Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 414 - DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING AND CARE › Division 470 - PRESCHOOL PROMISE › Section 414-470-0040 - Minimum Requirements: Preschool Promise Program

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
There are multiple pathways to become a highly qualified
				teacher. To be eligible to provide preschool services under the Preschool
				Promise Program, a Preschool Promise Provider must:
(1) Provide, at a minimum, the annual number
			 of instructional hours required for full-day kindergarten.
(2) Take into consideration the scheduling
			 needs of families who need full-time service.
(3) Provide continuity from infant and
			 toddler services to early elementary grades.
(4) Demonstrate an ability to maximize
			 available federal, state and local funds.
(5) Demonstrate quality through meeting
			 program standards including but not limited to:
(a) Participates in the quality rating and
			 improvement system (Spark) for early childhood programs.
(b) Adopts culturally responsive teaching
			 methods and practices.
(c)
			 Providing highly trained lead preschool teachers who have:
(A) At least a bachelor's degree in:
(i) Early childhood education or a field
			 related to early childhood education; or
(ii) A field not related to early childhood
			 education but teacher has completed coursework that is equivalent to a major in
			 early childhood education and has sufficient training in early childhood
			 education as determined by the Division; or
(B) An associate's degree with additional
			 training or additional certification in early childhood education or a field
			 related to early childhood education, as determined by the Division;
			 or
(C) Until sufficient alternative
			 credentialing to indicate that the teacher is highly trained is developed by
			 the Division, in partnership with the Educator Advancement Council and affected
			 stakeholders, the lead preschool teacher must have a Child Development
			 Associate (CDA) Preschool Credential or at least Step 8 on the Oregon Registry
			 Online (ORO).
(d)
			 Providing lead preschool teachers and teacher assistants with a salary that
			 meets the minimum salary requirements established by the Early Learning
			 Council.
(e) Providing at least one
			 assistant teacher in each classroom who provides support for academic
			 instruction and who meets the state's personnel qualification requirements of
			 one of the top two tiers for the quality rating and improvement
			 system.
(f) Participates in an
			 ongoing monitoring and program evaluation system that is used for continuous
			 program improvement as established by the Division.
(g) Provides a high quality, culturally
			 responsive family engagement environment that supports parents as partners in a
			 child's learning and development.
(h) Provides high quality, culturally
			 responsive curricula, assessments and professional development that are linked
			 to one another and to the state's comprehensive early learning
			 standards.
(i) Provides a classroom
			 environment that is inclusive of all children, regardless of ability or family
			 income.
(j) Providing children and
			 families with additional health and child development supports, such as
			 screening, referrals and coordination with health care providers.
(k) Incorporates best practices in outreach,
			 enrollment and programming for diverse cultural and linguistic populations and
			 children who have been historically underserved in preschool
			 programs.
(l) Works in
			 collaboration with community programs to ensure that families have knowledge
			 of, and are connected to, community resources and supports to meet the needs of
			 children and families served by the preschool program.