Commission Meeting - August 2026 (August 27-28, 2026)

Comment Period
Open Aug 14, 2026 5:00 PM - Aug 27, 2026 5:00 PM

Commission Meeting Details

Commission on Teacher Credentialing
651 Bannon Street, Suite 600
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 322-6253




The Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Commission) will conduct the public portion of its meeting at the Commission Office and via teleconference. The public may attend the General Session of the meeting at the location listed below or participate remotely through Zoom webcast or U.S. Toll-Free phone number.

Meeting Participation at the Commission Office
The Commission’s General Session meeting will be accessible for public participation at the May Lee State Office Complex, 651 Bannon Street, Southeast (SE) Tower, Multipurpose Center, Room SE. 158.

Meeting Participation via Zoom Webcast
The Commission’s General Session meeting will be accessible for public participation through a Zoom webcast. The following links are provided to access the webcasts on August 27-28, 2026:

Meeting Participation via U.S. Toll-Free Phone Number
Individuals who do not have access to a computer may listen to the Commission’s General Session meeting by dialing US Toll-Free: 1-877-853-5257 or 1-888-475-4499. The Meeting ID number for each day is listed below.

  • August 27 – 899 8187 4753
  • August 28 – 842 8731 9606

Note: Individuals calling from a blocked telephone number who plan to make public comment (see below) on an agenda item must unblock their telephone number by dialing *82 prior to entering the toll-free number listed above.

Public Comment Guidelines
Members of the public wishing to provide public comment during the discussion of an agenda item will be given the opportunity to speak during the public comment period. The Committee Chair will announce when the public comment period is open during the presentation of the agenda item and ask for anyone who wishes to comment to notify the meeting moderator as explained below.

  • Participants at the Commission Office: Individuals who attend the meeting at the Commission office will need to submit a Request to Address the Commission card to the meeting moderator. The meeting moderator will notify the individual when it is their turn to speak. At that time, the individual will be able to approach the microphone and share their comment.
  • Participants via Zoom Webcast: Individuals who join the meeting via the Zoom webcast will need to click on the “raise hand” icon to inform the meeting moderator that they would like to speak on the item. The meeting moderator will notify the individual when it is their turn to speak by calling their Zoom ID (name used by the member of the public when logging into the meeting). At that time, the individual will be prompted to unmute their microphone and will be able to share their comment.
    Note: The Zoom ID name used by the member of the public to join the Zoom meeting will be displayed to the public when the individual provides public comment.
  • Participants via U.S. Toll-Free Phone Number: Individuals who join the meeting via the US Toll-Free number will need to press *9 on their phone to inform the meeting moderator that they would like to speak on the item. The meeting moderator will notify the individual it is their turn to speak by calling their phone number and will allow them to unmute their telephone. At that time, the individual will be prompted to press *6 and will be able to share their comment.
    Note: Only a partial phone number will be displayed to the public when the individual provides public comment.

Public comment is limited to two-minutes per speaker to speak on a particular agenda item.

Written Comments Guidelines
The public is encouraged, but not required, to submit written comments to the Commission in advance for their prior consideration. In order to ensure Commission members have sufficient time to review all written comments, members of the public are asked, but not mandated, to submit written comments online no later than Tuesday at 5:00 pm the week of the meeting or by sending written comments to Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Attn: Executive Office, 651 Bannon Street, Suite 600, Sacramento, CA 95811. If you have difficulties hand-mailing or submitting your comments online, please email the Commission at execoffice@ctc.ca.gov or call 1-866-866-8609. Individuals who are not able to submit written comments are welcome to make verbal public comment during the meeting (see above).

All times are approximate and are provided for convenience only except time specific items identified herein (i.e., Public Hearing). The order of business within each day may be changed without notice. All items may be reordered to be heard on any day of the noticed meeting.

Reasonable Accommodation Procedure for Meetings Subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act
A request for reasonable accommodation may be made as follows:

  1. Make the request for accommodation as soon as practicable, preferably before the meeting you wish to attend. The sooner the request is made, the more likely it is that the Commission can provide the requested accommodation or an alternative.
  2. The request may be made orally or in writing. To avoid delay in the review and processing of your request, please direct your request to the U.S. Toll-Free telephone number, email address, or mailing address as follows:
    • U.S. Toll-Free Telephone Number: 1-866-866-8609
    • Email Address: execoffice@ctc.ca.gov
    • Mailing Address: 651 Bannon Street, Suite 600, Sacramento, CA 95811
  3. The request for accommodation must provide the following information:
    1. Identify the proposed accommodation. Tell us the type of accommodation you are seeking, and how the accommodation will allow you to access and participate in the meeting.
    2. Provide your contact information so we can respond in a timely manner. This can be a mailing address, an email address, or telephone number. Please note that if only a mailing address is provided, you need to make the request early enough that a mailed response can be timely provided.
    3. Identify or specify the specific meeting(s), including the meeting date(s), for which you are requesting that accommodation be provided.
    4. All materials submitted in support of a request for accommodation will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed to any third party unless required by law or with the requestor’s express written permission.

The Commission’s response to a request for reasonable accommodation:

  1. A Commission staff member who receives a request for reasonable accommodation will respond to the request promptly and as soon as practicable. All responses to written requests will be provided in writing, if the request was made sufficiently in advance such that a written response can be transmitted in a timely manner prior to the start of the specific meeting. Responses will identify whether the accommodation is granted or whether an equally effective alternative has been granted and will provide any instructions necessary for the accommodation to be accessed. If a request is denied, the response will identify the grounds for denial.
  2. The Commission shall give preference to the requested accommodation. Any doubt regarding whether a request is reasonable should be resolved in favor of accessibility. Commission staff will make reasonable efforts to communicate with requestors to obtain clarification or to discuss whether alternative accommodations are viable.
  3. The Commission shall deny the accommodation only if it fundamentally alters the nature of the Commission’s services, programs, activities, or results in undue financial and administrative burdens, or otherwise creates an undue hardship.

Agenda Items

General Session - August 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM

  • Marquita Grenot-Scheyer, Chair

Multipurpose Center Room SE.158

Chair Marquita Grenot-Scheyer will convene the General Session. Roll call will be taken, and the Pledge of Allegiance recited. 

Action 1A: Approval of the June 2026 Minutes Download Agenda Item
The Commission will review and approve the minutes of the June 2026 meeting of the Commission.

Action 1B: Approval of the August 2026 Agenda Download Agenda Item
The agenda for the August 2026 meeting of the Commission is considered for approval.

Information/Action 1C: Approval of the August 2026 Consent Calendar Download Agenda Item
The Commission will review and approve the August 2026 Consent Calendar.

Information 1D: Chair’s Report

Information 1E: Executive Director’s Report

Information 1F: Commission Member Reports

Information 1G: Liaison Reports


Executive Committee

  • Marquita Grenot-Scheyer, Chair
  • Jose Cardenas, Vice Chair
  • Danette Brown
  • Juan Cruz
  • Michael de la Torre
  • Ira Lit
  • David Simmons
Action 2A: Educator Preparation Student Liaison Download Agenda Item
This agenda item presents possible appointees for an Educator Preparation Student Liaison to the Commission.


Educator Preparation Committee

  • Danette Brown, Committee Chair
Information 3A: Update on the AB 1119 Implementation Plan: Dual Credentialing Download Agenda Item
This agenda item provides an update on implementation of Assembly Bill 1119 (Patel), which requires the Commission, by March 1, 2027, with input from the education field, to develop and establish efficient routes to dual credentialing across general education and special education. This item describes the structure and approach staff are using to carry out this work and the activities currently underway. This item does not propose specific policy changes or regulatory language at this time. This document summarizes field input gathered to date through separate surveys of educators and program sponsors and a series of listening sessions and interviews.

Information 3B: Credentialed Educator Apprenticeships: Workforce Alignment, Program Design, and Implementation Download Agenda Item
Teacher apprenticeship is a developing approach to educator preparation that creates employment-based pathways for prospective teachers within Commission-approved preparation and credentialing requirements. California’s early apprenticeship models illustrate different approaches to apprentice roles, preparation, employment, and progression while raising questions about program design, costs and financing, governance, state support, and the evolving policy and statutory framework for credentialed educator apprenticeship.

Information 3C: Annual Report on Passing Rates of Commission-Approved Examinations from 2020-21 to 2024-25 Download Agenda Item
This agenda item reports the passing rates of Commission-approved examinations. For each examination, the purpose of the examination, its structure, the scoring process, the examination volume, the first-time passing rate, and the cumulative passing rate are discussed. When available, the passing rate by demographic data is also discussed.

Information/Action 3D: Update on Plans for Commission-Approved Examinations and Consideration of New Examination Options Download Agenda Item
This agenda item presents an update to the workplan for Commission Examinations approved by the Commission at the October 2025 Commission Meeting. The update includes discussion of changes to subject matter verification that were enacted in the 2026-27 budget and will have an impact on the Commission’s current subject matter examinations. In addition, the item presents options for Commission consideration related to next steps for assessing basic skills and identifies new tests for the Commission’s consideration that would make the Early Completion Option available for PK-3 Early Childhood Specialist Instruction (PK3) and Education Specialist Mild to Moderate Support Needs (MMSN) Intern credential candidates. 

Action 3E: Initial Institutional Approval – Stage II: Eligibility Requirements for Temecula Valley Unified School District Download Agenda Item
This agenda item presents, as part of the Initial Institutional Approval process, Temecula Valley Unified School District’s responses to the Eligibility Requirements for consideration and possible approval by the Commission. 

Action 3F: Initial Institutional Approval – Stage II: Eligibility Requirements for Grand Canyon University Download Agenda Item
This agenda item presents, as part of the Initial Institutional Approval process, Grand Canyon University’s responses to the Eligibility Requirements for consideration and possible approval by the Commission.


Fiscal Policy and Planning Committee

  • Juan Cruz, Committee Chair
Information 4A: Update on the Governor’s 2026-27 Budget Download Agenda Item
This agenda item provides an update on the salient points of the Commission’s portion of the 2026-27 Governor’s budget.


Legislative Committee

  • Jose Cardenas, Committee Chair
Information 5A: Status of Legislation
Staff will present the status of those legislative measures of interest to the Commission and address questions regarding any other legislation identified by Commissioner. 


General Session

  • Marquita Grenot-Scheyer, Chair
Information 1H: New Business Download Agenda Item
  • Bimonthly Agenda
  • Audience Presentations

Information 1I: Report of Executive Committee


Closed Session

  • Jose Cardenas, Vice Chair
The Commission will go into Closed Session pursuant to California Government Code section 11126 and Education Code sections 44245 and 44248. The Commission will consider Petitions for Reinstatement and a Motion to Vacate a Default Decision and Order. The Commission may also consider recommended adverse actions, Proposed Default Decision and Orders, Proposed Consent Determinations, and Proposed Decisions in discipline cases. The Commission will report out of Closed Session appropriately concerning any and all actions taken or determinations made therein.

General Session - August 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM

  • Marquita Grenot-Scheyer, Chair

Multipurpose Center Room SE.158

Reconvene General Session
Chair Marquita Grenot-Scheyer will reconvene the General Session. 

Closed Session

  • Jose Cardenas, Vice Chair
The Commission will go into Closed Session pursuant to California Government Code section 11126 and Education Code sections 44245 and 44248.  The Commission will consider Petitions for Reinstatement and a Motion to Vacate a Default Decision and Order. The Commission may also consider recommended adverse actions, Proposed Default Decision and Orders, Proposed Consent Determinations, and Proposed Decisions in discipline cases.  The Commission will report out of Closed Session appropriately concerning any and all actions taken or determinations made therein.

General Session

  • Marquita Grenot-Scheyer, Chair
Information 1J: Report of Closed Session Items
Adjournment