District Proficiency and Instructional Assistance Assessment

District Proficiency and Instructional Assistance Assessment - June, 2026 APPLICATION FILING DATES
INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

The Los Angeles Unified School District offers the District Proficiency and Instructional Assistance Test to individuals who are interested in:

• Meeting the Every Student Succeeds Act requirements to be eligible for employment as a paraprofessional (e.g., Teacher Assistant, Instructional Assistant, Library Aide, etc.).
• To be eligible for employment as a Vocational Instructor with LAUSD.
• To satisfy the high school educational requirement for classified (non‑teaching) job opportunities.

TESTING FEE: In accordance with the Every Student Succeeds Act, and in an effort to support this service, a nominal fee of $7.00 will be charged for each test taken. This fee will be collected on the day of your scheduled test appointment. Payment instructions will be included in your invitation to the test. Cash or personal checks will not be accepted.

With the exception of individuals being hired as vocational instructors, active LAUSD employees who have received an employment offer from a school administrator are exempt from this fee.

TEST RETAKE POLICY: Candidates who are unsuccessful on a test must wait a period of 30 days before scheduling a retake appointment. A testing fee will be charged for each administration of the District Proficiency or Instructional Assistance Test.

LAUSD Employees
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Please be advised that all LAUSD employees must sign in to the Global Protect Virtual Private Network (VPN) in order to submit an application from an external network outside of an LAUSD location. For assistance with installing the Global Protect virtual network, please contact Information Technology Services at  or .

RECEIVING COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE TESTING PROCESS –

IMPORTANT NOTE:

All correspondence related to this employment selection process (invitation and results letters) will be sent through email. Individuals who submit an application to take the District Proficiency and/or Instructional Assistance test will be emailed instructions to schedule their testing appointment.

For CURRENT LAUSD EMPLOYEES: Correspondence will be sent to your work email account. If you have never used your LAUSD email account, please contact the Information Technology Division help desk at  to activate your account.

For NON‑LAUSD employees, including laid‑off, former LAUSD employees: Correspondence will be sent to the email address you indicated in your candidate profile. Please check your email frequently to ensure you receive the most up‑to‑date information.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Individuals who have taken the District Proficiency and/or Instructional Assistance tests in the past may already have a candidate profile in our system. If you are unable to submit your request to take the District Proficiency and/or Instructional Assistance Test because your information already exists in the system, do not create a second profile. Instead, please use the most recent email you provided when you last scheduled your test appointment so that you may reset your candidate profile password.

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON‑LINE APPLICATION? Email us at  To find out whether the Final date to receive applications has been extended, visit the website at: http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities.

Please call  for more information.

AT THE TIME OF YOUR TESTING APPOINTMENT: You must show an official, current photo identification. Acceptable identification documents include a current driver license, state‑issued identification card, or passport.

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