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Oregon’s Licensure Redesign
Implementation Rules
Commission Meeting
November 5, 2015
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Summary Continued
From 2003 through June 30, 2015 – Commission required the following:
BA/BS preliminary program – master’s degree or equivalent to move to next stage license;
MAT/post-bac – 9 quarter or 6 semester graduate coursework required.
No specific experience required to advance to the Professional Teaching License.
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Summary Continued
June 2015 to August 15, 2015– Commission drafts new rules for Licensure Redesign: Continued requirement for additional coursework to advance to Professional;
July 1 through August 15 – Staff implements new rules – including requiring degree applicable coursework (as originally intended by Commission in 2004);
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Summary Continued
New Rules (from June meeting) Required:
BA/BS preliminary program – (education-related)
20 semester or 30 quarter hours of graduate coursework;
30 semester or 45 quarter hours of undergraduate coursework;
40 semester or 60 quarter hours of continuing professional development offered by a college or university.
4 full years of experience.
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Summary Continued
New Rules (from June Meeting) Required:
MAT/post-bac – (education related)
10 semester or 15 quarter graduate hours of coursework (more than previously required);
15 semester of 23 quarter undergraduate hours of coursework;
20 semester or 30 quarter hours of college or university continuing education coursework.
4 full years of experience
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6. Summary Continued Issues Arose
Discovered that “degree applicable” coursework very difficult to ascertain visa vie reading transcripts;
Graduate programs require admission to the program -- (e.g., Standard Teaching License or Continuing Teaching License programs).
Unless enrolling in an actual education-related program, education coursework hard to obtain.
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Summary Continued
Significant additional graduate and undergraduate coursework came in from online continuing professional development programs (Heritage Institute, etc.);
School districts are accepting this non-degree applicable “graduate” credit for advancement on the salary schedule;
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Summary Continued
Licensure Processing slowed down due to need to convert graduate coursework to fit the new formula: (e.g., was it graduate, undergraduate, or pdu? – used excel calculator to convert.)
Called August 2015 meeting to explain issues to Commission.
At that meeting, we shared several examples of transcripted coursework from local and online programs.
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Summary Continued
Staff shared concerns from districts and licensees:
Two tiered requirements for BA/BS and MAT/post-baccalaureate were very confusing;
Districts indicated that it was complicated to track CPD for most of staff, and promotion requirements (coursework) for newer teachers;
Licensees indicated that mandated coursework not only expensive, but lacked context and hard to find if in a remote area,
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Summary Continued
Staff proposed to Commission:
Make the requirements the same for all new licensees (e.g., abolish the differences based on underlying degree obtained for first licensure)
Ease confusion by aligning “advancement” requirements with renewal requirements – in other words, put it in the context of the Continuing Professional Development required to renew a license (25 professional development units for year of the license);
Align advancement options to contextual employment situations such as:
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Summary Continued
CPD aligned with evaluation requirements for new probationary teachers (evaluation process requires professional development based on individuals professional goals– ORS );
Getting a new endorsement – program completion;
Getting a new specialization – program completion;
Enrolling in an advanced degree programs;
Enrolling in an advanced licensure program;
National Board certification (after 3 years);
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Summary Continued
August 2015 Resolutions adopted:
Resolved that, the Commission adopts 25 professional development units per year of a license consistent with Division 90 as the required coursework to move from the Preliminary Teaching License to the Professional Teaching License.
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Summary Continued
Resolved further that, staff will develop a transition rule that meets with these requirements and resolves issues in favor of licensees as we transition. These rules will be filed immediately and implemented following the filing of the new transition rules.
Resolved further that, the Professional Teaching license will be representative of having completed the required continuing professional development as well as the four full years of employment.
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Summary Continued
New Rules (Post-August 17, 2015) reflect the following:
All licensees have the same renewal requirements;
Renewal requirements align with professional development requirements;
Advanced coursework options (endorsements, specializations, advanced degree, etc.);
No “show progress” requirements (applicants advance at their own rate);
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Summary Continued
Rules define “advanced professional education program (APEP) as follows:
150 PDU of advanced professional development that aligns with evaluations conducted as provided in ORS (evaluation statute);
Endorsement program (admission/completion UG/G);
Specialization program (admission/completion UG/G);
Advanced licensure program (admission/completion UG/G);
National Board Certification.
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Summary Continued
Licensure issuance proceeding much more smoothly and quickly; (See Activity Sheet Agenda Item 7.8)
Licensees are much happier on the phone;
Feel like their advancement is in their hands to design;
Staff out of the business of deciphering whether presented coursework is degree applicable.
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17. Movement from Preliminary to Professional
Deadlines to complete the coursework requiring “show progress” element are eliminated – licensees may advance to the Professional at their own rate.
Failure to complete the requirements leaves them on Preliminary Teaching License or “novice” status;
Stay on a continuously renewable three year versus five year license.
Significantly speeds up licensure processing.
Licenees who complete advanced requirements and experience WILL be promoted to professional.
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18. Movement from Preliminary to Professional
Cannot move from the Preliminary to the Teacher Leader (must obtain the Professional first);
School districts must sign off on any advanced CPD obtained in the course of employment as a new teacher;
Commission staff unable to approved CPD obtained through the evaluation route.
ESD’s will continue to sign off on unemployed CPD;
ESD’s authorized to sign off on advanced CPD;
Own employees;
Advanced coursework (endorsement; specialization; advanced licensed program)
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Endorsements
New features in rules (New Division 220):
Subject-matter expertise demonstrated by:
coursework or tests to add to a license; {except Foundational endorsements};
Established endorsement list in rule – requires full commission approval to add a new endorsement to the list.
Subject-Matter plus pedagogy course or practicum for Preliminary Teaching License only;
Subject-matter only for Professional Teaching License;
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Endorsements
(New Features Continued)
Rules clear about removing an endorsement;
Do not have minimal coursework requirements for Foundational endorsements (except mathematics).
Created Legacy endorsements for Basic and Standard Elementary teachers (Counseling, ESOL, and pre-1965 Five-Year.)
Created a rule for each endorsement (e.g., art, mathematics, Foundational Language Arts, etc.)
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Endorsements
(New Features Continued)
Clarifies that full programs are also required for:
Art;
Music;
Physical Education;
Special Education (all endorsement areas);
Library Media Specialist.
Current OAR
edTPA NOT required for endorsement “add-on” programs after initial licensure (programs encouraged to still use work samples).
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Endorsements
Specific Commission Action Needed:
Basic and Standard Elementary teachers have been authorized to teacher .49 FTE in several areas. Staff has created Legacy endorsements for School Counseling and ESOL only for those teachers with recent experience in these areas.
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23. All areas authorized for Basic/Standard Elementary (.49)
Endorsements
All areas authorized for Basic/Standard Elementary (.49)
Art
Music
Library Media
Physical Education
World Languages
Reading
Health
ESOL
Home Economics
School Counseling
(Mathematics)
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Endorsements
Commission Action - proposed Resolutions:
RESOLVED that, the Commission is adopting Legacy School Counseling and Legacy ESOL for Basic and Standard Elementary teachers with recent experience in these areas.
RESOLVED FURTHER that, staff is authorized to create temporary rules in the event other areas under this exception are needed to save Basic Standard Elementary placements.
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Specializations
Created New rules for Adding Specializations (New Division 225 [6.2d]
Keeps all currently established specializations;
Creates new “bilingual” specialization” for any license;
Placeholder indicated to establish:
Early Childhood Specialist;
Early Adolescent Specialist;
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26. Reciprocal Teaching License
New Out of State First License
Clarifies that only an active and valid teaching license from another state will be accepted to obtain the Reciprocal Teaching License;
Requires the applicant to establish “good standing” by reinstating their license if the license has lapsed;
Accepts licenses from any National Association of State Directors of Education and Certification (NASDTEC) jurisdiction (including territories and Ontario province).
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27. Teacher Leader License
Removes “Distinguished” from Name of License;
Aligns with Professional Teaching License expiration date (birthdate of applicant);
Requires that 12 of 37 elements under Standards are required to be met with separate and unique evidence;
Clearly establishes two year pilot for Commission review;
Licensure Redesign Committee looking at “Core Elements” option for later look;
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Reinstatement Rules
Creates new “recency” requirement in Preliminary Teaching License (pre-licensure):
0-6 years post completion (no new requirements);
6+ years =
retake content test in one endorsement area;
Take 2 semester/3 quarter hour pedagogy class that must have the words pedagogy or methods in the course title.
Post-licensure (Preliminary, Professional, Legacy)
0-6 years CPD required
Renewal requirements (75 or 125 CPD) plus 25 CPD’s per year.
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Reinstatement Rules
(i) Expired for less than one year: Must only meet the renewal or advancement requirements for the license.
(ii) Expired for more than one year, but less than two years: Renewal or advancement requirements - plus 25 additional pdu’s.
(iii) Expired for more than two years but less than three years: Renewal or advancement requirements - plus 50 additional pdu’s.
(iv) Expired for more than three years but less than four years: Renewal or advancement requirements - plus 75 additional pdu’s.
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Reinstatement Rules
(v) Expired for more than four years but less than five years: Renewal or advancement requirements - plus 100 additional pdu’s.
(vi) Expired for more than five years but less than six years: Renewal or advancement requirements - plus 125 additional pdu’s.
(vii) Expired for more than six years: Renewal or advancement requirements - plus 150 additional pdu’s.
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Reinstatement Rules
Cannot Reinstate:
Basic
Standard
Continuing
Any Initial
Teacher Leader
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32. Miscellaneous Provisions
Licensure Director allowed to make licensure determinations (in addition to Executive Director);
Fees increased to start January 1, 2016;
Reinstatement Fee – one fee amount;
Once we launch online, Commission will only accept online applications.
Basic Teaching License qualifies for Professional if they have the 4 years of experience.
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33. Miscellaneous Provisions
Licensure Director allowed to make licensure determinations (in addition to Executive Director);
Fees increased to start January 1, 2016;
Reinstatement Fee – one fee amount;
Once we launch online, Commission will only accept online applications.
Basic Teaching License qualifies for Professional if they have the 4 years of experience.
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