CaliforniaState Spotlight

2013 Cohort

One Common Initiative We Have Been Working

OnPreparing ALL educators to work with ALL students

– Merged/Combined programs between general and special education

– Collaboration between general and special education

– Residency/Clinical Programs

– Co-teaching

What We Have Accomplished

Merged Single Subject/SPED and Multiple Subject/SPED

Shared Co-teaching ExperiencesCollaborative Development of 2

credential pathwaysCombined Clear/Professional

Credential ProgramClinical/Residency Program

How We Achieved Our AccomplishmentCollaboration and Professional

Development across and between General and Special Education Programs

Administrative SupportLeveraging Resources (e.g., Teacher

Quality Grant)Collaboration and shared resources

with local school districts

Take Aways:

Baby StepsBlueprintPersistenceShared ResourcesOngoing Technical AssistanceCommunication to Improve in an

Iterative Design Research ProcessFaculty Buy-in/Key PlayersAdministrative Support

Our Next Steps

Special Education Task Force ReportMultiple and Single Subject StandardsLeadership PreparationSustainabilityGoing to Scale

The CA Team

Sue Courey, SFSUJennifer Moreno, Cal Dept EdShireen Pavri, Cal St. Long BeachLeslie Reese, Cal St. Long BeachSarah Solari, Commission on

Teacher Credentialing

The California Sequoia: A Metaphor

Our Next Steps