Commission on Teacher Credentialing
651 Bannon Street, Suite 600
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 322-6253
Updated February 1, 2013
Watch Meeting:
Thursday, January 31, 2013 (Part 1) - Thursday, January 31, 2013 (Part 2) and
Friday, February 1, 2013
Commission Meeting Agenda
January 31 - February 1, 2013
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General Session
Commission Chair Linda Darling-Hammond will convene the General Session. Roll call will be taken and the Pledge of Allegiance recited.
Action
1A: Approval of the December 2012 Minutes
The Commission will consider approval of the minutes of the December 2012 meeting of the Commission.
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1B: Approval of the January-February 2013 Agenda
The Commission will consider approval of the Agenda for the January-February 2013 meeting of the Commission.
Action
1C: Approval of the January-February 2013 Consent Calendar
The Commission will consider approval of the January-February 2013 Consent Calendar.
Item 1C - Agenda Insert -- Updated January 29, 2013
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1D: Chair's Report
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1E: Executive Director's Report
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1F: Commission Member Reports
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1G: Liaison Reports
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2A: Update on the Proposed 2013-14 Governor's Budget
This agenda item provides an update on the salient points of the Commission's portion of the proposed 2013-14 Governor's Budget.
Action
3A: Proposed Amendments to Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations Pertaining to Teaching and Services Permits
This agenda items presents proposed amendments to Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations pertaining to teaching and services permits as requested by the Commission. The proposed amendments also include general clean-up of the emergency permit regulation sections.
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3B: Discussion Pertaining to Adding a Teaching or Content Area to a Valid General Education Teaching Credential
This agenda item describes the current options for a general education teacher to add an additional content area to a general education credential or earn a teaching credential without completing the full professional preparation program for the new content area or credential type. It includes feedback on this subject taken from a survey of stakeholders.
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3C: Special Education Authorizations and Assignments in California
This agenda item provides information on the special education credential and authorization structure in California related to the assignments of these educators and the delivery of instruction and services. Additionally, key findings and considerations for state policymakers from recent National and State level reports are presented that address the alignment in preparation for general education and special education teacher certification along with federal requirements.
Action
4A: Adoption of Revised Standards for the Adapted Physical Education Added Authorization Programs
This agenda item brings the revised standards for the Added Authorization in Adapted Physical Education (APE) back to the Commission for consideration and possible adoption.
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4B: Proposed Modifications to Educator Preparation Standards Recommended by the English Learner Authorizations Advisory Panel
This agenda item provides for Commission consideration and possible adoption proposed modifications to educator preparation standards intended to improve the delivery of services to English learners. The Commission's English Learner Authorizations Advisory Panel recommends that the Commission adopt these revisions, which have undergone a field review since they were presented initially to the Commission in March 2012.
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4C: Discussion of the English Learner Authorization and Intern Credentials
This agenda item presents information about the Commission's current procedures regarding Intern Credentials and English Learner authorizations.
Commission Chair Linda Darling-Hammond will reconvene General Session.
Items agendized for the first day of the meeting, but not discussed, may be taken up today.
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4D: Draft California Administrator Performance Expectations (CAPEs), Draft California Administrator Content Expectations, and Options for the Development of the Administrator Performance Assessment
This agenda item presents draft California Administrator Performance Assessment Expectations (CAPEs) and draft California Administrator Content Expectations for initial Commission review. The CAPEs describe the performance expectations for candidates just ready to begin practice as a California school administrator. The Content Expectations describe the underlying content knowledge needed by the administrative services candidate to successfully meet the performance expectations. Part II of the item addresses options for proceeding with the development of the Administrator Performance Assessment (APA).
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4E: Proposed Preconditions for Subject Matter Preparation Programs for the Single Subject Credential in World Language: English Language Development (WL: ELD) and Proposed Pedagogy Standard for Single Subject Preparation Programs in WL: ELD
This agenda item presents proposed Preconditions for WL: ELD Subject Matter preparation programs and a proposed WL: ELD pedagogy standard for Single Subject teacher preparation programs.
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4F: Update on the Work of the Teacher Preparation Advisory (TAP) Panel
This agenda item presents an overview of the work to date of the Teacher Preparation Advisory (TAP) Panel. The item also provides information on the direction of selected preliminary recommendations from the panel for the Commission's discussion and input.
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5A: Division of Professional Practices Workload Report
This agenda item provides a report on the Division of Professional Practices' current workload.
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5B: Committee of Credentials Vacancies for 2013-14
The Committee will review the terms of the current members of the Committee of Credentials and determine whether to reappoint or declare vacancies for one public representative, one secondary school teacher and one school administrator position.
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5C: Proposed Policy on Division of Professional Practices Cases
This agenda item provides a proposed policy recommendation for the Commission's consideration that would authorize staff to close matters as a ministerial act for specified Vehicle Code violations.
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6A: Legislative Concepts for Commission Consideration
This agenda item presents legislative concepts for the 2013 legislative year for Commission consideration.
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1H: Report of Closed Session Items
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1I: New Business
Quarterly Agenda is presented
Audience Presentations
Adjournment