Commission on Teacher Credentialing continues retooling of exams

The Aug. 28-29 meeting of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) continued work on evaluating CTC-approved exams, pulling in assessments that meet basic skills requirements and subject matter requirements to join the extensive work that has been going on for the past year on […]

Commission on Teacher Credentialing closes chapter on creating new literacy assessment

The June 26-27 meeting of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) continued its deep dive into reviewing and amending teaching performance assessments, the exams that must be passed to obtain a credential, including the approval of the launch of the new Literacy Performance Assessment (LPA) on July 1.

Commission on Teacher Credentialing reviews teacher data and works toward long-term goals

The April 10-11 meeting of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) saw the presentation of a yearly teacher supply report, rich discussions regarding additional authorizations to the Childhood Development Permit and recommendations from the workgroup tasked with reviewing the Teacher Performance Assessments, and business […]

Commission on Teacher Credentialing furthers recommendations for assessments and Child Development Permit

The Feb. 6-7 meeting of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) continued discussion of several long-term initiatives including a review of initial recommendations for improving Teacher Performance Assessments (TPAs) and new requirements for earning a Child Development Permit authorizing service to children age birth […]

Commission on Teacher Credentialing dives deep into data in last meeting of the year

The final meeting of the year for the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) debuted a new set of educator workforce dashboards and covered a wide range of teacher-centric, data-rich reports. The commission bid goodbye to former Natomas Unified School District trustee and CSBA Past […]

Commission on Teacher Credentialing examines preparation program participation

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing met on Oct. 17-18 to discuss the status of teacher preparation programs, move forward work on revised criteria for the state’s Child Development Permit and decide upon alternate assessment options for candidates that find themselves in between official reading […]

Commission on Teacher Credentialing provides updates on Literacy Performance Assessment

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing had a  meeting Aug. 29-30, with the second day spent in closed session to discuss a pending legal case. Much of the Aug. 29 agenda focused on progress related to pilot testing and other items associated with the upcoming […]

Commission on Teacher Credentialing deep dives into its exams

During the June 20-21 meeting of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), commissioners reviewed several reports, including an analysis of the passing rates of commission-approved examinations from the last five years; continued an ongoing discussion and data review on teaching performance assessments (TPAs) and […]

Commission on Teacher Credentialing reviews teacher supply in California

During the April 18-19 meeting of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, commissioners were presented with two key annual reports related to the teacher supply in California and received an update on the work staff is undertaking in the early childhood education field. In addition, […]