Updates

Evaluation Systems is currently accepting applications for assessors to assist with the scoring of the Field Test submissions of the Education Specialist CalTPA (EdSp CalTPA) in the credential areas of Mild to Moderate Support Needs (MMSN), Extensive Support Needs (ESN), Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE), Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH), and Visual Impairments (VI). […]

Evaluation Systems is currently accepting applications for assessors to assist with the scoring of the Pilot Test submissions of the Early Childhood Education CalTPA (ECE CalTPA). To submit your interest in becoming an assessor for this important work, please respond to the ECE CalTPA Assessor Application. If you have additional questions, please contact Cassandra Henderson […]

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) has launched a two-year initiative to design an Early Childhood Education California Teaching Performance Assessment (ECE CalTPA) based on the Early Childhood Education Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs). This performance assessment is specifically designed to assess the teacher permit level TPEs. The success of this initiative is dependent on […]

The Commission’s General Institutional and Credential Program Specific Preconditions for all programs offered in the Orange and Blue Cohorts are due by March 31, 2022. Responses to the General Preconditions for each institution as well as preconditions addressing all approved programs—active programs and inactive programs with one or more candidates—need to be submitted via the institution’s accreditation website, with […]

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) has launched a two-year initiative to design an Education Specialist California Teaching Performance Assessment (EdSp CalTPA) based on the revised Education Specialist Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs) it recently approved in August 2018. The success of this initiative is dependent on the broad participation of approved education specialist teacher preparation programs. The […]

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) has launched a two-year initiative to design an Early Childhood Education California Teaching Performance Assessment (ECE CalTPA) based on the Early Childhood Education Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs). This performance assessment is specifically designed to assess the teacher permit level TPEs. The success of this initiative is dependent on […]

The Commission is preparing to update the early childhood education PK-3 credentialing structure to provide multiple accessible pathways for interested teachers to serve in the expanding California State Preschool Program and in Universal Transitional Kindergarten classes enabled by the state’s new and historic investments in expanding PK and TK to all eligible four-year-old children. Revising […]

The Professional Services Division staff hosts a variety of office hours to provide technical assistance and support the sharing of best practices. Program Area Day Time Meeting Link Early Childhood Education 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 12:00-1:00pm Zoom Link    

CDE, in collaboration with the Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation, has launched California Educators Together, an online platform designed to streamline communication between educators and allow them to access and share a vast library of content, resources, strategies, and supports. This web-based community of practice aims to provide real-time responses to educator needs through a […]

The Professional Services Division staff will be conducting virtual office hours to respond to questions, comments, and other informational needs for the ECE stakeholder community. ECE office hours will be held from 12-1 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month during April-July 2021 and then will increase to the first and third Tuesdays of […]