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<strong>Cali<strong>for</strong>nia</strong> <strong>Standards</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Teaching</strong> <strong>Profession</strong>
ADOPTED January 1997
Contributors to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Standards</strong>,
Elements and Questions
Many individuals and groups contributed time and expertise to <strong>the</strong> development
and review of <strong>the</strong> standards, elements and questions. Many participants in <strong>the</strong>
Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) Program were very helpful
over <strong>the</strong> course of four years. Additionally, hundreds of teachers, university faculty
members and educational administrators contributed to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Cali<strong>for</strong>nia</strong> <strong>Standards</strong> by
participating in a large-scale study of <strong>the</strong>ir validity. Refinement of this document
would not have been possible without <strong>the</strong> valuable contributions of <strong>the</strong>se professional
educators. The <strong>Commission</strong> on Teacher Credentialing and <strong>the</strong> Department
of Education are extremely grateful <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir thoughtful assistance.
The following organizations and individuals have been instrumental in <strong>the</strong>
development of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Standards</strong> from 1990 to <strong>the</strong> present.
WestEd Laboratory
(Formerly Far West Laboratory)
Kendyll Stansbury
Claudia Long
Framework Advisory Task Force
Carol Bartell
Allen Black
Barbara Granicher
Victoria Harper
Carolyn Howard-McBride
Annette Iwamoto
Martin Jaquez
Pam Noli
Patricia Oyeshiku
Linda Ownby
R. Douglas Robinson
Joni Samples
Jodi Servatius
Jon Snyder
JoAnn Taylor
Luis Valentino
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