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Commission on Teacher Credentialing
1900 Capitol Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 322-6253
Commission Meeting Agenda
November 28-30, 2018
Watch Meeting: Wednesday, November 28, 2018, Thursday, November 29, 2018 and Friday, November 30, 2018
All attachments are in PDF format
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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Action
1A: Interview and Recommendation of Members/Alternates for the Committee of Credentials
This agenda item provides information about the selection process for appointments to the Committee of Credentials. Applications submitted to the Commission prior to the posting of this item are attached. Any additional applications will be brought in an insert on the day of the meeting.
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 2018 Minutes
The minutes of the September 2018 meeting of the Commission are submitted for approval.
Action
2B: Approval of the November 2018 Agenda
The Agenda for the November 2018 meeting of the Commission is considered for approval.
Action
2C: Approval of the November 2018 Consent Calendar
The Commission will consider approval of the November 2018 Consent Calendar.
Information
2D: Chair’s Report
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2E: Executive Director’s Report
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2F: Commission Member Reports
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2G: Liaison Reports
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3A: Annual Report of the Committee on Accreditation
This agenda item presents the 2017-18 Annual Accreditation Report from the Committee on Accreditation (COA).
Information/Action
3B: Update on State-Funded Grant Programs
This agenda item presents an update on five state-funded grant programs: the California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program; the Integrated Teacher Preparation Program; the California Center on Teaching Careers; the Teacher Residency Grant Programs (Capacity, Expansion, and Residency); and the Local Solutions to the Shortage of Special Education Teachers Grant Program. This agenda item also presents the 2018 annual report on the California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program as required by statute for Commission review and approval to transmit to the Legislature.
Action
3C: Assignment Monitoring of Certificated Staff in California by County Offices of Education 2015-2017, a Report to the Legislature
This agenda item is provided in response to Education Code §44258.9, which requires the Commission to report to the Governor and Legislature biennially on assignment monitoring data for certificated employees.
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3D: Update on Work Related to the Intern Program Early Completion Option
This agenda item provides an update on the work related to the Commission’s Intern Program Early Completion Option. The update includes an option to pursue a change in statute to carry out the Commission’s previous directives on this topic.
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3E: Update on Work Related to the Child Development Permit
This agenda item presents an update on the work related to the Commission’s Child Development Permit.
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.
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3F: Initial Employment of New Teachers in California
Commission staff conducted a pilot study of the 2012-13 cohort of newly credentialed teachers focused on initial employment rates between 2013 and 2018. The intent of this pilot effort was to develop a better understanding of employment patterns and factors affecting teacher retention. Staff will present the findings of this pilot study during the Commission meeting for discussion and feedback, with the intent of including these kinds of data analyses in the annual Teacher Supply Report in the future.
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4A: Division of Professional Practices Workload Report
This agenda item provides a report on the Division of Professional Practices’ current workload.
Action
4B: Committee of Credential Vacancies for Fiscal Year 2019-20
The Commission will review the terms of the current members of the Committee of Credentials and will declare vacancies for one school administrator member and one secondary teacher member and one public member.
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4C: Division of Professional Practices’ and Committee of Credentials’ Workload and Statutory Framework – Efficiency, Due Process, and Public Safety Implications
This item addresses the existing challenges to efficiency, due process, and public safety, created by the rising workload of the Division of Professional Practices and Committee of Credentials, as well as the statutory framework currently governing the educator disciplinary process.
Action
5A: Legislative Proposals
This agenda item presents legislative proposals for the 2019 legislative year for Commission consideration.
Action
2H: Interview and Recommendation as to Vacancies, Members and Alternates for the Committee of Credentials
The Commission will consider persons recommended by the Ad Hoc Committee and make appointments.
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2I: Report of Closed Session Items
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2J: New Business
- Bimonthly Agenda is presented
- Audience Presentations
Action
2K: Nominations and Elections for the Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for 2019
Each year the Commission nominates and elects its Chair and Vice Chair.
Adjournment