Association of California Community
Colleges Teacher Education Programs (ACCCTEP)
Initiating Waves of Policy Change for California’s Community Colleges
Presentation to NACCTEP 9th Annual Conference
February 2011
ACCCTEP Presenters:
Allen Perlstein, El Camino College President, ACCCTEP Dennis Davino, Cypress College Kathryn Henkins, Mt. San Antonio College
History of ACCCTEP
Partnerships/ Connections Affiliations CCTE (CSU TEP group) – affiliate member Career Ladders /Career Achievement Project - an affiliate of ACCCTEP Northern CA/Southern CA ACCCTEP Connections ACCCTEP State Liaison is member of: Statewide Academic Senate CA Post- Secondary Education Committee (part of the CA Commission on Teacher Credentialing) Career Ladder/Career Achievement Project
State-wide Minimum Qualifications Change
Purview of State Academic Senate ACCCTEP endorsed strengthening Minimum Qualifications for Education classes (Master’s in education, teaching OR Master’s in a recognized K-12 subject matter, OR the equivalent AND
hold or
have held a state approved K-12 teaching credential)
ACCCTEP encouraged individual CC TEP leaders to also endorse changes to Minimum Qualifications for Education classes
SB 1440: Transfer Degree Implementation
New CC transfer degree for Liberal Studies (Elementary Ed) Guaranteed admission to CSU
Course I.D. Legislation Participate in upcoming discussions
and advocate for course descriptors for
TEP courses – state Academic Senate
ACCCTEP state liaison, the “lead” of the Teacher Prep
Discipline Input Group
Next Steps Work toward increasing the Title V
limit on number of TEP units
transferable to 4-year colleges (next legislative session) Clearinghouse for new TEP programs best practices, funding sources, curriculum development
Contact Info ACCCTEP.org ACCCTEP Board: Allen Perlstein, President Ola Jackson, President-elect Sue Parsons, Treasurer Lana Frausto, Secretary State Liaisons: Steve Bautista and
Janis Perry Membership: Kathryn Henkins
Policy Issues in Other States - Brainstorming
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