Accreditation Documents

The PAUSD Induction Consortium is accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). According to the CTC Accreditation Framework (p. 1), accreditation refers to the process of identifying and verifying the quality of each program that prepares educators for serving in the public schools, including verifying that each candidate who completes a program meets the qualifications for licensure established by the Commission. The major purpose of state accreditation of educator preparation programs is to assure that those who teach and provide a variety of education-related services in the public schools have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to be effective educators. Additional related purposes of accreditation are summarized below:

• Accreditation assures that programs meet state standards for professional preparation programs, and, in so doing, are allowed to recommend candidates for state licensure.

• Accreditation assures candidates and the public that educator preparation programs are of high quality and effective in preparing candidates to meet licensure requirements.

• Accreditation assures candidates and the public that programs are accountable for the quality and effectiveness of the preparation they provide to candidates.

• Accreditation assures that evidence is reviewed by peers to determine each program’s quality and effectiveness in order to retain their accreditation status.

• Accreditation provides the means for programs to continuously improve based on evidence of candidate outcomes, program effectiveness, and on feedback from ongoing peer review processes.

The Palo Alto Consortium follows the timeline outlined on the right for the accreditation process. All documents submitted to the CTC for accreditation purposes will be posted to this page.