Continuing Teaching
License Requirements
(1) Upon filing a correct and complete application in form
and manner prescribed by the commission, a qualified applicant shall be granted
a Continuing Teaching License.
(2) This license is issued for five years and is renewable
repeatedly under conditions specified below.
(3) This license is valid for regular teaching at one or
more designated authorization levels in one or more designated specialties and
for substitute teaching at any level in any specialty.
(4) To be eligible for a Continuing Teaching License an
applicant must:
(a) Meet or complete all requirements
of the Initial Teaching License; and
(b) Hold a master’s degree or higher
in the arts and sciences or an advanced degree in the professions from a
regionally accredited institution in the United States, or the foreign
equivalent of such degree approved by the commission, together with an equally
accredited bachelor’s degree; and
(c) Have taught five years of at
least half-time or more on any non-provisional license appropriate for the
assignment; and
(d) Demonstrate minimum
competencies, knowledge and skills in accordance with
(A) A TSPC approved
Continuing Teaching License program offered by a college or university; or
(B) A doctorate
degree in education from a regionally accredited institution; or
(C) Certification by
the National Boards of Professional Teaching Standards; or
(D) Certificate of
Clinical Competence awarded by the American Speech and Hearing Association for
those holding a communication disorders endorsement; or
(E) A
commission-approved school district program; or
(F) Any
commission-approved professional assessment.
(5) The Continuing Teaching License may be renewed for five
years upon completion of:
(a) Any one of the following
educational experiences as a licensed educator on a license appropriate for the
assignment:
(A) One academic year
full-time; or
(B) Two academic
years half-time or more; or
(C) One hundred and
eighty (180) days as a substitute; or
(D) Completion of 6
semester hours or 9 quarter hours of preparation completed in an approved institution during
the life of the current teaching license; or
(E) A combination of
(A)-(D) above may be submitted in satisfaction of this requirement in which one
quarter hour of preparation equals 20 days of successful experience; or
(F) Meeting any of
the special provisions for renewal contained in
(b) A professional development plan
in accordance with
(6) This rule becomes effective
Stat. Auth: ORS 342
Stats. Implemented: ORS
342.120-ORS 342.165, ORS 342.125, ORS 342.138