Announcements

A single contract award of $250,000 is available for an independent evaluator to conduct an evaluation to determine the success of the California Classified School Employee Training Program (Classified Program). Eligible applicants are Local Education Agencies, including California Community Colleges, with a proven record of experience in assessing teacher training programs. Proposals must be received at the Commission office by 5:00 PM PDT, on Thursday, May 14, 2020.

Questions and Answers for the Teacher Residency Grants for Preparation of Education Specialist Candidates are now available.

The Commission has updated the Commission at a Glance page with 2018-19 fiscal year data.  Additionally, the public can find and explore data on individual Commission-approved institutions that offer educator preparation programs on the new and improved  Approved Institutions and Programs page.

CIA 20-01 entitled Supporting Documentation Required with Online Recommendations for Clear Teaching Credentials Credentials provides guidance regarding the supporting documentation that must be uploaded by induction program sponsors during the online recommendation process at the time teachers are recommended for a clear teaching credential. The provisions outlined take effect immediately with the release of this CIA.

The Golden State Teacher Grant program allows the California Student Aid Commission to provide one-time grants of $20,000 to each student enrolled in a professional preparation program leading to a preliminary teaching credential, if the student commits to working in a high-need field at a priority school for four years after the student receives a teaching credential.  The Commission’s role in the program is furnishing a list of priority schools that have a high rate of emergency-type permit usage.  For more information regarding the program contact CSAC: www.csac.ca.gov.

Coded Correspondence 20-01: Changes to Assignment Monitoring Based on the Provisions of Assembly Bill (AB) 1219 is now available.

Coded Correspondence 20-02: Changes to the Credential Requirements for Charter School Teachers Based on the Provisions of Assembly Bill (AB) 1505 is now available.

Funds remain in the Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Support Grant Programs, allocated in the 2018 Budget-Ed Code § 44415, for new or expanded Teacher Residency Programs. The original funding provided $50 million for Special Education Teacher Residency Programs and $25 million for STEM or Bilingual Teacher Residency Programs.  The funds for STEM/Bilingual Residency programs have been allocated to the current residency programs but there is additional funding for new or expanded Teacher Residency Programs in Special Education Teacher Preparation. The Request for Proposals (RFP) is now available, and proposals must be received by the Commission by 5:00 PM PDT, on Friday, April 3, 2020. The applying LEA must have a strong collaboration with a student teaching based Special Education teacher preparation program approved by the Commission.

The January 2020 Commission Meeting Agenda is now available.

Live chat for credentialing related questions will be available from the Certification contact page, weekdays from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM, starting December 10.

For questions regarding the Professional Fitness Questions, contact the Division of Professional Practices at 916-322-4974 Option 2, weekdays from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM.  The Division of Professional Practices cannot be contacted through live chat.