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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