Program Sponsors

This page reflects the work of the Professional Services Division (PSD) of the Commission and is primarily intended for Colleges and Universities, Districts and County Offices of Education, and Induction Programs that offer or seek to offer preparation programs for California educators.

The Professional Services Division of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing is responsible for:

• the development of California's educator preparation standards for all credential areas
• ensuring quality of preparation programs through accreditation activities
• the development and administration of California's system of educator examinations
• administration of California's state funded educator development programs

Information about these functions and responsibilities of the Commission can be found on this page. If you are a teacher or prospective teacher seeking information about credential programs, please see the "California Educator" or "Prospective California Educator" pages.

New Items

• Panel Review--Reading Certificate and Reading Specialist, Designated Subjects: Adult Education
  The Commission is currently seeking applications from individuals to serve on two panels to review and revise, as appropriate, credential program standards in the following areas:
  
     • Reading Certificate and Reading Specialist [MS Word]
     • Designated Subjects: Adult Education [MS Word]
  
  Application materials are due by May 23, 2008
  Updated May 16, 2008
  
  
• Common Standards Work Meeting: June 12-13, 2008 [MS Word]
  The Commission has asked that the Committee on Accreditation (COA) review the language of the Common Standards for applicability to: 1) the variety of approved program sponsors including universities, college, school districts, county offices of education and other entities; and 2) the full range of educator preparation programs that are approved by the Commission including teaching credentials, service credentials, at both the initial and advanced level. This work will inform the discussion on by the Committee on Accreditation at its June meeting. Please submit your reservation by June 5th, 2008.
  May 15, 2008
  
  
• CalTPA Assessor Training - May - September 2008 [PDF]
  May 9, 2008
  
  
• RFP for RICA Test Development [MS Word]
  The Commission on Teacher Credentialing is inviting qualified vendors to provide various aspects of test development for the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA), as noted in the Request for Proposal (RFP). The RFP also lists the term of the contract. The responses to the RFP must be submitted to the Commission by 10 a.m., Pacific Time, on June 23, 2008.
  May 5, 2008
  
  
• Career Technical Education Credentials Issued [PDF]
  Currently there are more than twenty agencies that issue career technical credentials - four California State University campuses, three University of California campuses, thirteen county offices of education, and three school districts.
  April 30, 2008
  
  
• General Science (Foundational-Level) Stakeholder Survey This survey is to assess the need for and appropriateness of a General Science (Foundational-Level) credential. A General Science (Foundational-Level) credential would authorize an individual to teach introductory science: life, earth or physical science. In addition, the credential would authorize the teaching of integrated science through grade 8. This credential would not authorize an individual to teach Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or any course that is on the UC/CSU approved list. It is expected that the majority of individuals who earn this credential would teach in the elementary or middle schools.
  
  The Commission has heard two agenda items addressing the possibility of a General Science credential: December 2007 (Item 3H) [PDF] and April 2008 (Item 2H) [PDF] . Please see these agenda items for more information. The Commission is interested in your opinion of this possible new credential. Survey responses are due by May 20.
  
  Click here to take the survey.
  April 23, 2008
  
  
• Report on the Study of Special Education Certification [PDF]
  The Report on the Study of Special Education Certification: A Report to the Governor and Legislature as Required by SB 1209 (Chap.517, Stats, 2006) provides the mandated report (December 2007) to the Governor and Legislature on Special Education and proposes a plan for implementation of its recommendations. It includes information about the activities that have occurred since June 2006 to modify the requirements for Education Specialist credentials, including (a) implementation procedures to add an English learner authorization to the current Education Specialist Credential, (b) conducting field meetings to examine issues related to modifying the Credential, and (c) the twenty five recommendations made to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing as a result of the review of the structure and requirements for the Special Education credentials.
  March 5, 2008
  
  
• California Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment and Intern Alternative Certification Evaluation Study [PDF]
  The University of California Riverside completed an evaluation of the BTSA and Intern programs as required by SB 1209.
  Link revised January 11, 2008
  
  
• Accreditation Framework -- December 2007 [PDF]
  The revised Accreditation Framework was adopted by the Commission at the December 5 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 7, 2007