Announcements

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.

November 2019 Commission Agenda item 3E and Agenda item 6A are now available.

The November 2019 Commission Agenda is now available.  Items 3E and 6A will be posted next week.

Coded Correspondence 19-10: Proposed Amendments to Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations Pertaining to Fees is now available.

Coded Correspondence 19-09: Approved Amendments to Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations Pertaining to Administrative Services Credentials is now available.

Coded Correspondence 19-08: Period of Validity for all Commission-Approved California Performance Assessments is now available.

Coded Correspondence 19-07: Guidance Regarding New Form for Self-Revocation and Authorization Changes to Education Specialist Level I Documents is now available.

Credential Information Alert (CIA) 19-05 entitled IHE Submission of SAT and ACT Exam Scores announces that effective as of the date of this CIA, the Commission will accept SAT/ACT exam scores used for meeting the Basic Skills Requirement (BSR) from the electronic database of an institution of higher education (IHE) submitting a credential recommendation to the Commission using the CTC Online system.