Hundreds of California educators, including 34 in Riverside County, are going back to school in the 2024-25 academic year to pursue an administrative services credential thanks to grant funding from the Diverse Education Leaders Pipeline Initiative (DELPI).
RIVERSIDE – Lawrence Hardy never sat in the classroom of an African American math teacher until he reached middle school. Daffne Pérez was in third grade when her family arrived in the United States and began working through her many insecurities and loss of culture while assimilating to her new home.Both Lawrence and Daffne, have become professional educators who are enrolled in the Riverside County Office of Education’s Center for Administrator Preparation in pursuit of their Preliminary or Clear Administrative Services Cr