1. Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Education Subcommittee
May 8-9, 2007
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TSPC
Mission: To ensure that every student is taught by caring, competent and ethical educators
{Commission Goals – p. 6 of Budget Notebook}
Vision: The TSPC will lead the nation in setting and maintaining high standards for educators
History: First educator licensure board in the nation (1965). Second board to become autonomous (1973).
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Commission
17 Commissioners appointed by Governor
8 teachers
4 administrators
2 higher education
3 public members (1 school board member)
Terms for 3 years (up to 2 terms)
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4. Primary Responsibilities Commission
Licensure: Issue educator licenses to public school educators; registrations to charter school teachers; certificates to school nurses
Program Approval: Approve educator-preparation programs in Oregon higher education
Professional Practices: Discipline based on violation of ethical standards of practice
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5. Primary Responsibilities Office Organization
Full current organizational charts on page 32
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LICENSURE
License: [≈66,600 total active licenses]
Teachers: (≈59,900)
Administrators (≈430)
School Counselors (≈1,740)
School Psychologists (≈550)
Registration:
Charter School Teachers (≈150)
Certification:
School Nurses (≈101)
Insert Licensure Report Here
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PROGRAM APPROVAL
20 approved institutions offering licensure programs (public and private)
Licensure programs
Teachers
Administrators
School Counselors
School Psychologists
5 colleges and universities visited and approved in
See list of colleges and universities in appendix
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8. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES (Discipline)
214 reports received in 2006
146 from school districts
68 from patrons
Disposed of 195 cases
Dismissed -- 90
Took action = 91 orders; 11 charged; 3 reinstatements issued or denied
Currently over 200 cases pending
See Discipline Report in Appendix
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Budget Drivers
Licensure and license issuance:
Speed of issuance [July through October]
Speed of response to applicants [July through January]
Quality of information to applicants [Online Licensure Handbook]
Ease of issuance [Evaluation processes]
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Budget Drivers
Demand for faster service:
Limited staffing during peak periods [Temp staff not helpful]
Ongoing development of web-based services [Overwhelming for one person]
Program Approval: demand for information:
Higher Education: Requests for reports related to licensure employment
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Budget Drivers
Professional Practices (discipline) caseload:
Increase in reports/complaints
Increasing complexity; litigation costs
Limited staffing
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Performance Measures
The agency has 7 performance measures
Three of the measures were approved July 2006 by the JLAC
Nearly all of the agency’s measures are related to customer service
Data collection has only been reliable for the past year due to agency work on improving our data collection methods
Full list of performance measure on pages of GRB notebook
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Performance Measures
Targets were selected based on best estimate for current agency performance
Agency licensure systems have been improved so that data collection is more reliable
Continuous improvement efforts should result in adjustment of agency targets
Budget packages are aimed at improving customer service
Performance Measure summary in appendix
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14. Prioritized Programs and Services
Licensure services:
New license issuance
Licensure renewal
Duplicates
Licensure inquiry responses (phone/ )
Licensure assignment advice (handbook)
Data collection partnership with ODE
Highly Qualified Teacher advice
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15. Prioritized Programs and Services
Program Approval services:
Approve new programs and program modifications (commission)
Review approved programs through site visit review process (on site)
Review annual reports
Report federal Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II data regarding program completion rates for teacher programs
Monitor licensure tests and endorsement standards
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16. Prioritized Programs and Services
Professional Practices:
Conduct investigations into patron and school district complaints
Recommend actions (dismiss or charge) to commission
Deliver workshops regarding professional practice standards to educators
Represent commission in hearings related to discipline
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Policy Packages
100 –(Discipline) Professional Practices
Hire:
1 additional Investigator 3
1 additional support staff
Project ability to investigate 50 to 80 more cases a year
Project ability to significantly reduce back-log of over 200 cases in 2 to 3 years
Pages GRB notebook
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18. Current Organization of Professional Practices Section
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19. Proposed Organization of Professional Practices Section
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Policy Packages
101 – System Support
History/Need: The position replaces a contracted IT specialist who has worked on the agency’s systems for several years;
IT issues/demands:
Finish developing online application process
Refine revenue data collection
Finish development of automated licensure issuance
Continue assistance with converting microfilm into electronic files
Includes funding to replace obsolete computers (10 computers)
Pages GRB notebook
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Policy Packages
101 – System Support (cont)
IT issues/demands: (cont)
Automate phone services (next stage – not yet developed)
Research capacity related to licensure, employment, assignment, commission orders
Maintain system upgrades and Web information
Develop system for discipline probation follow-up
Continue development of college and university connections to allow real time population of “file cabinet” for licensure candidates
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Policy Packages
102 – Office Support
History/Need: The agency has had a .5 limited duration FTE Office Specialist I since
Supports daily mail intake
Conducts scanning of all documents;
Repairs microfilm records
Converts microfilm to electronic records
Backs up file room (where microfilm stored)
Works overtime during summer months due to workload
Pages GRB notebook
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