(1)
Purpose of the License: The
Professional CTE Teaching License is a license that qualifies its holder to
teach courses tied to an ODE approved Career and Technical Education program of
study. The Professional CTE Teaching License signifies that the educator is an
experienced teacher who has successfully demonstrated an advanced level of
educator knowledge, skills and dispositions.
(2)
Term of Licensure: The
Professional CTE Teaching License is valid for five years and is renewable as
provided in subsection (8) of this rule. The date of the first expiration of
the license is five years from the date of issue plus time until the
applicant's birthday.
(3)
Assignment and Endorsement Authorization: The Professional CTE
Teaching License qualifies the teacher to teach in:
(a) An instructional assignment from
prekindergarten through grade 12 in an Oregon Department of Education approved
Career and Technical Education program[s] and within the scope of the
subject-matter endorsement. The scope of the endorsement shall be determined by
the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) course codes.
(b) Any assignment in diversified occupations
or as work experience coordinators; and
(c) Any substitute teaching
assignment.
(4) The
Commission has approved the following advanced professional education programs
to develop advanced level competencies required for promotion to the
Professional CTE Teaching License:
(a)
Advanced Professional Development Program: The purpose of the
Advanced Professional Development Program is to provide the individual teacher
with the specific professional development needed to advance to a professional
teacher level. The program is developed by the applicant in conjunction with
the employing district and includes professional development specifically
tailored to the performance goals of the novice teacher in accordance with ORS
342.815 to
342.856. To qualify as an
Advanced Professional Development Program, the program must consist of:
(A) A teacher who holds the Preliminarily CTE
Teaching License and is employed in accordance with ORS
342.815 to
342.856; and
(B) A requirement to complete 150 advanced
professional development units while holding a Preliminary CTE Teaching
License. To qualify as advanced professional development, the units must:
(i) Be completed in conjunction with the
performance goals of the teacher established in accordance with ORS
342.815 to
342.856;
(ii) Be verified as advanced professional
development by the employing district or charter school; and
(iii) Meet all other requirements provided in
OAR
584-255-0010, Professional Development Requirements.
(b)
Degree
Programs: Admission to and completion of a bachelor's, master's or
doctoral degree program that is reasonably related to improving the pedagogy
skills or subject-matter knowledge of the endorsement(s) on the Preliminary CTE
license. The program must be regionally accredited or foreign
equivalent.
(c)
Advanced
Licensure: Admission to and completion of a Commission-approved
advanced licensure program;
(d)
National Board Certification: National Board of Professional Teaching Standards
certification, Career and Technical Education;
(e) ODE approved and nationally recognized
Professional Certification(s) related to the Career and Technical Education
program area; and
(f) Other
acceptable advanced coursework or assessment approved by the
Executive Director
or the Director of Licensure as provided in OAR
584-200-0100, Waiver of
Licensure Requirements by the
Commission.
(5) All evidence of advanced professional
education programs must be equal to at least 150 professional development units
as calculated in OAR
584-255-0010(3) and must have been obtained by the
applicant after the date of issuance of their first non-provisional teaching
license in Oregon.
(6)
Professional CTE Teaching Experience Requirements: To qualify for
the Professional CTE Teaching License, an educator must obtain:
(a)
Full-time Experience:
Four full of years teaching experience in a 1.0 assignment; or
(b)
Part-time Experience:
Six full years of teaching experience in at least a .50 to .99 assignment.
NOTE: Teaching experience of .49 or less is not
eligible to meet any teaching experience requirement for the Professional CTE
Teaching License. Teaching experience from two or more academic years may not
be combined to meet the teaching requirements.
EXAMPLE: An applicant may not combine two full
years of .25 teaching assignment to equal one year of .5 teaching assignment
for the part-time teaching requirement.
EXAMPLE: An applicant may not combine one year of
a .75 assignment and one year of a .25 assignment to equal one year of
full-time teaching experience.
(c) One full year of teaching experience is
equal to 135 days of contracted classroom teaching within an academic year
(July 1 to June 30).
(d) The years
of teaching experience do not have to be earned consecutively.
(e) Substitute experience is not considered
qualifying teaching experience under this subsection unless the educator is
assigned to a single substitute assignment in accordance with subsection (6)(c)
of this rule.
(f) The applicant
must obtain the teaching experience while holding a Restricted CTE, CTE I, CTE
II, Reciprocal, Preliminary CTE or equivalent non-provisional CTE license from
a National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and
Certification (NASDTEC) jurisdiction.
(g) The teaching experience must include a
Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) or direct instruction of students as
provided in ORS 342.120 and must occur in an
ODE-approved Career and Technical Education Program.
(7) To be eligible to apply for a
Professional CTE Teaching License, an applicant must:
(a) Possess the personal qualifications for
licensure including attainment of at least eighteen years of age and possessing
good moral character and mental and physical health necessary for employment as
an educator;
(b) Meet or complete
all requirements of the Preliminary CTE Teaching License or an equivalent
teaching license issued previously by the Commission;
(c) Complete an advanced professional
education program as provided in subsections (4) and (5) of this
rule;
(d) Complete the teaching
experience requirements as provided in subsection (6) of this rule;
(e) Complete a background clearance that
includes:
(A) Furnishing fingerprints, if
required;
(B) Providing
satisfactory responses to character questions in the form and manner prescribed
by the Commission; and
(f) Submit a complete and correct
application
in the form and manner required by the Commission, including payment of all
required fees as provided in OAR
584-200-0050.
(8) To be eligible to apply for
renewal of
the Professional CTE Teaching License, the applicant must:
(a) Complete continuing professional
development requirements as provided in OAR
584-255-0010 Professional
Development Requirements and
(b)
Submit a complete and correct
renewal application in the form and manner
required by the Commission, including payment of all required fees as provided
in OAR
584-200-0050.