Commission on Teacher Credentialing Commission Exams Update October 2012 Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing What’s Newest? •Commission examination fees were raised by 5% •Candidates registering in the 2012-13 program year will be charged the increased fee Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Also Notable…. CTEL and RICA are offered on computer only CSET Math is now offered on computer only Coming next to CBT: CSET English CBT Examinations are offered yearround by appointment or in testing windows Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California 3 Commission on Teacher Credentialing Examinations Offered as Computer Based Test (CBT) Only CSET: Multiple Subjects CSET: Writing Skills CSET: Mathematics RICA: Written Examination CTEL Examination CPACE Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing CBEST Administration CBEST is administered as both: Paper-based: six times a year Computer-based: year-round by appointment Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Other Options for Meeting Basic Skills 1. Out-of-state basic skills exams 2. CSET: MS plus CSET: Writing Skills 3. CSU Early Assessment Program (EAP) English plus Mathematics sections 4. CSU English Placement Test (EPT) plus Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) See Coded Correspondence 09-03 and Credential Alert 09-05 Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Preliminary Administrative Credential Services Tests School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA #1010) The last SLLA #1010 administration was February 26, 2011. Passing scores acceptable for certification five years from that date. Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing CPACE California Preliminary Administrative Credential Examination Replaces the SLLA #1010 CPACE-Written, three CBT windows CPACE-Video, three submission windows (October, February, June) Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing CPACE Passing Score Standard CPACE-Written: 220 CPACE-Video: 220 Examinees must pass both the CPACEWritten and the CPACE-Video Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing CSET UPDATE CSET: Multiple Subjects CSET: Writing Skills CSET: Mathematics Offered as Computer-Based tests year-round and available by appointment only Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing CSET WORLD LANGUAGES CSET Single Subject and Bilingual Authorization subtests offered additional times during the year as paper-based examination CSET: Spanish offered six times a year CSET: Cantonese, Mandarin, and Korean offered four times a year New CSET: World Language ELD examination will be available in Fall 2013 Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing RICA Reminders RICA Written Examination now administered as computer-based only, year–round by appointment RICA Video Performance Assessment will continue to have three submission deadlines Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing California Teacher of English Learners (CTEL) Reminders Offered only as computer-based test Testing available during four testing windows for the 2012-2013 program year Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing CTEL TESTING WINDOW Testing Period Day 1-6 Score Report Date November 2012 Nov. 15-21 Dec. 12, 2012 February 2013 Feb. 14-20 Mar. 13, 2013 May 2013 May 16-22 June 12, 2013 August 2013 Aug. 16-24 Sept. 16, 2013 Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing CTEL Program Teachers may choose to earn an English Learner Authorization or a CLAD Certificate Both are equivalent Assembly Bill (AB) 1871 CLAD Certificate or EL Authorization Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Helpful CBT Site information... See the Exams Website for a virtual tour of a standard Pearson Vue test site and preview the CBT Tutorial Enforcement of Identification Policy Examinee without proper ID will be declined (alternative process no longer offered) Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Security Cell phones are not allowed at PBT site or in the CBT testing room (possession will result in voided scores) Medical devices, such as inhalers must have prior approval through the Alternative Testing Arrangement process Can’t use mechanical pencils (can only use wooden #2 pencils) Can’t wear hats or headwear (except for medical or religious purposes) Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Contacts Administrator, Examinations and Research Phyllis Jacobson ([email protected]) CSET (including Bilingual Authorization) Donna Anderson ([email protected]) Mike Taylor ([email protected]) CBEST/Alternative World Languages Exams Process Caroline Baltazar ([email protected]) CTEL Donna Anderson ([email protected]) CPACE Mike Taylor ([email protected]) RICA Phi Phi Lau ([email protected]) General Exams Email Address: [email protected] Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Portal Website to All Commission Standardized Examinations http://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing TPA Update October 2012 Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing TPA Candidate Data Collection Third year of collection complete Process and templates simplified No candidate scores collected Data being compiled for review No significant changes planned for next year Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing TPA Candidate Data Collection Program Type (5th year, Blended, Intern) Gender Ethnicity (Federal categories) Native English Speaker (Yes or No) Highest Degree TPA Status − − − − Has not completed (any or ) all sections of TPA Completed but did not pass Completed and passed, had to retake one or more sections Completed and passed on first attempt Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing TPA Contacts TPA: Phyllis Jacobson ([email protected]) Mike Taylor ([email protected]) Phi Phi Lau ([email protected]) CalTPA: Wayne Bacer ([email protected]) Phi Phi Lau ([email protected]) FAST: Susan Macy ([email protected]) PACT: Nicole Merino ([email protected]) PACT website: (http://www.pacttpa.org/) Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Work in Progress: Updating the TPEs The Commission has convened a panel to review the Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs) and suggest revisions based on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Two panel meetings: September 20, October 29 Field review of updated TPEs in December 2012January 2013 Updated TPEs to be presented for approval by the Commission in February or March 2013 Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Some Recent Commission Agenda Item Topics of Interest Scoring Consistency of the TPA Exploration of the Concept of a Performance Assessment for Administrators Administrative Credential Services upcoming work/standards development/examinations Implementation of the revised EL Authorizations Structure Inspire, Educate and Protect the Students of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Audience Feedback Questions? 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