584-060-0062
Adding Endorsements to Initial I, Initial II or
Continuing Teaching Licenses
(1) Subject-Matter
Competency: A new endorsement will be added to a new or existing Initial I,
Initial II or Continuing Teaching License upon documentation of one of the
following: (For Middle-Level Endorsement exceptions see subsection (3) below.)
(a) For
endorsements where subject-matter mastery tests are required by the commission:
(A)
Documentation of a passing score on all Commission-approved tests required for
the endorsement; or
(B)
Documentation of successful completion of the commission-approved alternative
assessment in lieu of the passing score on the subject-matter mastery test.
(b) For
the endorsements where the commission has not approved subject-matter mastery
tests including but not limited to: Drama, Japanese, Latin, Russian, and
Adaptive Physical Education:
(A)
Completion of a program or demonstrated completion of required coursework; or
(B) A non-provisional
out-of-state license showing endorsement in the subject-area.
(c) Special
Exception for Out-of-State Applicants: For out-of-state applicants upon
first licensure in Oregon: Proof of licensure and five
years experience teaching the endorsed subject on an out-of-state non
provisional license may allow for waiver of subject-matter tests in the
endorsement area through a transcript review of completed coursework as it
compares to endorsement requirements in subject-matter areas in Division 38.
(2) Practicum
Requirements: In addition to the requirements in subsection (1)(a) and (b)
above, one of the following practical experiences must be completed:
(a) A
practicum of 2 semester hours or 3 quarter hours, which except as specified
below may or may not be part of a longer preparation that includes content or
methods courses in the subject area, in an institution approved to prepare
teachers for that endorsement;
(b)
Verification of 60 hours or more of experience teaching the new subject-area at
least one hour each day or the equivalent on either an optional assignment of
ten hours or less or an approved conditional assignment permit (CAP) as allowed
by OAR 584-036-0181.
(3) Adding
Endorsements to the Middle-Level (ML) Authorization Level:
(a)
Teachers holding an Initial I, Initial II, or Continuing Teaching License with
a middle-level authorization with a
multiple-subjects endorsement are not required to complete an additional
subject-related practicum to add the endorsements specified in this subsection:
[so long as they also hold a multiple-subjects endorsement at the
middle-level (ML)].
(b) To add
a middle-level endorsement to a middle-level authorized license, only the
Commission-approved subject-matter high school or middle-level test or tests
are required in any of the following areas:
(A)
Language Arts;
(B) Social
Studies;
(C)
Science; and
(D) Math.
(c) A
multiple subjects endorsement is also required to add all general education
endorsements at the middle-level authorization except the following specialty
endorsements:
(A)
Adaptive Physical Education
(B) Art;
(C) ESOL;
(D) ESOL/Bilingual;
(E)
Library Media Specialist;
(F) Music;
(G)
Physical Education;
(H)
Reading; and
(I)
Special Education;
(J) Vision
Impaired;
(K)
Hearing Impaired;
(L)
Communications Disorders;
(M) Early
Intervention/Special Education.
(4) Grade
Authorization Level: Some endorsement areas may require the completion of a
new authorization level prior to being added to the license. The applicant [should]
is encouraged to obtain a check
sheet of requirements from TSPC prior to pursing adding a new endorsement to an
existing license. (See, OAR
584-060-0052.)
(5) When
Programs are Required: An approved program including content courses,
methods courses, and practica is always required as preparation for added
endorsement in the following areas:
(A) All
Special Education endorsements, including:
(i) Early
Intervention/Special Education;
(ii)
Hearing Impairment;
(iii)Vision
Impairment;
(iv)
Special Education; and
(v)
Communication [d] Disorders;
(B)
English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL);
(C)
Reading; [or] and
(D)
Subjects for which no subject mastery test has been required by the commission
for endorsement including but not limited to:
(i) Drama;
(ii)
Japanese;
(iii)
Latin;
(iv)
Russian; and
(v)
Adaptive Physical Education.
(b)
Program evaluations for waiver of the subject matter test for out-of-state
applicants requesting these endorsements must align with the requirements in
Division 38.
(c) Adding
a Multiple Subjects or other General Education Endorsement to a License with
Only a Specialty Endorsement: To add any general education endorsement to a
license that [hold] holds only
a “specialty endorsement” [only] requires the following:
(A)
Evidence of completion of a general education program at the grade levels at
which the general education endorsement is sought including completion of subject-specific pedagogy; [or ] and
(B) A
recommendation by C-2 form by [an Oregon] a program approved to offer the endorsement.
(6) Specialty
Endorsements: (a) Adding specialty endorsements such as art, music,
ESOL/bilingual, physical education, and library media specialists may involve
additional coursework. (See, OAR 584-060-0071.)
Stat.
Auth.: ORS 342
Stats. Implemented: ORS 342.120 – 342.430;
342.455-342.495, 342.553 [342.143,
342.153, 342.165, 342.223 - 342.232]
Hist.: TSPC 3-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-15-05 thru 9-30-05; TSPC 7-2005,
f. & cert. ef. 8-24-05; TSPC 2-2007, f. & cert. ef. 4-23-07; TSPC
7-2008, f. & cert. ef. 8-20-08; TSPC 4-2009, f. & cert. ef. 9-22-09