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• RICA and Reading Program Standards Technical Assistance Meetings [MS Word]
  Technical Assistance meetings have been scheduled in April and May to assist program sponsors in reviewing the revised standards, thinking about the updated RICA content specifications, and in reviewing current course syllabi to address the updated content specifications. Please plan to attend [MS Word] one of the seven meetings being held in the state.
  April 10, 2008
  
  
• Technical Assistance to prepare for Program Assessment [MS Word]
  Four meetings have been scheduled to support institutions preparing for Program Assessment (especially Orange and Red cohorts). Please plan to attend one of the meetings to understand the preparation, submission and review of Program Assessment documents.
  March 21, 2008
  
  
• California Council of Teacher Educators (CCTE) Spring Conference 2008 was focused on Accreditation. The power points that were used in the presentations involving CTC staff are available from this web page.
  February 29, 2008
  
  
• Common Standards [MS Word]
  All institutions must address the Common Standards (2008) for site visits beginning in 2008-09. This two page alignment chart identifies the new concepts in the Common Standards as compared with the prior Common Standards
  February 29, 2008
  
  
• Accreditation Framework [PDF] -- Adopted by the Commission!
  The revised Accreditation Framework was adopted by the Commission at the December 5, 2007 meeting. This Framework contains the Commission's policies related to accreditation. The Framework also contains the revised Common Standards that take effect on July 1, 2008.
  December 6, 2007

Implementation of the Revised Accreditation System

Information for all educator preparation programs to support implementation of the revised accreditation system.

• Biennial Reports
• Program Assessment
• Site Visits

• Implementation of the Revised Accreditation System
  
  
• One page summary on Accreditation System [MS Word]

Applications and Training Information for the Board of Institutional Reviewers (BIR)

-- Applications are still being accepted, the next scheduled BIR training will be June 22-25, 2008.

• Letter to prospective BIR members [MS Word]
• Information Form [MS Word]
• Letter of Intent [MS Word]
• Letter of Recommendation [MS Word]

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.

Updated April 10, 2008