Announcements

The Commission on Teacher Credentialing is seeking applications to fill Public Member alternate positions on the Committee of Credentials.  The application can be found at the Committee of Credentials page. 
Applicants may not currently be employed in either a certificated public school position and/or be a member of any governing board of a school district or county board of education.

The Commission’s Policy Manual provides for the appointment of a student enrolled in an educator preparation program to represent the views and experiences of students as a liaison to the Commission. Interested parties must complete the application form and send it, with all additional requested documentation, to the attention of the Executive Office at the address provided on the form. More information is available via the Commission Website. Deans and Directors of California educator preparation programs are encouraged to share this information with students enrolled in preparation programs. Applications must be postmarked by June 30, 2020.

• Assistant Chief Counsel
• Legal Analyst
• Special Investigator

AB 471 requires that the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing report to the Governor and the Legislature each year on the number of teachers who received credentials, certificates, permits and waivers. This report provides data collected by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Commission) and addresses several questions regarding the supply of teachers newly available to teach in California classrooms.

• 2018-2019 (PDF)
• 2018-2019 (Excel)
  

The Commission has posted updated information related to Commission actions taken in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

The April 22-24, 2020 Commission meeting agenda is now available. 

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 Teacher Credentialing Program (Classified Program). Eligible applicants are Local Education Agencies, including California Community Colleges, with a proven record of experience in assessing teacher training programs. The Request for Proposal (RFP) is now available, and proposals must be received at the Commission office by 5:00 PM PDT, on Thursday, June 25, 2020.

Senate Bill 577 specified that the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, in coordination with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, may award up to three grants, not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) each, to collaboratives formed for the purpose of offering teacher credential coursework remotely in areas of the state with low rates of K-12 credentialed public school teachers, at a participating community college or colleges. For the purposes of this grant, a collaborative shall be comprised of at least one community college, at least one accredited degree-granting institution of higher education with a Commission-approved teacher preparation program and a physical presence in California, and one or more Local Education Agencies that have difficulties recruiting and retaining qualified teachers. The Request for Proposals (RFP) for this grant opportunity is now available, and proposals must be received by the Commission by 5:00 PM PDT, on Monday, July 13, 2020.

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 Monday, June 1, 2020. The applying LEA must have a strong collaboration with a student teaching based Special Education teacher preparation program approved by the Commission.

Statewide survey results for the program completers, master teachers and employers are now available on the Program Completion Surveys page.  Survey results include 2018-19 academic year data.  Additionally, the data are provided via data dashboards with an option to download in excel (see Data and Resources section below each survey page).  A PDF of the statewide survey results will no longer be posted on the webpage.