
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
651 Bannon Street, Suite 600
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 322-6253
Commission Meeting Agenda
October 26-27, 2017
All attachments are in PDF format.
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Action
1A: Proposal to Reinstate the Commission’s Appeals and Waivers Committee
This agenda item proposes amended language to the Policy Manual for final approval by the Commission. This language would reestablish the Appeals and Waivers Committee.
General Session
Chair Linda Darling-Hammond will convene General Session. Roll call will be taken and the Pledge of Allegiance recited.
Action
2A: Approval of the September 2017 Minutes
The minutes of the September 2017 meeting of the Commission are submitted for approval.
Action
2B: Approval of the October 2017 Agenda
The Agenda for the October 2017 meeting of the Commission is considered for approval.
Action
2C: Approval of the October 2017 Consent Calendar
The Commission will consider approval of the October 2017 Consent Calendar.
Information
2D: Chair’s Report
Information
2E: Executive Director’s Report
Information
2F: Commission Member Reports
Information
2G: Liaison Reports
Action
3A: Annual Report Card on California Teacher Preparation Programs for the Academic Year 2015-2016 as Required by Title II of the Higher Education Act
This agenda item is the Annual Report Card on California Teacher Preparation Programs for the Academic Year 2015-2016, as required by Title II of the 2008 Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. It is the seventeenth annual report and includes
a description of credentialing requirements to teach in California public schools and qualitative and quantitative information on teacher preparation programs.
Action
3B: Initial Institutional Approval - Stage II: Eligibility Requirements for Atwater Elementary School District
This agenda item presents, as part of the Initial Institutional Approval process, Atwater Elementary School
District’s responses to the Eligibility Requirements for consideration and possible approval by the Commission.
Action
3C: Proposed Adoption of the Passing Score Standard for the Revised and Updated California Subject Examinations for Teachers Science-Related Examinations (CSET: Multiple Subjects Subtest II and CSET: Science)
This agenda item provides (a) foundational information about the standard setting process for Commission standardized examinations and (b) recommendations for passing score standards for the CSET: Multiple Subjects Subtest II and the Science examinations,
which have been revised and updated to include content revisions and new constructed-response tasks in alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
Information/Action
3D: Update on Work Related to the Child Development Permit
This agenda item presents an update on work related to the state’s Child Development Permit, including recommendations for the Commission’s consideration and potential action.
Action
3E: Overview of the Early Completion Intern Program Option and Recommendation for a Change to the Entry Requirements
This agenda item provides an overview of the Early Completion Intern Program Option along with a
recommendation for the Commission’s consideration and potential action concerning a change to the entry requirements.
Information
3F: Program Capacity Survey
This agenda item provides information on the Program Capacity Survey completed by institutions that sponsor Preliminary Multiple Subject, Single Subject and Education Specialist teacher preparation programs.
Chair Linda Darling-Hammond will reconvene General Session.
Items agendized for the first day of the meeting, but not completed, may be taken up today.
Information
4A: Division of Professional Practices Workload Report
This agenda item provides a report on the Division of Professional Practices’ current workload.
Action
5A: Request to Waive the Regional Accreditation Requirement for a Bachelor’s Degree Needed for Certification
This agenda item presents one waiver request submitted by an Institution of Higher Education on behalf of a candidate who earned her bachelor’s degree at a time when her institution was not regionally accredited.
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6A: Status of Legislation
Staff will present the status of those legislative measures of interest to the Commission and address questions regarding any other legislation identified by Commissioners.
Action
2H: Proposal to Reinstate the Commission’s Appeals and Waivers Committee
The Commission will consider an amendment to its Policy Manual to reestablish the Appeals and Waivers Committee.
Information
2I: Report of Closed Session Items
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- Bimonthly Agenda is presented
- Audience Presentations