Dear Special Education Task Force Members and Stakeholders,

In response to the recommendations of the "Report of California's Statewide Task Force on Special Education," a series of meetings are taking place across the state to discuss the future of teacher preparation and credentialing for Special Education in California. The purpose of these meetings is to receive input from education and community stakeholders regarding potential changes to the teacher credentialing structure. Please find below, a link to the upcoming statewide stakeholder meeting dates and times hosted by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC).  If you wish to attend any of these meetings, it important that you register at this link which you may freely share:

http://www.ctc.ca.gov/educator-prep/special-education-meetings.html

The dates and times are: 

·         Fresno, August 31, 2-4:30pm

·         Long Beach, Calif. State University, Sept. 11, 1-3pm

·         Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University, Sept. 11, 6-8pm

·         San Diego, Sept. 15, 4-6:30pm

·         Sacramento, Sept. 17, 1-3:30pm and 4:30-7pm*,

          Closed Captioning Available

·         Burlingame (Bay Area), Sept. 30, 1-3:30pm and 4-6:30pm*

* If not enough participants register for both meetings, only one meeting will be held that day and you will be notified via email.