Or. Admin. R. 584-230-0040 - Restricted CTE Teaching License
(1)
Purpose of the License: The Restricted CTE Teaching License
qualifies its holder to teach in an ODE approved Career and Technical Education
Program of Study in an Oregon school district, education service districts, or
charter school assignments. The Restricted CTE Teaching License is issued to
qualified individuals who have at least an associate's degree, or equivalent,
and relevant and documented industry work experience, but has not completed a
teacher preparation program.
(2)
Sponsorship: The Restricted CTE Teaching License requires
sponsorship of an ODE-approved sponsor. The sponsor must be verified by ODE and
identified on the official CTE application through the Oregon Department of
Education.
(a) Sponsors may include:
(A) Public schools and districts;
(B) Charter schools;
(C) Education Service Districts;
(D) Post-secondary institutions;
(E) Private prekindergarten through grade 12
schools; and
(F) Other entities as
approved by Oregon Department of Education.
(b) If the holder of the Restricted CTE
Teaching license is employed in a CTE teaching position, the holder must be
sponsored by the employing school, district, college or other
institution.
(c) The application
for the Restricted CTE Teaching license must identify the supervising
administrator and the CTE mentor, if the applicant is employed in a CTE
teaching position.
(3)
Terms of Licensure: The Restricted CTE Teaching License can be
reissued up to two times for a total of three years on the license, in
accordance with the following provisions:
(a)
For applications received from July 1 through December 31, the first Restricted
CTE Teacher License is valid through June 30 of the school year for which it is
issued.
(b) For applications
received from January 1 through June 30, the first Restricted CTE Teacher
License is valid through June 30 of the following school year unless otherwise
requested by the sponsoring district;
(c) All subsequent Restricted CTE teaching
licenses will expire on June 30.
(d) Upon expiration of the final term (after
second reissue) of the Restricted CTE Teaching License, the educator must
qualify for the Preliminary CTE Teaching License.
(4) Assignment and Endorsement Authorization:
The Restricted CTE Teaching License qualifies the teacher to accept within the
sponsoring district:
(a) An instructional
assignment from prekindergarten through grade 12 in an Oregon Department of
Education's 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 included in the recommendation from the Oregon Department of
Education;
(b) Any substitute
teaching assignment.
(5)
To be eligible to apply for a Restricted CTE Teaching License, the applicant
must:
(a) Have an ODE-approved sponsor for the
license as provided in subsection (2);
(b) 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;
(c) Hold an
associate's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in the
United States, or the foreign equivalent of such degree approved by the
Commission, or obtain the appropriate waiver pursuant to 584-230-0100 Waivers.
(d) Obtain a passing score
on a Commission-approved test of knowledge of U.S. and Oregon civil rights and
professional ethics;
(e) Submit a
copy of the ODE-approved Restricted CTE Teaching License application form,
including:
(A) Industry work experience
pursuant to OAR 584-230-0080 CTE Industry Work Experience or waiver pursuant to
OAR 584-230-0100 Waivers.
(B)
Recommendation for licensure and endorsement(s), including any course
restrictions related to the recommended endorsement(s);
(C) CTE Professional Development Plan
pursuant to OAR 584-230-0070 CTE Professional Development Plan; and
(D) Sponsorship information and verification
as provided in subsection (2).
(f) 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
(g) 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.
(6)
First Reissue: To be
eligible to apply for the first reissue of a Restricted CTE Teaching License,
an applicant must submit:
(a) A statement from
the sponsor that verifies:
(A) The applicant
continues to be sponsored by an ODE-approved sponsor. If the applicant is
employed in a CTE teaching position, the sponsor must be the employing school,
district, college or other institution; and
(B) The applicant is on target to meet the
qualifications for the Preliminary CTE Teaching License by the end of the final
term (after second reissue) of the Restricted CTE Teaching License;
and
(C) The names of the
supervisory administrator and CTE mentor, if the applicant is employed in a CTE
teaching position.
(b) 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.
(7)
Second Reissue: To be eligible to apply for the second reissue a
Restricted CTE Teaching License, an applicant must submit:
(a) A statement from the sponsor that
verifies:
(A) The applicant continues to be
sponsored by an ODE-approved sponsor. If the applicant is employed in at CTE
teaching position, the sponsor must be the employing school, district, college
or other institution; and
(B) The
applicant has completed more than 50 percent of the approved Professional
Development Plan in order to meet the qualifications for the Preliminary CTE
Teaching License by the end of the final term (after second reissue) of the
Restricted CTE Teaching License; and
(C) The names of the supervisory
administrator and CTE mentor, if the applicant is employed in a CTE teaching
position.
(b) 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)
Transfer of Sponsorship: The Restricted CTE Teaching License is
transferable to another sponsor. To transfer sponsorship, the new sponsor must
submit a statement that:
(a) Verifies that the
new sponsor is approved by the Oregon Department of Education;
(b) Identifies the supervising administrator
and the CTE mentor, if the applicant is employed in a CTE teaching
position;
(c) Verifies that the new
sponsor has informed the original sponsor of the transfer; and
(d) Acknowledges the new sponsor has reviewed
and supports the original CTE professional development plan and assures the
applicant will complete the original plan within the original three year
term.
(9) Upon
expiration of the final term (after second reissue) of the Restricted CTE
Teaching License, holders of this license must meet all the requirements of the
Preliminary CTE Teaching License.
(a) The
educator may apply for the Preliminary CTE Teaching License prior to the
expiration of the final term of the Restricted CTE Teaching License.
(b) If the educator does not meet the
qualifications for the Preliminary CTE Teaching License prior to the expiration
of the final term of the Restricted CTE Teaching License, the educator and the
sponsor may apply for an Emergency Teaching License as provided in subsection
(10).
(10)
Emergency Teaching License: The applicant and sponsoring district
may apply for an Emergency Teaching License as provided in OAR 584-210-0130 if
necessary to protect the CTE programs or students. The sponsoring district must
ensure the applicant will meet all requirements for the Restricted or
Preliminary CTE Teaching License upon expiration of the Emergency Teaching
License.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.165
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.121 - 342.144
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