Announcements

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.

The Commission on Teacher Credentialing is seeking applications to fill a vacancy for the Public Member position on the Committee of Credentials. The application can be found on the Committee of Credentials page. The final filing date for applications is November 12, 2021.

The Commission on Teacher Credentialing is seeking applications to fill a vacancy for the Public Member position on the Committee of Credentials. The application can be found on the Committee of Credentials page. The final filing date for applications is September 15, 2021.

The technical assistance webinar recording on the new options available for candidates to demonstrate basics skills is now available.

The August 2021 Commission Meeting Agenda is now available.

Coded Correspondence 21-05: Assembly Bill 130: Availability of New Options to Meet the Subject Matter and the Basic Skills Requirements is now available.

With the passage of the 2021-22 State Budget agreement, California expanded the choices available to teacher candidates by permitting, for the first time, relevant collegiate-level coursework to be used to meet the Basic Skills and Subject Matter requirements in lieu of the California Basic Education Skills Test (CBEST) and the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET).