Announcements

Coded Correspondence 15-07: Approval of the Addition and Amendments to Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations Pertaining to Administrative Services Credentials is now available.

The October 8-9, 2015 Commission Agenda is now available

CTC will hold a question and answer sesssion for the Strengthening and Streamlining Accreditation Project (SSAP) Request for Offer (RFO) at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, September 8, 2015.  Audio of the meeting will be posted within 24 hours of its conclusion.  

Coded Correspondence 15-06: Proposed Amendments to Title 5 Regulations Pertaining to the Supplementary Authorization in Computer Science is now available.

In response to the recommendations of the "Report of California's Statewide Task Force on Special Education," a series of meetings are taking place to discuss the future of teacher preparation and credentialing for Special Education in California. 

The August 27-28, 2015 Commission Agenda is now available.  Item 7B will be posted next week.

The August 2015 Child Development Permit Advisory Panel Meeting Agenda is now available.

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill into law that extends the successfully implemented separate teaching credential for Native American languages passed in 2008 to include Native American culture. 

The Commission on Teacher Credentialing's Committee on Accreditation has elected two experienced California educators to lead the COA in 2015-16.  The new co-Chairs are Dr. Pia Wong, a professor at CSU, Sacramento; and Dr. Anna Moore, an administrator with the Sonoma County Office of Education.  Press Release

The Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Commission) adopted new criteria for the initial issuance and reissuance of a Variable Term Waiver (VTW) for the Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Services Credential and authorized staff to approve or deny VTWs based on the adopted criteria.  The criteria became effective on January 1, 2015.