1. OSPA-TSPC-ODE 4th ANNUAL WORKSHOP October 21, 2013

2. Member Survey Questions
Continuing Professional Development
Clarification on CPU's;
New PDU requirements for retirees and substitutes
And the ESD role;
Professional development tracking requirements for license renewal
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TSPC Response
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
NO major changes for employed licensed educators
Minor change: State (TSPC) does not require educators and districts to keep specific professional development plans
Districts still verify Professional Development Units (PDU’s) on the PEER form
Nothing has changed with regard to what is acceptable professional development.
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TSPC Response
Continuing Professional Development
PDU’s required for all active continuously renewable licenses;
PDU’s not required for:
Initial, Initial I licenses (teaching, admin, etc)
Those Initials must complete other requirements (Initial II TL – must complete CPD)
Substitute Teaching License holders less
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TSPC Response
Continuing Professional Development
Substitute Teaching License holders must complete 10 hours per year for total of 30 hours per license cycle;
Other license holders must complete 25 hours per year for each year of license;
Commission allowed phase in
ESD’s agreed to a pilot program to certify CPD for educators who are not employed by a school district.
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6. Member Survey Questions
License Processing Time:
Likelihood of getting caught up;
Timely processing of licenses;
Anything other than excuse-making for taking so long to process applications;
What is the plan to improve turn around time for issuing a license through the regular process?
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7. Member Survey Questions
License Processing Time (Continued):
Backlog!!
Streamlining issuance of licenses;
Timeliness;
How they plan to improve communication and speed up their process
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TSPC Response
License Processing Time
Fewer staff:
Evaluator resigned July 1st;
Intake clerk out ill 3 months; (remaining staff had to cover)
Vacancies not filled due to budget gaps
Currently hiring three more public service representatives
Promoting current public service representatives to evaluators for total for 4-5
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TSPC Response
License Processing Time
Catch-up most likely not before February 2014
Things districts can do to help:
Only use expedited if actual emergency;
Speed up hiring process
Should only be used if educator not licensed at all
But not to speed up a renewal if active in grace
Also not to request special dispensation for educators who have not completed renewal requirements
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10. Member Survey Questions/TSPC Response
Licenses for Conditional Assignment
Formerly Conditional Assignment Permits
Features:
One year only if only need to take test;
Up to three years (with annual renewals) if need to complete a program;
Will end on June 30th following date issued;
Only good if underlying license valid;
Does not have 120 day grace period;
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11. Member Survey Questions
Working with ODE/HQ Issues
HQ coordination with ODE;
Work with ODE on HQ trainings
HQT and Sp Ed self-contained;
HQT and Long Term Care & Treatment (LTCT) programs.
To say on back of license a teacher can teach a long list of subjects; But then say "may not be HQ". It doesn't make sense
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TSPC Response
Working with ODE/HQ
Always an issue when ODE hires new staff;
Completely on the same page on nearly all issues
Federal law requires all special education teachers teaching content and needing special education licensure meet definition of HQ (fully licensed as SPED teachers; content knowledge)
Educators are authorized by the state to teach many subjects federal law says they are not HQ
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13. Member Survey Questions
Web Issues
Why doesn't the website show every license that the educator had as they renew them, sometimes there are gaps in years between licenses even though they had a license during that time?
Website updates, when does this happen? (midnight versus a later time) –
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14. Member Survey Questions
Web Issues
Website - it is difficult for educators to find information regarding PDU requirements.
The link off of the main page for includes instructions for people employed less than half time.
Their technology system
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TSPC Response
Web Issues
“Home-grown system” has design errors that cannot be corrected;
Ability to replace the system dependent upon increasing revenue through fee increases;
Currently attempting to plug as many holes as possible – only one system technician
Cost to replace: $650,000
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16. Member Survey Questions
Reporting Misconduct
Reporting
Why are license renewals withheld when someone makes a complaint? It gives the appearance of wrongdoing when any person makes a complaint. Guilty until proven innocent.
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TSPC Response
Reporting Misconduct
Why some licenses are not renewed
Conduct appears to be serious
Can’t renew, then possibly recommend to Commission to take it away
There are as many complaints from patrons (community members) as there are from school districts.
Nearly 60% (sometimes more) of complaints are dismissed
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Open Mic
What else would you like to address?
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