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Welcome to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing

The purpose of the Commission is to ensure integrity and high quality in the preparation, conduct and professional growth of the educators who serve California's public schools. Its work shall reflect both statutory mandates that govern the Commission and research on professional practices.

Governor Schwarzenegger issued Executive Order S-13-09 on July 1, 2009 that furloughs state employees and closes state offices for three days a month through June, 2010. Consequently, the Commission Office will be closed the first, second and third Friday of each month.


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New and Featured Information
  • Commission Provides Guidance to Ease Path For Special Education Teachers [PDF]
    SACRAMENTO -- The Commission on Teacher Credentialing, at its January 28, 2010 meeting, approved a report that provides guidance to special education teacher preparation programs considering comparable experiences and coursework as alternatives to their regular course offerings.
    February 1, 2010

  • Oversight and Expansion of Teacher Preparation Programs Continues to be Successful [PDF]
    SACRAMENTO -- The Committee on Accreditation (COA) recently took action to approve three new professional preparation programs. At its January 2010 meeting, the COA, a committee of experts in the field of teacher preparation appointed by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, voted to approve initial accreditation for Loyola Marymount University's bilingual authorizations in Spanish and Mandarin languages, Hope International University's program for the Preliminary Single Subject credential and University of Phoenix's Preliminary Administrative Services credential program.
    February 1, 2010

  • Official Correspondence 10-07 [PDF]
    Implementation of Assembly Bill 1871 Concerning Bilingual and English Learner Authorizations
    January 27, 2010

  • Hosts for the Webinar on the Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate [PDF]
    The Commission has scheduled a webinar on February 9, 2010, from 9:30 to 11:30 regarding the implementation of Assembly Bill 1025 for the Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate. Due to the limited number of connections available for the webinar, organizations throughout the state will host groups to watch the webinar. Please contact the organization in your area to see if they have space for you to watch the webinar at their office.
    January 26, 2010

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