584-230-0020 Preliminary CTE Teaching License (1) Purpose of the License: The Preliminary Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teaching License qualifies its holder to teach in an ODE-approved Career and Technical Education program(s). The Preliminary CTE License is issued to new teachers who have successfully completed requirement of the Restricted CTE Teaching License as provided in OAR 584-230-0040. The Preliminary CTE Teaching License signifies that the educator is a novice teacher who has not met the advanced competencies and experience requirements necessary to meet the qualifications of the Professional CTE Teaching License. (2) Term of Licensure: The Preliminary CTE Teaching License is valid for three years and is renewable as provided in subsection (5) of this rule. The license may be renewed continuously until the applicant has met both the advanced competencies and experience requirements for the Professional CTE Teaching License. The date of the first expiration of the license is three years from the date of issue plus time until the applicant’s birthday. (3) Assignment and Endorsement Authorization: The Preliminary CTE Teaching License qualifies the teacher to teach in: (a) An instructional assignment from prekindergarten through grade 12 in an Oregon Department of Education approved Career and Technical Education program[s] and within the scope of the subject-matter endorsement. The scope of the endorsement shall be determined by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) course codes included in the recommendation from the Oregon Department of Education. (b) Any assignment in diversified occupations or as work experience coordinators; and (c) Any substitute teaching assignment. (4) To be eligible to apply for a Preliminary CTE 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; (b) Hold an associate's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in the United States, or the foreign equivalent of such degree approved by the Commission, or obtain the appropriate waiver pursuant to 584-230-0100 Waivers. (c) Provide evidence of completion of the CTE Professional Development Plan as provided in OAR 584-230-0070; (d) Obtain a passing score on a Commission-approved test of knowledge of U.S. and Oregon civil rights laws and professional ethics; (e) Complete a background clearance that includes: (A) Furnishing fingerprints, if required; (B) Providing satisfactory responses to character questions in the form and manner prescribed by the Commission; and (f) Submit a complete and correct application in the form and manner required by the Commission, including payment of all required fees as provided in OAR 584-200-0050. (5) To be eligible to apply for renewal of the Preliminary CTE Teaching License, an applicant must: (a) Complete 75 advanced professional development units as provided in OAR 584-200-0040 Professional CTE Teaching License and OAR 584-255-0010 Professional Development Requirements; or (b) Complete 75 continuing professional development units as provided in OAR 584-255-0010 Professional Development Requirements. (c) Submit a complete and correct renewal application in the form and manner required by the Commission, including payment of all required fees as provided in OAR 584-200-0050. (6) Upon qualifying for the advanced competencies and teaching experience requirements of the Professional CTE Teaching License, an applicant will be promoted from the Preliminary CTE Teaching License to the Professional CTE Teaching License. Licensees may renew the Preliminary CTE Teaching License until they have met all qualifications for the Professional CTE Teaching License. (7) Effective July 1, 2017, CTE II licenses will no longer be issued. Upon renewal, qualified applicants with CTE II Teaching Licenses will be issued a Preliminary CTE Teaching Licenses. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.120 – 342.430, 342.455-342.495 & 342.553 History: TSPC 4-2017, f. 6-27-17, cert. ef. 7-1-17