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584-245-0350 Reinstatement of Expired School Social Worker License (1) Purpose: The Commission has adopted reinstatement provisions to allow qualified applicants to reinstate eligible, expired Oregon School Social Worker licenses. (2) School Social Worker and Professional School Social Worker Licenses: School Social Worker and Professional School Social Worker Licenses are eligible to be reinstated if the applicant meets the requirements of section (4). (3) District-Sponsored School Social Worker Licenses: District-sponsored school social worker licenses and registrations may not be reinstated. A holder of an expired district-sponsored school social worker license or registration may be issued a new district-sponsored license or registration based on a new application. (a) District-sponsored school social worker licenses include, but are not limited to, emergency and restricted licenses. (b) Applicants must meet the requirements in effect for the district-sponsored license at the time of the new application. (c) Applicants for new district-sponsored licenses are not required to pay reinstatement fees. (d) Applicants for new district-sponsored licenses are not required to complete reinstatement PDUs. (4) Applying for Reinstatement: To be eligible to apply for the reinstatement of an eligible Oregon school social worker license, an applicant must: (a) Meet the renewal or advancement requirements that would have been required if the Oregon license had not lapsed; (b) Meet the requirements for reinstatement of Oregon suspended or revoked licenses as provided in Chapter 584, Division 50, if applicable; and (c) Meet the professional development requirements for reinstatements as provided in section (5) of this rule, if required. (d) Submit a complete and correct application in the form and manner required by the Commission, including payment of the required fees as provided in OAR 584-200-0050; (e) If an applicant holds an emergency school social worker license, they can reinstate the regular license after one year of service after application and positive review of the school district. (5) To qualify as continuing PDUs for Oregon reinstatement requirements, the PDUs must have been completed within three (3) years of the date of application for the reinstatement of the school social worker license and within five (5) years of the date of application for reinstatement of the professional school social worker license. (6) All PDUs for reinstatement must be verified as provided in 584-255-0030 Verification of Professional Development. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.165 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.125, ORS 342.136, ORS 342.138 & ORS 342.165 History: TSPC 18-2021, adopt filed 11/15/2021, effective 01/03/2022
584-255-0007 Suspension of Professional Development Unit Reporting Requirements Notwithstanding the suspension of Professional Development Unit (PDU) reporting requirements, the Commission encourages educators to continue to seek quality professional development activities to increase educator effectiveness in content and pedagogical knowledge and may request evidence of such if the licensee is under investigation or to support a waiver request. (1) The verification requirements of Continuing Professional Development as provided in OAR 584-255-0010(5)(f), 584-255-0010(6), and 584-255-0030(2) are hereby suspended from the effective date of this rule. Applicants renewing teaching, administrator, or personnel service licenses or school nurse certificates are not required to present continuing PDUs with their applications in order to renew their licenses. (2) Holders of an expired teaching license applying to reinstate licenses are not required to submit verification of the additional PDUs for reinstatement identified in OAR 584-210-0190. (3) The suspension of PDU requirements for the renewal of a license does not affect any other renewal requirements in statute or rule. (4) The Licensure Committee of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall review this rule annually and determine whether suspension is still warranted. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.165 & ORS 342.465 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.121 - 342.144 & ORS 342.465 History: TSPC 1-2024, adopt filed 02/06/2024, effective 03/01/2024 TSPC 24-2023, temporary adopt filed 11/21/2023, effective 01/01/2024 through 06/28/2024
584-255-0020 Standards for Professional Development (1) Standards for advanced professional development: To qualify as advanced professional development for purposes of promotion to the Professional Teaching License, the advanced professional development units must be aligned with OAR 584-420-0030 Professional Teaching License: Program Standards and ORS 342.856 Core Teaching Standards (InTASC). (2) Standards for continuing professional development: To qualify as continuing professional development for licensure renewal, the continuing professional development units must conform to the following national standards adopted by Learning Forward (2011): (a) Learning Communities: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students occurs within learning communities committed to continuous improvement, collective responsibility, and goal alignment. (b) Leadership: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students requires skillful leaders who: develop capacity, advocate and create support systems for professional learning. (c) Resources: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students requires prioritizing, monitoring, and coordinating resources for educator learning. (d) Data: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students uses a variety of sources and types of student, educator, and system data to plan, assess, and evaluate professional learning. (e) Learning Designs: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students integrates theories, research, and models of human learning to achieve its intended outcomes. (f) Implementation: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students applies research on change and sustains support for implementation of professional learning for long term change. (g) Outcomes: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students aligns its outcomes with educator performance and student curriculum standards. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430, 342.455 - 342.495 & 342.553 History: TSPC 12-2015, f. 11-13-15, cert. ef. 1-1-16
584-400-0010 State Approval Processes: Purpose and Scope (1) The Oregon Legislative Assembly has delegated to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (Commission) the authority to establish standards for approval of education preparation providers and education preparation programs pursuant to ORS 342.147 and 342.165. The scope of the state approval process includes review and approval of programs leading to licensure, including endorsement and specialization programs. Pursuant to ORS 342.147 (4), the scope of the state approval process does not include establishing degree requirements, review of degree programs that do not lead to licensure, or the authority of the institution to grant degrees. (2) The Commission has established Oregon standards for Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs or Unit) in Chapter 584, Division 410. (3) The Commission has established Oregon standards for licensure, endorsement, and specialization programs (Programs) within the Unit in Chapter 584, Divisions 420, 430 and 435. (4) The Commission has adopted the Program Review and Standards Handbook (Handbook), which governs procedures for program implementation, Program Review, and Unit Review. The Handbook may only be amended upon official action by the Commission. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430, ORS 342.455 - 342.495 & ORS 342.533 History: TSPC 2-2023, amend filed 02/07/2023, effective 03/01/2023 TSPC 2-2018, adopt filed 04/17/2018, effective 04/17/2018
584-400-0015 Unit Standards (1) The Oregon Legislative Assembly has delegated to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission the authority to establish standards for approval of Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) through Oregon Revised Statutes 342.147 and 342.165. (2) The Oregon Legislative Assembly has required all EPP programs to be nationally accredited by July 1, 2025, pursuant to Sections 2 through 6, Chapter 756, Oregon Laws 2015 (Enrolled SB 78) and Chapter 72, Oregon Law 2018 (Enrolled SB 1520). (3) Purpose of the rule : In order to facilitate the implementation of the national accreditation requirement, the agency establishes the program standards of the state approval process. The purpose of these provisions is to provide guidance and flexibility to EPPs in the state approval process as they pursue new or renewing unit accreditation. (4) State Approval of Unit: In order to meet the Oregon standards for state approval of units, the Unit must be accredited by a Commission-approved national unit accreditor, as provided in the Program Review and Standards Handbook. (5) State Standards: In addition to the accreditation under subsection (4) of this rule, the Unit must meet the state-specific unit-level standards found in OAR Division 410 that are not satisfied by the national unit accreditation, as determined by the Executive Director. (6) Single-Subject Endorsements: The Unit may aggregate all single-subject endorsement areas, as defined in 584-400-0020 Definitions , into one program report. The Commission will provide state recognition of the aggregated single-subject programs in 584-420-0020 Preliminary Teaching License . (7) State-Specific Standards (State Addendum Report): If the Unit must meet subsection (5) of this rule, it must submit a state addendum report that includes evidence of meeting state-specific standards, in conjunction with the unit approval process. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.165 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430, ORS 342.455 - 342.495 & ORS 342.533 History: TSPC 2-2023, amend filed 02/07/2023, effective 03/01/2023 TSPC 8-2020, amend filed 11/23/2020, effective 01/01/2021 TSPC 2-2019, amend filed 02/25/2019, effective 02/25/2019 TSPC 2-2018, adopt filed 04/17/2018, effective 04/17/2018
584-400-0050 State Approval: Closure of the Unit (1) If an Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) is closing its Unit and eliminating all its educator preparation programs, the EPP must provide to the Commission, in writing: (a) The name of the governing body with authority to close the Unit; (b) The date the decision was made to close the Unit; (c) The exact date programs will end; (d) The reasons for the closure; (e) Assurances that enrolled candidates will be able to complete their programs; and (f) A teach-out and student transition plan that details how enrolled candidates will complete their programs, including: (A) Staffing plans that detail the major areas of responsibility for staff members; (B) For each academic year (September 1 to August 31), details must be provided for each program, including the date each program will close, the expected number of impacted students, and the courses that will be offered; (C) Transfer plans for students, including: (i) Plans for students who have declared Education as their major but who have not been formally admitted; (ii) Plans for enrolled students who will stay with the institution; (iii) Plans for enrolled students who choose to transfer to another EPP; (iv) Which institution(s) have been consulted about a potential transfer of students and plans that have been made for a transition of students. (D) Plans for maintaining academic records after the education program is closed. (2) The Commission will no longer accept recommendations from the EPP effective the date indicated by the EPP that the programs and any closure and/or student transition plans will be complete. (3) Within three months prior to or following the closure, the EPP must, upon request of the Commission, provide the Commission with an update on the transition, including any major changes that have occurred to the teach-out and student transition plan(s) and to provide any lessons learned in the close-out process. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430, 342.455 - 342.495 & 342.533 History: TSPC 2-2018, adopt filed 04/17/2018, effective 04/17/2018
584-400-0055 Denial of Approval of Unit and Programs (1) Whenever any Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) or educator preparation program is denied approved status or has such status withdrawn, the denial or withdrawal must be treated as a contested case under ORS chapter 183. However, in an effort to adjudicate the matter short of a formal hearing, the Commission will inform the EPP of: (a) The Commission's intent to deny approval before taking formal action; and (b) The time and place the matter will come before the Commission and make provisions in the agenda for institutional representatives to address the Commission. (2) Should the EPP not accept Commission denial of approval, the EPP may request a contested case hearing pursuant to ORS Chapter 183. (3) Unless the decision of the Commission is accompanied by a finding that immediate withdrawal of approval is necessary to protect the safety and well-being of students in the EPP’s programs, an appeal in a proceeding to withdraw approval shall operate as a stay of the Commission’s determination to deny or withdraw approval until final determination of the appeal. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430, 342.455 - 342.495 & 342.533 History: TSPC 2-2018, adopt filed 04/17/2018, effective 04/17/2018
584-400-0060 State Recognition: New Programs (1) An Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) must receive state recognition of a new licensure, endorsement, specialization or career and technical education programs prior to recommending program completers for the licensure, endorsements, or specializations. (2) New programs include the addition of the following programs to a Unit: (a) Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs; (b) Preliminary Teaching License; (c) Professional Teaching License; (d) Teacher Leader License; (e) Principal License; (f) Professional Administrator License; (g) School Counselor License; (h) Professional School Counselor License; (i) School Social Worker License; (j) Professional School Social Worker License; (k) School Psychologist License; (l) Professional School Psychologist License; (m) Teaching endorsement programs with specific Commission-adopted standards, including: (A) Art; (B) Elementary – Multiple Subjects; (C) English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL); (D) Library Media; (E) Music; (F) Physical Education; (G) Reading Intervention; and (H) Special Education (including all SPED program areas: Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, Early Intervention, Generalist, and Visually Impaired). (n) Specializations with Commission-adopted standards. (3) To receive state recognition of a new licensure, endorsement, specialization or CTE program, an EPP must: (a) Submit evidence that all program standards, as provided in Chapter 584, Division 420, will be met upon implementation of the program; and (b) Complete the State Recognition of New Program process, as provided in the Program Review and Standards Handbook. (4) After reviewing the request for a new program, the TSPC Executive Director, or designee, will make a recommendation on state recognition of the program to the Commission. The Commission may accept or reject the recommendation of the Executive Director or designee. (5) By a public vote of its members, the Commission must grant the new program: (a) State recognition ; (b) State recognition with conditions; or (c) Non-approval. (6) New programs may be subject to a focused program review, at the discretion of the Commission. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.165 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.147 History: TSPC 1-2023, amend filed 02/07/2023, effective 03/01/2023 TSPC 2-2018, adopt filed 04/17/2018, effective 04/17/2018
584-400-0070 State Recognition: Continuing Programs (Program Review Process) (1) An Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) must be granted continuing state recognition of program(s) to: (a) Apply for continuing state approval of the Unit; and (b) Recommend program completers for licenses and/or endorsements. (2) For state recognition of a continuing program, an EPP must complete a program review process. The EPP may select either: (a) National recognition through the Specialized Professional Association (SPA option); or (b) State program review. (3) Regardless of the option(s) selected, programs must meet state standards, as provided in Chapter 584, Division 420. (4) The Commission shall provide state recognition of a program on the basis of: (a) SPA program report, including: (A) Recommendations of the SPA review team; and (B) Institutional rejoinder, if submitted by the EPP; or (b) State program review report, including: (A) Recommendations of the TSPC program review team; (B) Institutional rejoinder, if submitted by the EPP; and (c) Executive Director’s Recommendations. (5) The Commission may accept or reject the recommendations of the SPA, TSPC review teams and/or Executive Director. (6) By a public vote of its members, the Commission must grant the continuing program: (a) S tate recognition ; (b) State recognition with conditions; or (c) Non-approval. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430, 342.455 - 342.495 & 342.533 History: TSPC 2-2018, adopt filed 04/17/2018, effective 04/17/2018
584-400-0090 Elimination of Programs (1) The Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) must notify the Commission of the elimination of a state recognized licensure, endorsement, or specialization program. The notification must include: (a) The date the licensure, endorsement, or specialization program will be eliminated (for active programs), or was eliminated (for inactive programs); (b) The reason(s) for the elimination of the program; and (c) Teach-out plans, to assure enrolled candidates are able to complete the program. (2) If an EPP has not recommended any candidates from a state recognized program for five continuous years, the Commission may review the state recognition of the program. (a) The Commission must notify the EPP if a program will be reviewed due to inactivity. (b) If the EPP would like to continue to offer the inactive program, the EPP must submit documentation on the inactive program to the Commission, as provided in the Program Review and Standards Handbook. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430, 342.455 - 342.495 & 342.533 History: TSPC 2-2018, adopt filed 04/17/2018, effective 04/17/2018
584-400-0100 Annual Reports (1) Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) must submit an Oregon EPP Annual Report to the Commission by April 15 of each year. When April 15 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the Oregon EPP Annual Report is due the following Monday. (a) If an EPP is not able to submit an annual report by this date, the Commission must be notified in the manner and form provided in the TSPC Program Review and Standards Handbook. (b) Failure to submit, or notify delay of, annual reports may result in Commission sanctions. (2) The purpose of the Oregon EPP Annual Report is to: (a) Monitor conditions and/or areas for improvement (AFIs) that the Commission placed on the EPP in the preceding state approval process; (b) Monitor whether the EPP continues to meet Oregon standards and requirements, as provided in Oregon Administrative Rules and Oregon Revised Statutes; (c) Monitor state-recognized specialization programs; (d) Collect annual program data; (e) Report on Commission requirements, as provided in Division 400, 410, and 420; and (f) Provide an opportunity for the EPPs and the Commission to annually review programs within a continuous improvement environment. (3) The EPP must submit the Oregon EPP Annual Report in the form and manner as provided in the TSPC Program Review and Standards Handbook. (4) An EPP is not required to submit an annual report for the reporting year if the EPP underwent a site visit during that academic year (September 1 to August 31). (5) For the purposes of the Oregon EPP Annual Report, a reporting year is from September 1 through August 31. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430, 342.455 - 342.495 & 342.533 History: TSPC 2-2018, adopt filed 04/17/2018, effective 04/17/2018
584-400-0120 Teacher Candidate Performance Assessments (1) Preservice Candidates: All Oregon preservice teacher candidates must complete a Commission-approved teacher performance assessment, as required in the Program Review and Standards Handbook, if the Commission has approved a performance assessment for the endorsement area. (2) If the EPP requires a teacher performance assessment, the EPP has the option to use one of the following: (a) A State-adopted Teacher Performance Assessment, as described in the Program Review and Standards Handbook; (b) A Commission-approved Local Assessment Option, as provided in subsection (5); or (c) Options as defined in the Multiple Measures Guidance Information. (3) Two or More Endorsements (Preservice Candidates): If a preservice candidate is completing two or more separate endorsement programs, the preservice candidate is required to complete a teacher performance assessment for only one of the endorsements, as provided: (a) If one of the endorsements requires a Commission-adopted performance assessment and the other does not, the candidate must complete the Commission-adopted performance assessment. (b) If all of the endorsement areas require a Commission-adopted performance assessment, the EPP, in consultation with the candidate, must select the most appropriate teacher candidate performance assessment area to complete the performance assessment requirement. (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if one of the endorsement subjects is Elementary Multiple Subjects (EMS), then the candidate must complete the performance assessment in EMS. (d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) and (c), if the endorsement subjects include EMS and SPED: Gen, then the EPP, in consultation with the candidate, must select the most appropriate performance assessment in either EMS or SPED: Gen. (4) Adding Endorsements (Licensed Teachers): Licensed teachers adding endorsements to existing licenses are not required to complete a teacher performance assessment. (5) Commission-approved Local Assessment Option: To qualify as a local assessment option, a teacher performance assessment must align to the Commission-approved Local Assessment Option Framework. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.165 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.147 History: TSPC 1-2025, amend filed 03/26/2025, effective 03/26/2025 TSPC 16-2022, amend filed 10/20/2022, effective 11/01/2022 TSPC 3-2019, amend filed 04/08/2019, effective 04/08/2019 TSPC 2-2018, adopt filed 04/17/2018, effective 04/17/2018