Ed. Code, § 44320.4

(a) To ensure the teaching performance assessments described in Sections 44320.2 and 44320.3 are valid and authentic, formative in nature, embedded in preparation, and inform program improvement through the accreditation system, the commission shall convene a workgroup to assess current design and implementation of the state’s current teaching performance assessments.

(b) The commission shall select classroom teachers, teacher educators, and performance assessment experts to form the workgroup described in subdivision (a). At least one-third of the workgroup members shall be classroom teachers in California public schools. The commission shall not appoint any person to the workgroup with a financial interest in any teacher licensure assessment. The commission shall consult with statewide labor organizations and other representative organizations for recommendations of workgroup members.

(c) The workgroup shall develop recommendations to be presented to the commission by March 1, 2025, and the commission shall vote to adopt a set of recommendations by July 1, 2025. Adopted recommendations shall be implemented by July 1, 2028. At a minimum, the recommendations from the workgroup shall include:

(1) An analysis of any modifications needed to current assessments to ensure they are valid and authentic to the work of teaching, reasonable to implement in the wide range of classroom settings across the state, and appropriate for beginning teachers.

(2) Recommendations for how programs might embed the assessments into coursework and clinical work to avoid duplicative work for candidates.

(3) Suggested questions for program completer surveys to understand candidate experience of programmatic support for assessment completion.

(4) Recommendations to strengthen the accreditation system to ensure programs embed the assessment in coursework and clinical work, offer sufficient clinical and pedagogical support, and support candidates to pass the assessment.

(5) Recommendations for how programs can engage in local scoring of the assessment to inform program improvement.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the commission shall report to the Legislature annually, beginning on October 15, 2025, and through October 15, 2028, and in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on the progress of the workgroup in making its recommendations and actions taken by the commission to implement the recommendations it adopts.

(e) Meetings of the workgroup are subject to the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).