Why Choose Me
Years Experience
Jill’s work as a studio teacher includes an extensive list of various union and non-union projects including Film, TV, Commercials, Voice Recording, Music Videos and Print
Studio Teacher
A copy of Jill’s CA Studio Teacher certificate #76210, issued by the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), can be sent upon request. Or, use the link given.
About Me
For over 30 years Jill Gann has served as an educator. She is a licensed California studio teacher and holds three credentials in elementary, secondary and special education and is a respected member of Local 884 - a union dedicated to the education and safety of child performers within the entertainment sector.
After graduating from the University of California-Davis with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics she spent almost 10 years touring the world as a professional athlete. Off the back of her journeys, her teaching career began as a full-time teacher where she worked as a Resource Teacher gaining a deep understanding of early literacy development and specializing in the growth of emergent readers. She took her knowledge and experience into the regular classroom where she provided effective student learning experiences to all types of learners, including a whole classroom of second language learners.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A studio teacher is a dual credentialed teacher (single and multiple subjects) who has received training and passed an examination on Child Labor Laws specific to the entertainment industry in the state of California. Certificated studio teachers hold a “green card” from the state of California allowing them to work with minors on set.
Yes. It is a requirement for CA Credentialing.
Yes. As part of being a member of IATSE Local 884 we get background checked regularly.
By law, a studio teacher MUST be present when minors ages 15 days – 18 years are employed in the entertainment industry with only a very few exceptions (please also see “exceptions/ exclusions” question regarding permits). However, minors age 16-17 who require schooling need a studio teacher only for the purposes of school and only on days when school is in session. On non-school days, they may work without a studio teacher so long as they have a permit to do so. (Please see link above for details on hours of employment.)
“Employers shall provide a studio teacher on each call for minors from age 15 days to their sixteenth birthday, and for minors from age 16 to 18 years when required for the education of the minor. One studio teacher must be provided for each group of 10 minors or fraction thereof. With respect to minors age 15 days to 16 years, one studio teacher must be provided for each group of 20 minors or fraction thereof on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or during school vacation periods. (Child Labor Pamphlet.http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/ ChildLaborPamphlet2000.html#52)”
Rates are determined by the type of production (union vs non-union), hours, location, length and breadth of a project.
The same laws apply regardless of the child’s union status and/or agency representation.
The entertainment industry is defined in state regulations as ". . . any organization, or individual, using the services of any minor in: motion pictures of any type (film, videotape, etc.), using any format (theatrical, film, commercial documentary, television program, etc.), by any medium (theater, television, videocassette, etc.); photography; recording; modeling; theatrical productions; publicity; rodeos; circuses; musical performances; and any other performances where minors perform to entertain the public." [8 CCR 11751] (Child Labor Pamphlet.http:// www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/ChildLaborPamphlet2000.html#52)
Ask the production where the studio teacher is and let them know you will wait until they secure a Studio Teacher before starting work at all. This will legally protect both you, your child, and the production.
Productions can be fined $500-$10,000 for each violation in addition to potentially receiving jail time.
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