Announcements

The Commission on Teacher Credentialing has announced the award recipients in three separate grant programs funded as part of the 2016-17 California Budget Act. These grant programs are designed to help address California's current teacher shortage by funding a teacher recruitment center, helping to create new undergraduate programs leading to a credential, and supporting classified school employees pursuing a credential.

The winning proposals have been announced

• Integrated Undergraduate Teacher Preparation and the California Center on Teaching Careers grants
• California Classified School Employees Teacher Credentialing Program

The audio recording of the Strengthening and Streamlining Accreditation Project (SSAP), Accreditation Data System Request for Offer (RFO) Question and Answer session is now available.

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Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., has reappointed Commissioners Casallas, Cooney, Darling-Hammond, Harris and Ramirez to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, internationally recognized education expert, and veteran teacher Kathleen Harris will continue as Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing in 2014. The two were reelected at the Commission's December 13, 2013 meeting and will serve through December 2014.

Addendum #2 for 15RFO002 for Consultant for Accreditation Data System for the Streamline and Strengthen the Accreditation Process (SSAP) Project has been posted. All key action dates remain the same.

Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, Chair, Commission on Teacher Credentialing, takes stock of the new landscape for education in California and sets a resolution for the Commission in 2014.

In academic year 2012-13, more than 2,600 intern credentials were issued, while a decade ago, more than 7,000 credentials were issued. There has been a dramatic decrease in the number of intern credentials issued in the past several years. In spite of the decrease in the number of intern credentials, 956 out of 1100 districts and county offices currently employ teachers on intern credentials. 

CTC has posted a Request for Offer #16RFO002 for the Consultant for Accreditation Data System for the Streamline and Strengthen the Accreditation Process (SSAP) Project on Cal eProcure. The event ID in Cal eProcure is #0000003455. Please review the following documents and make note of the Key Action Dates listed within the RFO.

• Accreditation Data System RFO
• Accreditation Data System RFO [MS Word]
• Exhibit 1 - Accreditation Data System Process
• Exhibit 2 - Annual Reporting Requirements
• Exhibit 3 - Data Elements Annual Submission
• Exhibit 4 - SSAP Confidentiality Statement
• CTC SSAP Project Feasibility Study Report
• CTC SSAP Project Charter

The Commission on Teacher Credentialing has one School Board member vacancy on the Committee of Credentials (Committee). The Committee reviews allegations of misconduct against educators. Applications are due by June 1, 2014.