal Information” button or the “Add or change Address” button to update your file as needed. When you are finished, click Next.
8. Your personal Educator Page provides a view of your document history. Under the heading “Renew Your Document,” documents currently eligible for renewal will appear.
   
   You cannot create a new web application to renew an existing credential or premit! This process is only for persons seeking fingerprint clearance.
   
   NOTE: If you hold a document eligible for renewal that does not appear under the “Renew Your Document” heading, stop here and promptly contact the Commission for assistance.
9. Under the heading “Renew Your Document,” click the small blue-gray arrow on the left to highlight yellow the row of the document you wish to renew. Click the drop down and select “Yes.” If you have more than one eligible document you wish to renew, you must repeat this step for each one.
   
   If the additional document you are seeking to renew is dependent on holding a valid basic credential (such as an Administrative Services Credential), see steps 10 and 11; if it is not a dependent document, go directly to step 12.
10. Dependent documents only
    When renewing a dependent document, you will be required to identify your basic credential. Use the pick applet on the right of the “Pick Base Credential” box to choose your basic credential from a popup list.
11. Dependent documents only (cont.)
    A pop up window should display showing which documents are eligible to serve as your basic credential. If more than one document is eligible to serve as the basic credential, click on the small blue arrow at the left of the row to select the one with the latest expiration date.
    
    Select OK to populate the “pick base credential” field. You should now be able to continue the renewal process.
12. Once you have selected "Yes" on each document to be renewed, click on the "Complete" button.
13. Read the entire Disclosure page for the Professional Fitness questions. Pay particular attention to the last part before continuing. Click Next.
14. Answer each of the Professional Fitness Questions. Complete all required fields of the Oath and Affidavit, and click Submit Payment. Click Submit Payment only once!
15. On the next page, click the Process Payment button to move forward.
16. The display shows the document applied for and the amount to pay. Click the Continue button.
17. Complete the billing verification information for LexisNexis. Choose to pay with credit card (can also use debit card with Visa or MasterCard logo). Click Continue button when finished.
    
    NOTE: The application fee is earned upon receipt and is not refundable (Reference: Title 5, California Code of Regulations, Section 80487).
18. Verify all the payment information is correct, including email address. Click Complete Payment button. Do not click the Complete Payment button more than once! After clicking Complete Payment, do not use the Back button in the web browser. Wait for the Confirmation page to be displayed.
19. On the Confirmation page, use the 1st link provided to obtain a printable receipt for your reference. After printing your receipt, you can return to CTC Online with the 2nd link “please click HERE.”
    
    The final landing page provides directions back to the Educator page or to log out of CTC Online.
    
    NOTE: If you answered "yes" to any of the Personal and Professional Fitness questions, you must send the required supporting materials to the Commission as per the instructions provided.

View “How to Renew your Credential” from CTC for a more detailed step-by-step guide.