The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) follows a multi-step process to investigate and discipline teachers. This process, while arduous, provides early opportunities for a teacher to possibly resolve CTC matters with no discipline or reduced discipline. A teacher who has received a notice of investigation from CTC should bring in legal counsel
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Defend a California Teaching Credential at an OAH Administrative Hearing
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Professional License Law
Disciplinary cases brought by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, or CTC, typically start with a letter inquiring about a criminal conviction or other adverse report. A teacher will typically respond with a letter of explanation and supporting documents. After reviewing the response from the teacher, the Committee of Credentials of the California Commission on…
Clear Teaching Credential Granted After an Outright Denial by CTC
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Case Results
A client of Ray and Bishop was denied a teaching credential due to criminal convictions related to academic dishonesty and theft that happened while he was in college. We disagreed with the Committee’s recommendation because the convictions were over eight years old and no longer relevant to the person the applicant had become. We therefore…