Accreditation
What's New
- Nominations for the Committee on Accreditation (COA) [MS Word]
The Commission is now accepting nominations for new members of the COA. The COA makes continuing accreditation decisions for all institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs in California. There will be three openings on the COA for the 10-11 year--two for K-12 members and one for members from IHEs. Nominations are due by February 25th, 2010.
January 20, 2010
- Biennial Report Due Date Form for institutions in the Blue, Orange, and Violet cohorts.
All deans or directors in the three cohorts were sent an email this past week asking for the specific month when the Biennial Report will be submitted. Included in the 2010 Biennial Report Due Date Form was another option to register for this technical assistance meeting. If you registered for the technical assistance meeting through the Due Date Form, there is no need to register again.
December 2, 2009
- Intent to Submit a Program Proposal [PDF]
When an institution elects to offer a new, or updated, credential program a program proposal must be submitted to the Commission. This 'intent' form notifies the Commission of the intent to submit the new program for review and approval. The form is due a minimum of 60 days before the program proposal will be sent to the CTC.
October 28, 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 activities from 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 July 2009
- Accreditation Activities by Cohort [MS Word ] Updated November 2009
- Accreditation Cohorts--Alphabetical List of Institutions and the Cohorts Updated November, 2009
Induction Program Cohorts
Induction programs are transitioning into the accreditation system so the activities are slightly different than the other approved institutions.
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.