Commission on Teacher Credentialing
CTC: A Year in Review
ACSA Personnel Institute
October 7-9, 2015
Teri Clark, Director
Professional Services Division
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
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Recent Work (2015)
• Accreditation Advisory Panel (AAP)
• National Governors Association
Special Education Grant
• CEEDAR
Worth Noting (2013-2014)
• Administrative Services Credentials
• CCSS/NGSS
• Examinations
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Implications
1.Changes will effect districts in hiring
2.Teacher induction and the importance of
support providers
3.Induction support for new administrators
4.How changes in Special Education
credential structure and preparation will
effect staffing
4/2-3/12
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Accreditation Advisory Panel (AAP)
Charged by the Commission in June
2014 to explore ways to strengthen
and streamline educator preparation
programs and the accreditation
system.
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Outcome
Measures
Standards
Common and Program
-Preliminary
-Induction
Performance Assessment data
Surveys-Completer, Employer,
Master Teachers
Accountability
System
Transparency
Accreditation
Data Warehouse
Public, Institutions, Commission
Effective Preparation Programs
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AAP cont.
Six task groups:
• Preliminary Teacher Prep Standards
• Induction Standards, Policies and Regulations
• Performance Assessments – Teachers and
Administrators
• Accreditation Policy and Procedures
• Outcomes and Survey Data
• Public Access and Data Dashboards
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AAP cont.
Updates in the following areas:
• Accreditation processes – all programs and
credential levels
• Beginning Teacher preparation
• Teacher Induction
• Beginning Administrator preparation
• Clear Administrator Induction
• Public access/Data dashboards
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National Governors Association
Special Education Grant
• Statewide Special Education Task Force report,
March 2015:
One System: Reforming Education to Serve All
Students
www.smcoe.org/about-smcoe/statewide-specialeducation-task-force/
• NGA grant supports gathering stakeholder
feedback on task force recommendations related to
educator preparation
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NGA Grant cont.
• Task Force recommendations in seven areas with
eight specific recommendations for educator prep –
Six that apply directly to educator certification
• 8 Stakeholder Feedback Sessions held statewide
August through September
• Feedback will be analyzed and presented to the
Commission for final decision about the state’s
teacher credentialing structure
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CEEDAR
Collaboration for Effective Educator
Development, Accountability and Reform
Preparation for general education teachers,
special education teachers, and school
administrators
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Administrative Services Credential
• Standards adopted: Preliminary-December 2013
& Induction-February 2014
• Revised CPSELs adopted in February 2014
• Developing the Descriptions of Practice for
CPSELs 2014-15
• Development of a Performance Assessment
for Program Completers
• Require 5 years of experience in the schools
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CCSS Updates
• Teaching Performance Expectations
updated to align with CCSS
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2013-14: Programs began to integrate revised
TPEs
2014-15: Revised TPEs must be fully integrated
into MS/SS programs
• New and updated items added to CSET
• NGSS work—still to be completed
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Examinations Updates
• One-stop CTC Exams website:
www.ctcexams.nesinc.com
• CSET: Computer-based testing for more
content areas
• New and updated items added to
CBEST and to CSET
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CPACE Examination Updates
• CPACE revisions now in process
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Content assessment and performance
assessment required – first administration
Summer 2015
Passing standard set August 2015
• Candidates will NOT be able to mix and
match across the prior and new CPACE
versions
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Looking Forward …
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Resources
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Questions?
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