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Commission on Teacher Credentialing
651 Bannon Street, Suite 600
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 322-6253
Updated February 17, 2015
Watch Meeting: Thursday, February 12, 2015 and Friday, February 13, 2015
All attachments are in PDF format.
Commission Meeting Agenda
February 12-13, 2015
Reasonable Accommodation: Any person with a disability requiring disability-related modifications or accommodations to participate in the meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may make a request by contacting Rhonda Brown at (916) 322-6253 or sending a written request to that person at 1900 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95811. Requests should be made as soon as possible but at least five working days in advance of the meeting.
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The Committee will review the proposed revisions to Chapters 1,2,4,5 and 6 of the Commission's Policy Manual and recommend revisions for adoption by the Commission.
General Session
Chair Linda Darling-Hammond will convene the General Session. Roll call will be taken and the Pledge of Allegiance recited.
Action
2A: Approval of the December 2014 Minutes
The Commission will consider approval of the minutes of the December 2014 meeting of the Commission.
Action
2B: Approval of the February 2015 Agenda
The Commission will consider approval of the Agenda for the February 2015 meeting of the Commission.
Action
2C: Approval of the February 2015 Consent Calendar
The Commission will consider approval of the February 2015 Consent Calendar.
Information
2D: Chair's Report
Information
2E: Executive Director's Report
Information
2F: Commission Member Reports
Information
2G: Liaison Reports
Action
2H: Report of Executive Committee
The Commission will consider the recommendation of the Executive Committee to adopt revisions to Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of the Commission's Policy Manual.
Information
3A: Update on the Governor's Proposed Budget for the Commission in 2015-16
This agenda item provides an update on the salient points of the Commission's portion of the proposed 2015-16 Governor's Budget and provides a status report on the Commission's current-year budget.
Action
4A: Potential Adoption of Revised Standards for Program Implementation of Commission-Approved Teaching Performance Assessments
This item presents for potential adoption by the Commission the revised standards for program implementation of Commission-approved Teaching Performance Assessments (TPAs) in California. These standards have been revised in response to Commission, stakeholder, and Performance Assessment Task Group feedback.
Action
4B: Adoption of the Passing Score Standard for the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET): Mathematics Examination
This agenda item provides (a) foundational information about the standard setting process and (b) recommendations for passing score standards for the CSET: Mathematics examination, which has been updated to align with the Common Core State Standards.
This agenda item presents one prospective program sponsor for initial institutional approval by the Commission.
Information/Action
4D: Update on the Work to Strengthen and Streamline the Commission's Accreditation System
This agenda item provides an update on the work to strengthen and streamline the Commission's Accreditation system. The item reports on the first meetings of the Accreditation Advisory Panel and Task Groups and briefly describes the plans to complete the work in Spring 2015.
This item presents a summary of the Commission's activities to implement recommendations from the Greatness by Design (GbD) Report and the Teacher Preparation Advisory Panel (TAP).
The Commission will go into Closed Session pursuant to California Government Code section 11126(e), to consider the following pending litigation: Carroll v. Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Sacramento Superior Court, 34-2012-00135527-CU-OE). The Commission will also consider adverse actions, petitions for reinstatement, petitions for reduction of penalty and requests for reconsideration in discipline cases while in Closed Session pursuant to California Education Code sections 44245, 44248, and Government Code section 11126(e). The Commission will report out of Closed Session appropriately concerning any and all actions taken or determinations made therein.
Reconvene General Session
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.
This item presents proposed amendments and addition to Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations to consolidate regulations listing items required for submission of a complete paper application to the Commission. This includes materials needed for both the Certification and Professional Practices Divisions.
Information
5A: Division of Professional Practices Workload Report
This agenda item provides a report on the Division of Professional Practices' current workload.
Action
6A: Proposed Amendments to Adopted Criteria for a Variable Term Waiver of the Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential
This agenda item presents proposed amendments to the Commission-adopted criteria for the initial issuance and reissuance of a Variable Term Waiver (VTW) for the Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Services Credential and requests that the Commission delegate authority to staff to approve or deny requests for these waivers based on the adopted criteria.
Item 6A - Presentation
Information/Action
6B: Proposed Modifications to the Supplementary Authorization in Computer Concepts and Applications
This agenda item presents proposed modifications to the Supplementary Authorization in Computer Concepts and Applications. The proposed revisions reflect a change in focus from preparation to teach only basic computer use, keyboarding, and software applications to a broader preparation inclusive of a full K-12 Computer Science education. The proposed revisions would require changes to the coursework Content Areas of Study for the authorization. Further, to reflect the broader approach to this content area, the name of this Supplementary Authorization is proposed to be changed to "Computer Science."
Action
6C: Request for Consideration of Eminence Credential
This agenda item presents a request by resolution from the Governing Board of Santa Rosa City School in Sonoma County to the Commission for the issuance of a credential based on Eminence to Dr. Adrienne Larocque in the subject of Academic Earth Sciences.
Information
7A: Status of Legislation
Staff will present the status of those legislative measures on which the Commission has adopted a position and those of interest to the Commission.
Action
7B: Analyses of Bills
Staff will present analyses of educator preparation and licensing bills introduced by Legislators. The analyses will summarize current law, describe the bill provisions, estimate costs and recommend amendments, if applicable.
Information
2J: Report of Closed Session Items
Information
2K: New Business
Bimonthly Agenda is presented
Audience Presentations
Adjournment