Accreditation
What's New
- Preparations for the 2009-10 Accreditation Site Visits
This technical assistance meeting will provide all institutions in the Yellow cohort information about the structure, team size, necessary documentation and interview schedule for 2009-10 CTC accreditation site visits. The meeting will be web broadcast and the audio archived for reference.
Click here to sign up for the technical assistance meeting.
May 15, 2009
- Board of Institutional Reviewers (BIR)
Education professionals who serve on accreditation site visit teams, participate in Program Assessment and review initial program proposals.
May 5, 2009
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Accreditation Framework Updated with the Revised Common Standards [PDF]
Since the Commission adopted edits to the Common Standards at the November meeting, the Accreditation Framework has been updated to include the newly adopted standards and the Common Standards Glossary
December 3, 2008
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Blog your Accreditation Question!
Four blogs have been created for program sponsors to share experience, ask questions, and dialogue with one another as they work with the Commission's revised accreditation system. The main blog is a "how-to" for blogging and links to the other topic specific blogs can be found there. Questions about the blogs can be e mailed to Kathryn Polster (kpolster@ctc.ca.gov).
• http://ctc-how-to.blogspot.com/
November 7, 2008
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Becoming Approved to offer Educator Preparation in California [MS Word]
When an institution (college, university, school district, county office of education or other entity) wants to offer one or more educator preparation programs to prepare candidates to teach or provide services in the California public schools, the institution needs to become approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
September 5, 2008
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National Professional Organization Accreditation: Alignment with the California Accreditation System
Procedures for institutions to combine national accreditation with California's accreditation system
July 29, 2008
Accreditation Activities
Information for all educator preparation programs to support implementation of the revised accreditation system.
Information for Program Sponsors
- One page summary on Accreditation System [MS Word]
- Technical Assistance Presentation for Programs New to Accreditation [MS PowerPoint]
Cohort Information
Cohort Maps: Descriptions of the accreditation activitiesfrom 2007-08 to 2013-2014 for each cohort: What activity is scheduled for each year,what needs to be submitted, when and what type of feedback will be returned to the institution/program sponsor.
-- Maps updated March 5, 2009
- Accreditation Activities by Cohort [PDF] Updated June 2009
- Accreditation Cohorts--Alphabetical List of Institutions and the Cohorts Updated March, 2009
Approved Program List
List of all Approved Preparation Programs. The complete list may be viewed or a list may be generated for any of the types of preparation programs.