Summary of Proposed Action: Eliminates the requirement that
educators must qualify for an Initial II Teaching License upon expiration of
ten years following the date the first Initial or Initial I Teaching License is
issued.
Background: Updates
rule language to reflect current practice.
Issues/Concerns that Surfaced (if any):
Changed Since Last Commission Meeting?
þ N/A; First reading – Hasn’t been
before the Commission
¨ No; same as last meeting considered
¨ Yes – As follows
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Staff Recommendation:
¨
Adopt rule as presented
þ Adopt
rule in the future
¨ No
recommendation
¨
File as Temporary Rule and Refer
Rule to Public Comment
Temporary Rule for
Adoption
584-060-0012
Initial I Teaching License
Requirements
(1) Upon filing a correct
and complete application in form and manner prescribed by the Commission, a
qualified applicant may be granted an Initial I Teaching License for three
years. The first license will be issued for three years plus time to the applicant's
birthday.
(2) The Initial I Teaching
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.
(3) To be eligible for an
Initial I Teaching License, an applicant must:
(a) Possess the personal
qualifications for licensure including attainment of at least eighteen years of
age and possessing good moral character and mental and physical health
necessary for employment as an educator; and
(b) Hold a bachelor's
degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in the United States,
or the foreign equivalent of such degree approved by the Commission. A master's
degree or a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution in the
United States validates a non-regionally accredited bachelor's degree for
licensure; and
(c) Complete an initial
teacher education program approved by the Commission in Oregon, or complete a
state-approved teacher preparation program in any U.S. jurisdiction, or
complete a foreign program evaluated as satisfactory by an Oregon institution
approved to offer the corresponding program; and
(d) Receive a passing
score as currently specified by the Commission on each of one or more tests of
subject mastery for license endorsement or authorization;
(e) Receive a passing
score as currently specified by the Commission on a test of basic verbal and
computational skills;
(f) Obtain a passing score
on a test of knowledge of U.S. and Oregon civil rights laws and professional
ethics; and
(g) Furnish fingerprints
in the manner prescribed by the Commission and provide satisfactory responses
to the character questions contained in the Commission’s licensure application.
(4) Applicants who have
completed programs from states other than Oregon will be required to submit:
(a) A non-provisional
license from another state or NASDTEC jurisdiction valid for unrestricted full
time teaching; and
(b) Transcripts, verifying
completion of the teacher education program;
(A) A teaching license
issued by the U.S. Department of Defense will be considered as a license from
another state.
(B) Completion of
alternative route teaching programs resulting in licensure through school
districts or other avenues are subject to Executive Director approval.
(5) Applicants who have
completed programs from states other than Oregon will be required to submit:
(a) Transcripts, verifying
completion of the teacher education program; and
(b) A non-provisional
license from another state valid for unrestricted full time teaching.
(A) A teaching license
issued by the U.S. Department of Defense or another National Association of
State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) jurisdiction
will be considered as a license from another state.
(B) Completion of
alternative route teaching programs resulting in licensure through school
districts or other avenues are subject to Executive Director approval.
(6) The Initial I Teaching
License may be renewed two times for three years upon showing progress toward
completion of the Initial II eligibility requirements during the life of the
Initial I Teaching License under the following conditions. The progress must meet or exceed the equivalent of 3 semester
hours or 4.5 quarter hours of graduate coursework germane to the license or
directly germane to public school employment at each renewal period.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 342
Stats. Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.165 & 342.136
Hist.: TSPC 1-2005, f. & cert. ef. 1-21-05; TSPC
5-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-1-05 thru 12-28-05; TSPC 7-2005, f. &
cert. ef. 8-24-05; TSPC 1-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-30-07 thru 9-26-07;
Administrative correction 10-16-07; TSPC 7-2007, f. & cert. ef. 12-14-07;
TSPC 2-2008, f. & cert. ef. 4-15-08; TSPC 7-2008, f. & cert. ef.
8-20-08; TSPC 3-2009(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-15-09 thru 11-11-09; TSPC
6-2009, f. & cert. ef. 11-2-09; TSPC 8-2009, f. & cert. ef. 12-15-09;
TSPC 3-2013, f. & cert. ef. 8-19-13; TSPC 2-2014, f. & cert. ef.
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584-060-0012 (Amended Version)
Initial I Teaching License
Requirements
(1) Upon filing a correct
and complete application in form and manner prescribed by the Commission, a
qualified applicant may be granted an Initial I Teaching License for three
years. The first license will be issued for three years plus time to the
applicant's birthday.
(2) The Initial I Teaching
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.
(3) To be eligible for an
Initial I Teaching License, an applicant must:
(a) Possess the personal
qualifications for licensure including attainment of at least eighteen years of
age and possessing good moral character and mental and physical health
necessary for employment as an educator; and
(b) Hold a bachelor's
degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in the United States,
or the foreign equivalent of such degree approved by the Commission. A master's
degree or a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution in the
United States validates a non-regionally accredited bachelor's degree for
licensure; and
(c) Complete an initial
teacher education program approved by the Commission in Oregon, or complete a
state-approved teacher preparation program in any U.S. jurisdiction, or
complete a foreign program evaluated as satisfactory by an Oregon institution
approved to offer the corresponding program; and
(d) Receive a passing
score as currently specified by the Commission on each of one or more tests of
subject mastery for license endorsement or authorization;
(e) Receive a passing
score as currently specified by the Commission on a test of basic verbal and
computational skills;
(f) Obtain a passing score
on a test of knowledge of U.S. and Oregon civil rights laws and professional
ethics; and
(g) Furnish fingerprints
in the manner prescribed by the Commission and provide satisfactory responses
to the character questions contained in the Commission’s licensure application.
(4) Applicants who have
completed programs from states other than Oregon will be required to submit:
(a) A non-provisional
license from another state or NASDTEC jurisdiction valid for unrestricted full
time teaching; and
(b) Transcripts, verifying
completion of the teacher education program;
(A) A teaching license
issued by the U.S. Department of Defense will be considered as a license from
another state.
(B) Completion of
alternative route teaching programs resulting in licensure through school
districts or other avenues are subject to Executive Director approval.
(5) Applicants who have
completed programs from states other than Oregon will be required to submit:
(a) Transcripts, verifying
completion of the teacher education program; and
(b) A non-provisional
license from another state valid for unrestricted full time teaching.
(A) A teaching license
issued by the U.S. Department of Defense or another National Association of
State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) jurisdiction
will be considered as a license from another state.
(B) Completion of
alternative route teaching programs resulting in licensure through school
districts or other avenues are subject to Executive Director approval.
(6) The Initial I Teaching
License may be renewed two times for three years upon showing progress toward
completion of the Initial II eligibility requirements during the life of the
Initial I Teaching License under the following conditions.[: (a) ] The progress must meet or exceed the equivalent of 3
semester hours or 4.5 quarter hours of graduate coursework germane to the
license or directly germane to public school employment at each renewal
period.
(b) The educator must qualify for an Initial II Teaching
License upon expiration of ten years following the date the first Initial or
Initial I Teaching License is issued.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 342
Stats. Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.165 & 342.136
Hist.: TSPC 1-2005, f. & cert. ef. 1-21-05; TSPC
5-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-1-05 thru 12-28-05; TSPC 7-2005, f. &
cert. ef. 8-24-05; TSPC 1-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-30-07 thru 9-26-07;
Administrative correction 10-16-07; TSPC 7-2007, f. & cert. ef. 12-14-07;
TSPC 2-2008, f. & cert. ef. 4-15-08; TSPC 7-2008, f. & cert. ef.
8-20-08; TSPC 3-2009(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-15-09 thru 11-11-09; TSPC
6-2009, f. & cert. ef. 11-2-09; TSPC 8-2009, f. & cert. ef. 12-15-09;
TSPC 3-2013, f. & cert. ef. 8-19-13; TSPC 2-2014, f. & cert. ef.
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