(1) Licensed
educators employed in a public school, education service district or public
charter school must provide to their employer or qualified Education Service
District (ESD) evidence of their completion of professional development units
(PDUs) in accordance with Chapter 584, Division 255.
(2)
Verification of PDUs for
Renewal: To verify PDUs for licensure renewal, educators must:
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)
Verify PDUs through their employing public school district or school. School
districts must verify completion of the PDUs by submitting a Professional
Educator Experience Report (PEER form);
(b) Verify PDUs through their employing
private school. Private schools must verify completion of PDUs by submitting a
Professional Educator Experience Report (PEER form). The Director of Licensure
may evaluate a private school for eligibility to verify professional
development units; or
(c) Educators
who are not employed by a school or district or who are employed by a school or
district that does not verify PDUs must supply evidence of their completion of
Continuing PDUs to an education service district (ESD) participating in a
professional development approval agreement with the Commission; or
(d) Verify PDUs through a sponsoring tribe,
if the educator is renewing an American Indian Language Teaching License. The
tribe must verify the completion of the continuing PDUs by submitting the
Professional Educator Experience Report (PEER form).
Note: Out-of-state public school districts, public
schools and private schools may verify PDUs for applicants completed while the
applicant was employed by the school district or school. The out-of-state
school district or school must verify completion of the PDUs by submitting a
Professional Educator Experience Report (PEER form).
(3)
Verification of
Completion of Advanced Professional Development Programs: To verify the
completion of an Advanced Professional Development Program, a holder of the
Preliminary Teaching License or Preliminary CTE License must:
(a) Verify the Advanced PDUs through their
employing Oregon public school district, Oregon public schools, or Oregon
charter schools. Oregon school districts, public schools or charter schools
must verify the completion of the Advanced PDUs by submitting the Advanced
Professional Development Program form; or
(b) Verify the Advanced PDUs through their
employing Oregon Education Service District (ESD). The Oregon ESD must verify
the completion of the advanced PDUs by submitting the Advanced Professional
Development Program form. Educators may not obtain verification of Advanced
PDUs from an Oregon ESD unless they are directly employed by the Oregon ESD.
Note: An applicant may complete an Advanced
Professional Development Program as one method to meet the advanced program
requirement for promotion to the Professional Teaching License. The Advanced
Professional Development Program requires completion of 150 advanced
professional units. Refer to OAR 584-210-0040 Professional Teaching License and
584-255-0010 Professional Development Requirements for more information on the
Advanced Professional Development Program and other advanced program
options.
Notes
Or. Admin. Code §
584-255-0030
TSPC
12-2015, f. 11-13-15, cert. ef.
1/1/2016;
TSPC
1-2016, f. & cert. ef.
2/10/2016;
TSPC
5-2017, amend filed 11/14/2017, effective
11/15/2017; TSPC 7-2020, temporary
amend filed 11/16/2020, effective 12/01/2020 through 05/28/2021; TSPC 4-2021,
temporary amend filed 05/25/2021, effective 05/29/2021 through 11/24/2021;
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
