Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 584 - TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION › Division 210 - TEACHING LICENSES › Section 584-210-0060 - Reciprocal Teaching License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
Purpose of the License:
The Reciprocal Teaching License is a
			 license that qualifies its holder to teach prekindergarten through grade 12
			 Oregon public school district, education service districts, and charter school
			 assignments. The Reciprocal Teaching License is issued to teachers who have
			 completed an educator preparation program and hold an active and valid
			 non-provisional initial or advanced teaching license in another National
			 Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC)
			 jurisdiction. The purpose of the Reciprocal Teaching License is to allow an
			 out-of-state or out-of-country licensed teacher to transition into the Oregon
			 licensure system based on the credentials they earned in the other
			 jurisdiction.
(2)
Out of
			 State or Out-of-Country License Reciprocity:
An out of state or
			 out-of-country teaching license alone does not authorize a teacher to teach or
			 work as a teacher in Oregon public schools. The out-of-state or out-of-country
			 license is used only as a basis for qualifying for the Reciprocal Teaching
			 License. The out-of-state or out-of-country licensed applicant must apply for
			 and receive the Reciprocal Teaching License or another non-provisional teaching
			 license for which the applicant qualifies prior to employment in any Oregon
			 public school, charter school or education service district.
NOTE: The out of country licensed applicant may also be
				eligible to apply for the International Visiting Teacher License.
(3)
Out-of-State License
			 Holders:
An applicant must hold a valid and active out-of-state license
			 from a NASDTEC jurisdiction prior to qualifying for an Oregon non-provisional
			 teaching license. If an applicant only holds an expired out-of-state teaching
			 license, the applicant must first reinstate their teaching license from a
			 NASTDEC jurisdiction prior to qualifying for the Reciprocal Teaching License or
			 any other non-provisional Oregon Teaching License.
(4)
Out-of-State teacher preparation
			 program completers:
If an applicant completes a teacher preparation
			 program in another state, the applicant must first obtain a valid and active
			 non-provisional teaching license in that state or another NASDTEC jurisdiction
			 in order to qualify for the Oregon Reciprocal Teaching License.
NOTE: This provision does not apply to Oregon non-provisional
				teaching license holders who complete out-of-state endorsement, administrator,
				or personnel service programs.
(5)
Fully-Qualified Out-of-State
			 License Holders:
If an applicant with a valid and active non-provisional
			 out-of-state license fully qualifies for a Preliminary, Professional, Teacher
			 Leader, Substitute or Legacy Teaching License, the applicant may bypass the
			 Reciprocal Teaching License and apply immediately for the other license. In
			 order to qualify for a non-provisional Oregon teaching license upon first
			 application, the applicant must meet all of the requirements in subsections
			 (10) and (11) of this rule.
(6)
Out-of-country applicants:
Applicants prepared or licensed outside
			 the United States may be eligible to qualify for the Reciprocal Teaching
			 License or another teaching license upon evaluation of:
(a) Official transcripts from the
			 professional the education preparation program from the other
			 country;
(b) Official educator
			 credential or license from the other country.
(c) The evaluation of foreign documentation
			 must be completed as provided in OAR 584-200-0090, Preparation in Another
			 Country.