Oregon Administrative Code

584-235-0010 Scope and Responsibilities of School Administrators (1) Scope: An Oregon school administrator license or registration is required to perform any one of the following duties in public schools, school district or education service districts: (a) Supervise TSPC-licensed…

584-235-0020 Principal License (1) Purpose of the License: The Principal License qualifies its holder to serve as a principal, vice-principal, associate principal, or an equivalent position that serves as the administrator of a public school in a prekindergarten through grade 12 …

584-235-0030 Professional Administrator License (1) Purpose of the License: The Professional Administrator License is a license that qualifies its holder to serve in a principal or a school district position in a prekindergarten through grade 12 Oregon public school district, edu…

584-235-0050 Reciprocal Administrator License (1) Purpose of the License: The Reciprocal Administrator License is a license that qualifies its holder to serve as a school administrator in a prekindergarten through grade 12 Oregon public school district or education service distri…

584-235-0060 Emergency Administrator License (1) Purpose of the License: An Emergency Administrator License qualifies its holder to carry out the responsibilities of an administrator in an Oregon school district. The Emergency Administrator License is issued to persons who demons…

584-235-0090 Restricted Administrator License (1) Purpose: The purpose of the Restricted Administrator License is to allow a teacher, school counselor, school social worker or school psychologist to serve as a building-level administrator while they complete the requirements for …

584-235-0100 License for Conditional Assignment – Professional Administrator License (1) Purpose: The purpose of a License for Conditional Assignment (LCA) for Professional Administrator License is to allow a holder of a Principal License, a Restricted Administrator License, or a…

584-245-0100 Scope of School Counselor License (1) Scope: An Oregon school counselor may perform any one of the following duties in public schools, school district or education service districts: (a) Serve as counseling mental health professionals and leaders in the school buildi…

584-245-0110 School Counselor License (1) Purpose of the License: The School Counselor License qualifies its holder to provide counseling support services in Oregon schools. The School Counselor License is issued to new school counselors who have: sufficient personal qualificatio…

584-245-0120 Professional School Counselor License (1) Purpose: The Professional School Counselor License qualifies its holder to provide counseling support services in in prekindergarten through grade 12 Oregon public school districts, education service districts, and charter sc…

584-245-0130 Restricted School Counselor License (1) Purpose: The purpose of the Restricted School Counselor License is to allow a teacher, administrator, school social worker, or school psychologist to serve as a school counselor while they complete the requirements for the Scho…

584-245-0140 Emergency School Counselor License (1) Purpose: An Emergency School Counselor License qualifies its holder to provide counseling support services in Oregon schools. The Emergency School Counselor License is issued to persons who demonstrate adequate qualifications to…

584-245-0150 Legacy School Counselor License (1) Purpose of the License: The Legacy School Counselor License is a license that qualifies its holder to be assigned as a school counselor in prekindergarten through grade 12 Oregon public school districts, education service districts…

584-245-0160 Reinstatement of Expired School Counselor Licenses (1) Purpose: The Commission has adopted reinstatement provisions to allow qualified applicants to reinstate eligible, expired Oregon School Counselor licenses. (2) School Counselor, Professional School Counselor, and…

584-245-0200 Scope of School Psychologist (1) Scope: An Oregon School Psychologist or Professional School Psychologist License or registration is required to perform any one of the following duties in public schools, school districts, or education service districts: (a) Provide p…

584-245-0210 School Psychologist License (1) Term of Licensure: A School Psychologist License is valid for three years and is renewable as provided in section 4 of this rule. The date of the first expiration of the license is three years from the date of issue plus time to the ap…

584-245-0230 Professional School Psychologist License (1) Term of Licensure: The Professional School Psychologist License is issued for five years and is renewable repeatedly under conditions specified below. (2) Assignments: The Professional School Psychologist License is valid …

584-245-0240 Reinstatement of Expired School Psychologist Licenses (1) Purpose: The Commission has adopted reinstatement provisions to allow qualified applicants to reinstate eligible, expired Oregon school psychologist licenses. (2) Applying for Reinstatement: To be eligible to …

584-245-0300 Scope of School Social Worker License The Social Worker License authorizes the holder to perform the following duties: (1) Services to students: Providing crisis intervention. Developing intervention strategies to increase academic success. Assisting with conflict re…

584-245-0310 School Social Worker License (1) Purpose of the License: The School Social Worker License qualifies its holder to provide counseling support services in Oregon schools. The School Social Worker License is issued to new school social workers who have: sufficient perso…

584-245-0320 Professional School Social Worker License (1) Purpose: The Professional School Social Worker License qualifies its holder to provide counseling support services in in prekindergarten through grade 12 Oregon public school districts, education service districts, and ch…

584-245-0330 Restricted School Social Worker License (1) Purpose: The purpose of the Restricted School Social Worker License is to allow a teacher, administrator, school counselor, or school psychologist to serve as a School Social Worker while they complete the requirements for …

584-245-0340 Emergency School Social Worker License (1) Purpose: An Emergency School Social Worker License qualifies its holder to provide student support services in Oregon schools. The Emergency School Social Worker License is issued to persons who demonstrate adequate qualific…

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 …

584-245-0400 Limited Student Service License (1) Purpose of the License: The Limited Student Service License qualifies its holder to provide a specialized type of direct service to students for which the Commission has determined a personnel service license is required and does n…

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 inc…

584-255-0010 Professional Development Requirements (1) The Commission believes that high quality and individualized professional development for educators is essential to promote: (a) Effective educational practices; (b) Supportive educational leadership; and (c) Enriched student…

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 wit…

584-255-0030 Verification of Professional Development (1) Licensed educators employed in a public school, education service district or public charter school must provide to their employer or qualified Education Service District (ESD) evidence of their completion of professional …

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…

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 …

584-400-0020 Definitions (1) Area for Improvement (AFI): A statement cited by the Commission that identifies a weakness in the evidence for a standard. A single AFI is usually not of sufficient severity that it leads to an unmet standard. AFIs should be remediated by the end of t…

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…

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. Ho…

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, endorsemen…

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 lic…

584-400-0080 Unit or Program Modifications (1) Modifications: The Commission must approve modifications to an approved unit or state recognized licensure, endorsement or specialization program. All modifications must comply with Chapter 584, Division 400, 410 and 420 and applicab…

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 speci…

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 ab…

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 …

584-400-0140 Clinical Practices for Teacher Candidates (1) The Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) must provide clinical practices for the purposes of instruction, assessment of competency, and integration of field work with academic study, as well as to ensure candidates are abl…

584-400-0145 Cooperating Teachers (1) The Cooperating Teacher standards are established pursuant to ORS 342.136. (a) The Cooperating Teacher standards apply to preservice candidates enrolled in a Preliminary Teaching License program who are completing Commission-required student …

584-400-0150 Internship Agreements (1) Notwithstanding 584-400-0140, Clinical Practices, EPPs may permit teacher candidates to complete an internship as their clinical practice for the purposes of instruction, assessment of competency, and integration of field work with academic …

584-400-0155 Registered Apprenticeships The Oregon Teaching Apprenticeship Standard is approved by the Oregon State Apprenticeship and Training Council and is in alignment with the TSPC Program Review and Standards Handbook. Those seeking to establish a Registered Teaching Appren…

584-400-0160 Candidate Program Completion and Recommendation (1) The Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) may only recommend candidates for licensure, endorsements, or specializations if the EPP has received state recognition for the corresponding licensure, endorsements, or spe…

584-400-0170 Experimental Programs (1) The purpose of experimental licensure, endorsement, or specialization programs is to allow Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) to develop innovative and creative programs that respond to community, social, and educational needs. Furthermor…

584-400-0180 Waiver of Program Requirements (1) An Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) may waive licensure, endorsement, or specialization program requirements for individual candidates when competency is otherwise demonstrated, as provided in this rule and the Program Review and…

584-400-0190 Waiver of State Standards (1) An Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) may petition the Commission for waiver of state standards. (2) A petition must include information and reasons the EPP is seeking the waiver. (3) In granting the petition, the Commission must determ…

584-410-0005 State Approval of Unit: Preconditions for First-Time Unit or Program Approval (1) Prior to approval for any licensure program, a unit must satisfy the preconditions set forth below. Once the Commission has reviewed these preconditions, the Commission shall determine …

584-410-0010 State Approval of Unit: General Provisions (1) Pursuant to ORS 342.147, standards for approval of an Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) allow approval of an institution of higher education, a school district in this state, an education service district in this state…