Announcements

Coded Correspondence 22-01: Executive Order N-3-22 and New Staffing Flexibilities is now available.

The January 2022 Closed Session Agenda is now available.

The Commission on Teacher Credentialing is seeking applications to fill a vacancy for the Elementary Teacher and School Board Member positions on the Committee of Credentials. The application can be found at the Committee of Credentials webpage. The final filing date for applications is March 16, 2022.

This report provides an annual update, including background information and data, on the California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program as required by statute for transmittal to the Legislature by January 1st for each year of the grant program.

The December 2021 Commission Meeting Agenda is now available. 

The December 2021 Ad Hoc Committee Agenda is now available.

The California state budget signed by the Governor in July 2021 includes a total of $350 million in funding for competitive grants to support a collaborative partnership between an eligible Local Education Agency (LEA) or a consortium of LEAs partnering with one or more Commission-approved teacher preparation programs offered by a regionally accredited institution of higher education (IHE) to expand, strengthen, improve access to, or create teacher residency programs. The funding may be used to establish new teacher residency programs that support either of the following: (a) designated shortage fields including special education, bilingual education, computer science, science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), transitional kindergarten (TK), or kindergarten and/or (b) local efforts to recruit, develop support systems for, provide outreach and communication strategies to, and retain a diverse teacher workforce that reflects a local education agency community’s diversity.

Twenty-five million dollars is available for Teacher Residency Capacity Grant awards up to a maximum of $250,000 per eligible applicant, and the Request for Applications (RFA) for this grant opportunity is now available and is due to the Commission by 5:00 PM PDT on February 14, 2022.

Please visit the Commission’s Teacher Residency Grants webpage for more information. 

The October 18, 2021 Webinar on the Implementation of AB 130: Subject Matter Requirement is now available for viewing on the Subject Matter Requirements webpage. The PowerPoint used in the webinar has also been posted separately on this same webpage.  Additionally, the CTC Online system has now been updated and can take recommendations with these new options.

September 2021 Commission Meeting Agenda Item 2A and Revised Agenda 2C are now available.

The September 2021 Commission Meeting Agenda is now available.  Item 2A will be posted next week.