584-080-0152 Transitional Superintendent License for
First Time Out-of-State Applicants
Summary of Proposed Action: Removes
requirement that Superintendents have three years’ experience in Oregon; experience in any state will
now meet the requirements.
Background:
Requiring experience only from Oregon would
not allow the Superintendent to meet the requirements of the transitional
licenses 18 month term.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Copy of Proposed Rule
584-080-0152
Transitional Superintendent License
for First Time Out-of-State Applicants
(1) Upon filing a correct and complete
application in form and manner prescribed by the commission, a qualified
applicant who has never been licensed in Oregon as an administrator may be
granted a Transitional Superintendent License.
(2) The Transitional Superintendent License is
issued for eighteen months and is not renewable. At that time, the educator
must qualify for an a Continuing Administrator License. Under
significant extenuating circumstances, additional time may be allowed, as
described below in section (5) (7)
of this rule.
(3) The Transitional Superintendent License is
valid for:
(a) The position of superintendent when issued
to a person who has been a superintendent on regular assignment and license in
any state; and
(b) Substitute teaching at any level in any
specialty.
(4) To be eligible for a Transitional
Superintendent License, the 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;
(b) Hold a master's degree or higher degree in
the arts and sciences or an advanced degree in the professions from a
regionally accredited institution;
(c) Have been employed as a superintendent for
five years or more in any state on a license valid for the assignment before
holding an Oregon license;
(d) Hold a valid superintendent's license from
that state based upon completion of an approved program; and
(e) Furnish fingerprints in the manner
prescribed by the Commission and provide satisfactory responses to the
character questions contained in the commission’s licensure application. (See
OAR 584-036-0062 for Criminal Records Check Requirement.)
(5) While holding this license, an applicant
must complete:
(a) An Oregon school law and finance class;
and
(b) Obtain a passing score on a
commission-approved test of knowledge of U.S. and Oregon civil rights and
professional ethics.
(6) Upon completion of the requirements in
subsection (5) above, in addition to three consecutive years of full-time
experience as a superintendent in the state of Oregon, the applicant
qualifies for a Continuing Administrator License as defined in OAR 584-080-0022.
(7) If extenuating circumstances prevent the
educator from completing these requirements prior to the expiration of the
Transitional Superintendent License, an Emergency Administrator License may be
issued, at the sole discretion of the Executive Director as provided in ORS 584-080-0171. Evidence of the extenuating circumstances must
be presented to the Executive Director, who then determines if and for how long
an emergency license should be issued as needed to protect the district’s
programs or students.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 342
Stats. Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430, 342.455 - 342.495 & 342.553
Hist.: TPSC 3-2001, f. & cert. ef. 6-21-01; TSPC 5-2001, f. & cert. ef.
12-13-01; TSPC 2-2007, f. & cert. ef. 4-23-07; TSPC 7-2008, f. & cert.
ef. 8-20-08;TSPC 8-2009, f. & cert. ef. 12-15-09; TSPC 3-2011, f. &
cert. ef. 3-15-11; TSPC 5-2012, f. & cert. ef. 5-18-12