Or. Admin. R. 584-400-0120 - Teacher Candidate Performance Assessments
(1)
Preservice Candidates: All
Oregon preservice teacher candidates must complete a Commission -approved
teacher performance assessment, as required in the Program Review and Standards
Handbook, if the Commission has approved a performance assessment for the
endorsement area.
(2) If the EPP
requires a teacher performance assessment, the EPP has the option to use one of
the following:
(a) A State-adopted Teacher
Performance Assessment, as described in the Program Review and Standards
Handbook;
(b) A Commission -approved
Local Assessment Option, as provided in subsection (5); or
(c) Options as defined in the Multiple
Measures Guidance Information.
(3)
Two or More Endorsements
(Preservice Candidates): If a preservice candidate is completing two or
more separate endorsement programs, the preservice candidate is required to
complete a teacher performance assessment for only one of the endorsements, as
provided:
(a) If one of the endorsements
requires a Commission -adopted performance assessment and the other does not,
the candidate must complete the Commission -adopted performance
assessment.
(b) If all of the
endorsement areas require a Commission -adopted performance assessment, the EPP,
in consultation with the candidate, must select the main teacher candidate
performance assessment area to complete the performance assessment
requirement.
(c) Notwithstanding
subsection (b), if one of the endorsement subjects is in Elementary Multiple
Subjects (EMS), then the candidate must complete the performance assessment in
EMS.
(4)
Adding
Endorsements (Licensed Teachers): Licensed teachers adding endorsements
to existing licenses are not required to complete a teacher performance
assessment.
(5)
Commission -approved Local Assessment Option: To qualify as a local
assessment option, a teacher performance assessment must align to the
Commission -approved Local Assessment Option Framework.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.165
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.147
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