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Standards: Educator Preparation
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing awards credentials and certificates on the basis of completion of programs that meet Standards for Educator Preparation and Standards for Educator Competence.
For each type of professional credential in education, the Commission has developed and adopted standards which are based upon recent research and the expert advice of many professional educators. Each standard specifies a level of quality and effectiveness that the Commission requires from programs offering academic and professional preparation in education. The Commission enforces its standards by evaluating approved programs across California through an objective process conducted by carefully selected and trained professional educators to ensure that the standards are applied consistently and rigorously.
Also see: Submission guidelines and how to submit a program for approval
| Experimental Program Standards | ||
| • The Experimental Program option is designed to encourage innovations in educator preparation and investigation of those innovations, with the aim of increasing the profession's understanding of professional learning and improving professional practice for the benefit of all students in California. (Handbook to be posted in April 2008) 2008 |
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| Teaching Credentials | ||
| Preliminary Teaching Credential | ||
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• Teacher Preparation - Multiple and Single Subject 2001, revised March 2007 | MS Word | |
| • Blended Programs 2001 |
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| Professional Clear Teaching Credential | ||
| • Induction Standards 2008 |
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| • Clear Credential (Fifth Year of Study) Submission Guidelines & Standards for Advanced Coursework Revised November 2007 | MS Word | |
| Special Education Teaching Credential | ||
| • Education Specialist and Clinical Rehabilitative Services 1996 |
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| Specialist Credentials | ||
| • Adapted Physical Education 1992 |
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| • Agricultural Specialist 2006 |
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| • California Teachers of English Learners (CTEL) for CLAD Certification 2006 | MS Word | |
| • Early Childhood Specialist 1985 |
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| • Education Specialist and Clinical Rehabilitative Services 1996 |
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| • Mathematics Specialist 1985 |
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| • Reading Certificate and Reading and Language Arts Specialist 1998 |
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| Services Credentials | ||
| • Pupil Personnel Services Programs -- School Counseling, School Psychology, School Social Work, and Child Welfare and Attendance Services 2001 |
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| • Administrative Services Programs -- Preliminary Credential, Preliminary Internship Credential, and Professional Clear Credential -- Standards based and Guidelines-based 2003 |
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| • Clinical Rehabilitative Services 1996 |
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| • Professional School Nurse and Special Teaching Authorization in Health 2007 |
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| • Library Media Teacher Programs 1991 |
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| Designated Subjects Teaching Credentials | ||
| • Adult Education Credential Standards 1993 | -- | |
| • Vocational Education Credential Standards 1993 | -- | |
| • Driver Education and Training Subject Matter Preparation Standards 1997 | -- | |
| • Supervision and Coordination Credential Standards Contact the Commission for Information | -- | -- |
Prior Standards
When new standards are developed, prior standards continue through a transitional "sunset" period. During the sunset period candidates can be accepted to a program which meets the new standards or the prior standards. However, once a new program has been approved, an institution may not admit new candidates to the old program. At the end of the sunset period, no new candidates can be admitted to programs approved under a prior set of standards. Those programs must reapply to meet the newly adopted standards. The standards under which the Commission has approved any program govern the candidates' requirements for obtaining a credential.