Or. Admin. R. 584-400-0015 - Transition to National Accreditation
(1) The Oregon Legislative Assembly has
delegated to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission the authority to
establish standards for approval of Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs)
through Oregon Revised Statutes 342.147 and 342.165.
(2) The Oregon Legislative Assembly has
required all EPPs to be nationally accredited by July 1, 2025, pursuant to
Sections 2 through 6, Chapter 756, Oregon Laws 2015 (Enrolled SB 78) and
Chapter 72, Oregon Law 2018 (Enrolled SB 1520).
(3) Purpose of the rule: In order to
facilitate the implementation of the national accreditation requirement, the
agency is establishing transition provisions for the state approval process.
The purpose of the transition provisions is to provide guidance and flexibility
to EPPs in the state approval process as they pursue new or renewing national
accreditation.
(4)
State
Approval of Unit: Effective July 1, 2016, the Commission established the
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) 2013 Accreditation
Standards and 2016 CAEP Standards for Advanced Programs as the Oregon standards
for state approval of units, as provided in the Program Review and Standards
Handbook.
(5) In accordance with
subsection (4) of this rule, the Unit will not be required to meet the
following standards for the state approval process while this rule is in
effect:
(a) 584-017-1008 Conceptual
Framework;
(b)
584-017-1015 Knowledge, Skills and Professional
Dispositions;
(c)
584-017-1022 Assessment System and Unit Evaluation;
(d) 584-017-1038 Field Experience and
Clinical Practice;
(e)
584-017-1052 Faculty Qualifications, Performances and
Development; and
(f)
584-017-1055 Unit Governance and Resources.
(6)
Single-Subject
Endorsements: The Unit may aggregate all single-subject endorsement
areas, as defined in 584-400-0020 Definitions, into one
program report. The Commission will provide state recognition of the aggregated
single-subject programs in 584-420-0020 Preliminary Teaching
License.
(7)
State-Specific Standards (State Addendum Report): The Units must
submit a state addendum report for review of state-specific standards in
conjunction with the unit approval process. The report must include evidence of
meeting the following state unit standards:
(a) 584-410-0070 Cultural Competency
and Equity in the Classroom
(b) 584-410-0080 English Language
Learners
(c) 584-410-0090
EPP Partnerships
(d) 584-410-0100 Verification of
Candidate Recommendations (Field Audit)
(8)
Applicability: All
requirements and procedures set forth in Chapter 584, Division 400 and 410
became effective upon passage unless otherwise noted in the rule. Chapter 584,
Division 400 and 410 supersedes any provisions contained in OAR Chapter 584,
Division 10 and 17 relating to the continuing state approval of unit and state
recognition of programs process and any conflicting rule requirements will be
resolved accordingly.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430, 342.455 - 342.495 & 342.533
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