Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 584 - TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION › Division 220 - ENDORSEMENTS › Section 584-220-0085 - Foundational English Language Arts

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Purpose: A Foundational English Language
			 Arts endorsement indicates that an educator is qualified to teach
			 prekindergarten through grade 12 assignments in Foundational English Language
			 Arts as provided by the TSPC Licensure Guide for Foundational English Language
			 Art.
(2) An educator is not
			 authorized to teach in the endorsed area unless and until the endorsement is
			 officially added to the license, except as provided in OAR 584-210-0170,
			 Atypical Assignments and OAR 584-210-0160, License on Conditional Assignment.
(3) Adding to Existing Preliminary
			 Teaching License: A Foundational English Language Arts endorsement may be added
			 to an existing Preliminary Teaching license by demonstrating content knowledge
			 and completing Foundational English Language Arts pedagogy requirements as
			 defined in this rule. To be eligible to add a Foundational English Language
			 Arts endorsement to an existing Preliminary Teaching License, an applicant
			 must:
(a) Provide documentation of a passing
			 score on the Commission-approved subject mastery test for Foundational English
			 Language Arts; and
(b) Meet one of
			 the following Foundational English Language Arts pedagogy requirements:
(A) Admission to and completion of a
			 Commission-approved Foundational English Language Arts preparation program; or
(B) Complete a Foundational
			 English Language Arts pedagogy course of at least three quarter or two semester
			 hours acceptable to the Commission. The course must include the word pedagogy
			 or methods in the course title or must be acceptable to the Commission upon
			 evaluation of course syllabi or other evidence; or
(C) Complete a supervised practicum in a
			 Foundational English Language Arts assignment in a public school setting. To
			 verify the practicum, a school district must submit a PEER form and a statement
			 verifying that:
(i) The applicant completed
			 at least 60 hours of a supervised practicum in Foundational English Language
			 Arts courses;
(ii) The practicum
			 was supervised by a teacher holding a Professional, Teacher Leader or Legacy
			 Teaching license with a Foundational or full English Language Arts endorsement;
(iii) The applicant has obtained
			 the required pedagogy skills to teach Foundational English Language Arts
Note:
The district must indicate in the statement
				that the supervisory teacher supports the verification of applicant skill
				level.
(iv) At the
			 Executive Director's or Licensure Director's discretion, other Foundational
			 English Language Arts teaching experience such as teaching in at a
			 post-secondary institution or in a private school setting may qualify to
			 satisfy the practicum experience. In these settings, verification from the
			 employer of satisfactory completion of the teaching experience with at least 60
			 clock hours of Foundational Language Arts instruction is required to qualify as
			 a suitable practicum to add the endorsement.
(c) Submit a complete and correct application
			 to obtain the endorsement in the form and manner required by the Commission,
			 including payment of all required fees as provided in OAR 584-200-0050.
Note:
Adding the endorsement at the time of
				renewal will not require an additional cost to add the licensure renewal
				process.