Glossary

Acronym or Term

Explanation

ACM

Academic Computing and Media

API

Academic Performance Index

ASAP

Accelerated Subject Matter Acquisition Program

BCLAD (Bilingual Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development)

Authorizes instruction to English Learners in English Language Development (ELD), specially designed academic instruction delivered in English (SDAIE), and instruction for primary language development and content instruction delivered in the primary language.  

BTSA (Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program)

BTSA is a state funded induction program for 1st and 2nd year teachers. BTSA programs are statewide, administered by districts and County Offices of Education. They provide mentorship to new teachers, include a formative assessment system, and completion of a state approved BTSA program fulfills the state’s requirement for the clear credential.

C & G

Counseling and Guidance

CBEST

(California Basic Educational Skills Test)

CBEST verifies an individual’s basic skills proficiency in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. It is a administered by NCS Pearson (formerly National Evaluation Systems, NES) and has been in place since 1983.

California law and regulations specify that in most cases applicants for any credential, certificate, or permit to serve in California public schools must verify basic skills proficiency before the credential, certificate, or permit will be issued. For Multiple Subject and Single Subject Teaching Credential candidates, the basic skills requirements must be met prior to being assigned daily responsibility for whole-class instruction in student teaching or serving as an intern.

Beginning in 2007, passage of SB 1209 (Chap. 517, Stats. 2006) made available multiple options for meeting the basic skills requirement. Passage of the California Basic Educational Skills Test™ (CBEST®) remains one of the options. CSET: Writing Skills is part of a new option for credential candidates to meet the state basic skills requirement. Candidates who pass all three subtests of CSET: Multiple Subjects AND the new CSET: Writing Skills will be considered proficient in the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics and will not be required to take the CBEST to earn a teaching credential.

CCTC

California Commission on Teaching Credentialing

CDE

California Department of Education

CEA

Correctional Education Association

CEC

Council for Exceptional Children

CELDT

California English Language Development Test

Certified, Certificated

To hold a California educator credential appropriate to his/her role and/or responsibility. 

CF

Conceptual Framework

CLAD

(Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development)

Authorizes instruction to English Learners (English Language Development and Specially Designed Academic Instruction Delivered in English – SDAIE). All teacher education programs approved under SB 2024 (all those in place currently) have embedded this instruction in their program. As a result, today’s new teachers are authorized to deliver instruction to English Learners. In order to earn this authorization, veteran teachers must complete additional requirements.

CLS

Council of Learned Societies

Clear Credential

(or Professional Clear)

The second level of California’s two-tired credential. All those with a preliminary credential have 5 years to “clear” their credential. The state requires all Multiple and Single Subject 1st and 2nd year teachers to participate in a state funded induction program Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) program. If a BTSA program is unavailable or a new teacher is not eligible for BTSA, he or she can participate in state approved “fifth year” programs. However, BTSA is available in nearly all California school districts.

Clinical Experiences

Student teaching and supervised internship that provide candidates with an intensive and extensive culminating activity. Within the experiences, candidates are immersed in the learning community and are provided opportunities to develop and demonstrate competence in the professional roles for which they are preparing. Clinical experiences are provided to the candidate under the supervision or guidance of an experienced individual who has the knowledge and skills the candidate is working to attain. See also Field-Based Experiences.

COE

College of Education

Coach

A district employed field site support person for interns

Coordinator

Program leaders of advanced programs for teachers and of programs for other school professionals

CPCE

Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam

CPEC

California Post Secondary Education Commission

CSET

(California Subject Examination for Teachers)

Series of subject matter exams for prospective teachers to demonstrate subject matter competence. To earn a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, all candidates who enrolled in California multiple subject teacher preparation programs on or after July 1, 2004, must pass a CTC-approved subject matter examination, currently the CSET: Multiple Subjects.

Single Subject credential candidates can either take the CSET exam for the desired credential area or, alternatively, may complete a Commission approved subject matter program. Either route satisfies the state requirement for demonstration of subject matter competence.

California requires the demonstration of subject matter competence prior to being assigned daily responsibility for whole-class instruction in student teaching or serving as an intern. The CSU requires demonstration of subject matter competence as a program admission requirement. Test series is administered by NCS Pearson (formerly National Evaluation Systems, NES).

CSTP

California Standards for the Teaching Profession—state standards for the teaching profession that guide induction and teacher evaluation within the schools

CSU

The California State University System of multiple campuses, of which CSUSB is one

CSU Exit Survey

Online Exit Survey for Multiple, Single, and Education Specialist credential programs

CSU Follow-up Survey

CSU’s Annual Matched Survey of supervising employers and their CSUSB teacher graduates after one year of teaching—with comparison data for the CSU as a whole

CSUSB

California State University, San Bernardino

Director

CSUSB’s term for coordinators of initial credential programs (and also for faculty leaders of intern programs)  Like department chairs, initial program directors are members of the dean’s cabinet.

District-Employed Clinical Faculty

The master teacher, cooperating teacher, resident teacher, coach, directing teacher, or other designated supervisory personnel who supports and assesses professional educator candidates in the school setting.

DLM

District Liaison Meetings

Education Specialist

The credential for teachers instructing within a special education classroom.

EL

P-12 English Learner

ELC

Educational Leadership Committee—faculty representatives who meet monthly w/ Dean Arlin

ES

CSUSB’s Education Specialist Credential Programs, including Mild/Moderate, Moderate/Severe, and Early Childhood

FAM

Faculty Administrative Manual

FAR

Faculty Activities Report

Field Experience

Early experiences within the school setting, typically without formal supervision by a university supervisor, but with support and guidance from a school based support person. Within the field-based experiences, candidates are immersed in the learning community and are provided opportunities to develop and demonstrate competence in the professional roles for which they are preparing.

FTEF

Full-Time Equivalent Faculty

FERP

The CSU’s Faculty Early Retirement Program

FTES

Full Time Equivalent Students

HSIs

Hispanic Serving Institutions

Intern Program

A partnership between an approved educator preparation program and an employing school district for the purpose of preparing, supervising, and supporting candidates employed at the school district as educators. CSUSB intern programs are offered for the Multiple Subject, Singe Subject, Education Specialist teaching credentials and the School Counseling Program.

Lecturer

Full time, non-tenure track instrutor

LGBT

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered

MA Core

CSUSB’s set of 3 courses shared by most MA in Education program options

MS

CSUSB’s Multiple Subject Program

Multiple Subject Credential

The Multiple Subject Teaching Credential authorizes the holder to teach multiple subjects in a self contained classroom such as the classrooms in most elementary schools. The credential is not limited to elementary schools. Those with the credential may teach in any self contained classroom.

OAR

The unit’s Office of Assessment and Research

OCA

The unit’s Office of Curriculum and Archives

ODL

Office of Distributed Learning

PDC

Palm Desert Campus

Preliminary Credential

The first level of California’s two-tiered credential. Candidates who have earned the preliminary credential have satisfied all the California state requirements and program requirements (bachelor’s degree, completion of approved preparation program, demonstration of basic skills and subject matter competence, and all other relevant California state requirements). Candidates may earn this credential through a variety of pathways including a traditional post baccalaureate program or a university based or district based internship.

Program Completer

An individual who has completed a credential or degree program.

PT3

Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to use Technology (grant program)

RCOE

The Riverside County Office of Education

RICA

(Reading Instruction Competence Assessment)

All Multiple Subject and Education Specialist teachers MUST take and pass RICA prior to being issued a credential. RICA serves as verification that candidates have the knowledge and skills to provide effective reading instruction to children. The test is available in written format or through a video performance assessment, although the vast majority of candidates choose written format. Written test is a four hour paper and pencil examination. There is an expectation that multiple subjects and education specialist programs provide instruction in the areas and topics covered by RICA.

RIMS

The four county region of CSUSB—Riverside, Inyo, Mono, and San Bernardino

RPT

Retention, Promotion, and Retention evaluation process for CSUSB faculty

RT

Resident Teacher (Master teacher or someone who hosts a student teacher)

SB 2042

The Multiple and Single Subject credential as defined by Senate Bill 2042.

SBCSS

San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (the San Bernardino County Office of Education)

SDAIE

Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English- Instruction designed to make content accessible to English Language Learners despite the fact that it is delivered in English.

Second Tier Credential Programs

Professional preparation programs including Induction, Education Specialist Level II, and Administrative Services Tier II programs which prepare the holder of a first level/tier/preliminary credential to earn a second level credential.

SELPA

Special Education Local Planning Area

SESE

Student Evaluation of Supervisor Effectiveness

Single Subject Credential

The Single Subject Teaching Credential authorizes the holder to teach the specific subject(s) named on the credential in departmentalized classes such as those in most middle schools and high schools. However, a teacher authorized for single subject instruction may also be assigned to teach any subject in his or her authorized field at any grade level-- preschool, grades K-12, or in classes organized primarily for adults. 

SN

P-12 student with special needs

SOTE

Student Opinions of Teaching Effectiveness

SP

School Psychology Program

SS

The CSUSB Single Subject Credential Program

SSO

The unit’s Student Services Office

Standards:

• K-12 Academic Content

       Standards/Frameworks

Established by the California State Board of Education, these subject matter specific standards are delineated for every major academic discipline area, by grade level.  They form the basis around which K-12 education curriculum and assessment are centered in California as well as teacher preparation.

• Subject Matter Programs

Standards for undergraduate coursework approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing that are aligned with the K-12 academic content standards as well as national and professional organizational standards. Completion of an approved subject matter program as a means to demonstrate subject matter competence (in lieu of the CSET examination) is an option for single subject and education specialist candidates only.

• Professional Preparation

      Standards (SB 2024)

Professional Preparation Standards for all credential areas. “2024” or “SB 2024” refers to the legislation passed in 1998 (implementation begun in 2001) that resulted in the current set of Multiple and Single Subject Teacher Preparation standards.

• Induction Standards

Standards of quality and effectiveness for all approved induction programs, including the Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Programs (BTSA). SB 2024 identified induction as the preferred route to a clear credential and all induction programs must satisfy these standards.

• California Standards for the Teaching Profession

      (CSTP)

Adopted in 1997 by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the California Department of Education, these 6 standards are designed to help guide the development of first and second year teachers and are also a basis for evaluation of all teachers in most districts. The six standards are: 1) engaging and supporting all students in learning; 2) creating and maintaining effective environments for student learning; 3) understanding and organizing subject matter for student learning; 4) planning instruction and designing learning experiences for all students; 5) assessing student learning; and 6) developing as a professional educator.

TESOL

Teachers of English as a Second Language

TPEs

(Teaching Performance Expectations)

State developed expectations for what all new teachers should know and be able to do. As a result, teacher preparation programs are designed to ensure their candidates acquire the knowledge skills and abilities identified in the TPEs. There are 13 performance expectations organized into six broad domains: 1) making subject matter comprehensible to students; 2) assessing student learning; 3) engaging and supporting students in learning; 4) planning instruction and designing learning experiences for students; and 5) creating and maintaining effective environments for student learning; 6) developing as a professional educator.  The TPEs are closely aligned with the CSTP.

TPA

(Teaching Performance Assessment)

Beginning July 1, 2008 ALL Multiple and Single Subject preparation programs must implement an embedded teaching performance assessment aligned to the TPEs.

Currently, programs have the choice of utilizing one of two state approved performance assessments:

• CalTPA, developed by the State of California in association with Educational Testing System (ETS).

• PACT, the Performance Assessment for California Teachers, developed by a consortium led by Stanford University and several University of California campuses.

Regardless of assessment tool, the TPA is meant to assess a candidate’s competence in the TPEs. The performance assessment instrument must meet the Commission’s assessment design standards for validity, reliability, and fairness prior to approval by the Commission. CSUSB utilizes the CalTPA.

TRC

Teacher Resource Center

University Supervisor

CSUSB employee who supervises candidates in clinical experience (also termed clinical supervisor)

WASC

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

WREE

Writing Requirement Exemption Exam

WTU

Weighted Teaching Unit