Or. Admin. Code § 584-010-0004 - 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 programs through Oregon Revised Statutes 342.147 and 342.165.

(2) The Oregon Legislative Assembly has required all educator preparation programs to be nationally accredited by July 1, 2022, pursuant to Sections 2 through 6, chapter 756, Oregon Laws 2015 (Enrolled SB 78).

(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 educator preparation programs in the state approval process as they pursue new or renewing national accreditation.

NOTE: This transition rule does not apply to educator preparation programs that have completed a site visit prior to July 1, 2016, for a pending national accreditation or state approval process.

State Approval of Unit

(4) Effective July 1, 2016, the Commission is establishing the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) 2013 Accreditation Standards as the Oregon standards for state approval of units.

(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:

(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) 584-017-1028 Selection, Recruitment, Admission and Retention of Candidates;

(e) 584-017-1038 Field Experience and Clinical Practice;

(f) 584-017-1052 Faculty Qualifications, Performances and Development; and

(g) 584-017-1055 Unit Governance and Resources. Program Review

(6) Single Subject Endorsements: The unit may aggregate all single-subject endorsement areas into one program review report, unless the endorsement requires completion of a Commission-adopted program as provided in Chapter 584, Division 220. The Commission will provide state recognition of the aggregated single-subject programs in accordance with state standards for educator preparation (INTASC).

(7) Program Review Templates: The unit may submit a program review report in any of the following forms:

(a) TSPC Program Review Template;

(b) Specialized Professional Association (SPA) template;

(c) Modified Specialized Professional Association (SPA) template; or

(d) Any other template that meets the needs of the unit and provides the required information for TSPC program review.

State-Specific Standards

(8) State-Specific Standards (State Addendum Report): The units must submit a state addendum report for review of state-specific standards.

(a) The report must include evidence of meeting following state standards:

(A) Request for Waiver of Rules (OAR 584-017-1010);

(B) Waivers of Academic Requirements and Appeals on Academic Decisions (OAR 584-017-1012);

(C) Knowledge of School Law for Licensed Educators (OAR 584-017-1020);

(D) Diversity and Inclusion (OAR 584-017-1050);

(E) Verification of Program Completion for All Licensure Programs (OAR 584-017-1035);

(F) Field or Clinical Experiences (OAR 584-017-1042);

(G) Student Teaching (OAR 584-017-1045);

(H) Internship Agreements (OAR 584-017-1048);

(I) Reading Instruction: Program Standards (584-420-0015);

(J) Dyslexia Instruction: Program Standards (584-420-0016); and

(K) English Language Learners: Program Standards (584-420-0010).

(b) The state addendum report may be submitted in conjunction with the program review process or with the state approval of unit process.

(c) The state addendum report may be submitted in the form and manner that best meets the needs of the unit, especially in regard to its national accreditation process.

(9) Applicability: Unless otherwise stated, all requirements and procedures set forth in this rule become effective July 1, 2016. This rule supersedes any provisions contained in OAR Chapter 584, Division 10 and 17 relating to the continuing state approval process and any conflicting rule requirements will be resolved accordingly.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 584-010-0004

TSPC 3-2016(Temp), f. 6-30-16, cert. ef. 7-1-16 thru 12-27-16; TSPC 1-2017, f. & cert. ef. 2/1/2017

Stat. Auth.: ORS 342

Stats. Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430, 342.455- 342.495 & 342.553