(1) The Commission
believes that high quality and individualized professional development for
educators is essential to promote:
(a)
Effective educational practices;
(b) Supportive educational leadership;
and
(c) Enriched student
learning.
(2) The
Commission requires the completion of advanced or continuing professional
development units for:
(a) Promotion to the
Professional Teaching License or Professional CTE Teaching License (Advanced
PDUs);
(b) Renewal of most active
educator licenses (Continuing PDUs); and
(c) Renewal of School Nurses Certificates
(Continuing PDUs).
Note: In accordance with OAR 584-255-0007, the
requirement to report evidence of continuing PDUs earned to renew a license is
suspended unless and until an annual review of professional development causes
the requirement to be reinstated.
(3) Professional Development Units (PDUs) are
calculated as follows:
(a) One (1) hour of
advanced or continuing professional development activity equals one (1)
PDU;
(b) One (1) semester hour of
college credit equals thirty (30) PDUs; or
(c) One (1) quarter hour of college credit
equals twenty (20) PDUs.
(4)
Advanced Professional Development
(Advanced PDUs): The Commission requires completion of an advanced
professional education program for promotion to the Professional Teaching
License and Professional CTE Teaching License. The Commission has approved the
completion of an Advanced Professional Development Program as one method to
meet the requirement for an advanced professional education program. An
Advanced Professional Development Program must include 150 advanced
professional development units (advanced PDUs) that are:
(a) Tailored to the performance goals of the
teacher in accordance with ORS
342.815 to
342.856;
(b) Based on the core teaching standards as
provided in OAR
584-255-0020, Standards for Professional Development;
and
(c) Calculated as provided in
subsection (3) of this rule; and
(d) Completed while the applicant holds the
Preliminary Teaching License or Preliminary CTE Teaching License.
Note: Refer to OAR 584-210-0040 Professional
Teaching License and OAR 584-230-0030 Professional CTE Teaching License for
other methods to meet the advanced professional program requirements.
(5)
Continuing
Professional Development: The Commission requires continuing
professional development for renewal of most active licenses and certificates
that do not require advancement to another license.
Note: In accordance with OAR 584-255-0007, the
requirement to report evidence of continuing PDUs earned to renew a license is
suspended unless and until an annual review of professional development causes
the requirement to be reinstated.
(a)
To qualify for renewal of a license, the applicant must complete 25 Continuing
PDUs per year of licensure term, as follows:
(A) 75 PDUs during the life of a three (3)
year license; and
(B) 125 PDUs
during the life of a five (5) year license.
(b) Completing any of the following advanced
certifications will waive continuing professional development requirements only
for the renewal period during which the certification is completed and the
following licensure renewal cycle:
(A)
National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
certification;
(B) National
Association of School Psychologists (NASP) certification;
(C) National School Counselor Certification
(NSCC);
(D) National Association of
Social Workers (C-SSWS) certification; or
(E) Association of Speech, Hearing and
Audiology (ASHA) certification.
(c) Licensed educators may carry-over 25 PDUs
of excess Continuing PDUs obtained only in the previous reporting
period.
(d) Educators who hold dual
licensure with other state professional licensing boards are encouraged to
fulfill their continuing professional development requirements by completing
the PDUs provided by those professional licensure areas (for example: Speech
Language Pathologists).
(e)
Educators who are employed as faculty at university or colleges may use their
course presentation hours to fulfill their continuing PDU requirement. One (1)
hour of course presentation is equal to one (1) PDU.
(f) The requirement for continuing
professional development applies to the renewal of the following teaching,
administrative, and personnel service licenses:
(A) Preliminary Teaching License;
Note: If the applicant is renewing the Preliminary
Teaching License with Advanced PDUs, Continuing PDUs are not required.
(B) Professional Teaching
License;
(C) Teacher Leader
License;
(D) Legacy Teaching
License;
(E) Limited Teaching
License;
(F) American Indian
Language Teaching License;
(G)
Preliminary CTE Teaching License;
Note: If the applicant is renewing the Preliminary
CTE Teaching License with Advanced PDUs, Continuing PDUs are not
required.
(H) Professional
CTE Teaching License:
(I)
Professional Administrator License;
(J) Legacy Administrator;
(K) Distinguished Administrator;
(L) Exceptional administrator;
(M) Preliminary School Counselor;
Note: If the applicant is renewing with
requirements to move to Professional School Counselor license, Continuing PDUs
are not required.
(N)
Professional School Counselor;
(O)
Legacy School Counselor;
(P)
Preliminary School Psychologist;
(Q) Professional School
Psychologist;
(R) Legacy School
Psychologist;
(S) Limited Student
Services;
(T) Preliminary School
Social Worker; and
(U) Professional
School Social Worker.
(6)
Continuing Professional Development
for School Nurse Certificates: To qualify for renewal of a School Nurse
Certificate pursuant to OAR chapter 584, division 021, an applicant must:
(a) Meet the professional development
requirements provided in OAR
584-021-0150 (Renewal of Professional School Nurse
Certification); or
(b) Meet the
professional development requirement provided in OAR
584-021-0155 (Emergency
School Nurse Certification Renewal).
Note: In accordance with OAR 584-255-0007, the
requirement to report evidence of continuing PDUs earned to renew a license is
suspended unless and until an annual review of professional development causes
the requirement to be reinstated.
(7) It is the sole responsibility of the
licensed educator to ensure accurate completion of professional development
upon renewal or issue of a subsequent license. Generally, failure to complete
advanced professional development or continuing professional development does
not constitute an "emergency" for the purposes of receiving an Emergency
License.
(8) If employed during the
life of the license, the supervisor or professional development advisor will
verify that the educator has successfully completed all continuing professional
development requirements to the district superintendent or designee on the TSPC
Professional Educational Experience Report (PEER) form prior to renewal of
licensure.
(9) The following
licenses and registrations do not have continuing professional development
requirements because the licenses require the completion of additional specific
coursework or other licensure requirements to move to the next stage license,
or the licenses or registrations do not require continuing professional
development:
(a) All reciprocal
licenses;
(b) All substitute
licenses;
(c) Restricted CTE
Teaching License;
(d) International
Visiting Teacher License;
(e) All
restricted licenses;
(f) All
emergency licenses;
(g) License for
Conditional Assignment; and
(h) All
charter school registrations.
(10) Educators holding a Restricted CTE
Teaching License may be subject to other professional development requirements
consistent with their CTE Professional Development Plan pursuant to OAR
584-230-0070.
Notes
Or. Admin. Code §
584-255-0010
TSPC
12-2015, f. 11-13-15, cert. ef.
1/1/2016;
TSPC
1-2016, f. & cert. ef.
2/10/2016;
TSPC
4-2017, f. 6-27-17, cert. ef.
7/1/2017;
TSPC
10-2018, minor correction filed 10/12/2018, effective
10/12/2018; TSPC 3-2021, temporary amend filed
05/25/2021, effective 05/31/2021 through 11/26/2021;
TSPC
24-2023, temporary amend filed 11/21/2023, effective
1/1/2024 through
6/28/2024;
TSPC
1-2024, amend filed 02/06/2024, effective
3/1/2024
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
342.165 & ORS
342.465
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
342.121 - 342.144 & ORS
342.465
