Or. Admin. Code § 584-400-0020 - Definitions
(1)
Area for
Improvement (AFI): A statement cited by the Commission that identifies a
weakness in the evidence for a standard. A single AFI is usually not of
sufficient severity that it leads to an unmet standard. AFIs should be
remediated by the end of the state's term of approval.
(2)
At-Risk Unit: A
determination that the Commission finds a Unit to be "at risk" of becoming
"low-performing." The Commission may designate a Unit to be "at-risk" if it
finds multiple AFIs. Such Unit is required to respond to Commission-imposed
conditions and must provide evidence within the time indicated by the
Commission that the Commission's concerns have been addressed. Units receiving
an "at-risk" designation will be subject to a follow-up review site visit that
focuses on the AFIs noted by the Commission. Additionally, if the Commission
finds a Unit has not corrected multiple AFIs within the time indicated, it may
designate a Unit to be "at-risk."
(3)
Candidate: Candidates are
individuals admitted to and enrolled in Commission-recognized programs,
including, but not limited to, people preparing to teach, teachers continuing
their professional development, and people preparing for other professional
roles in PreK-12 schools, such as administrators, school counselors, school
psychologists, and school social workers.
(4)
Clinical Practices: All
supervised field experiences, internships, residencies, apprenticeships,
student teaching, or practicum opportunities necessary to complete a
preparation program that provide candidates with an intensive and extensive
field-based set of responsibilities, assignments, tasks, activities, and
assessments that demonstrate candidates' progressive development of the
professional knowledge, skills, competencies, and dispositions to be effective
educators. This definition does not apply to supervised practica, as provided
in OAR Chapter 584, Division 220.
(5)
Commission: Teacher
Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC).
(6)
Competency Assessment: A
student-centered, learning-outcome-based model where the assessment of a
student's capabilities is measured against the standards of the profession and
allows students to progress in their learning after they have demonstrated
mastery.
(7)
Conceptual
Framework: An underlying structure in a professional education unit that
gives conceptual meaning to the Unit's operations through an articulated
rationale and provides direction for programs, courses, teaching, candidate
performance, faculty scholarship and service, and Unit
accountability.
(8)
Cooperating Teacher: An appropriately licensed teacher of record
in a public, private, or charter school who is assigned to provide guidance and
supervision to teacher candidates in the cooperating teachers' classroom during
the candidates' clinical practice experience.
(9)
Credential: An official
document issued by a state agency attesting that an individual meets state
requirements to:
(a) Teach at a specific level
or for a specialized discipline or population of students (e.g., middle grades,
biology, English Language Learners, etc.); or
(b) Serve in a specific education role in a
school (e.g., principal, reading specialist, etc.).
(10)
Director of Program
Approval: The Commission staff member responsible for coordinating
program approval within the agency.
(11)
Educator Preparation Providers
(EPPs): Also known as "Unit." The entity responsible for the preparation
of educators, including a non-profit or for-profit institution of higher
education, a school district, an organization, a corporation, or a governmental
agency.
(12)
Endorsement
Offerings: Endorsements that may be provided by an EPP may be either
Program-required or Non-Program-required.
(a)
Program-required areas: Endorsements that require the
completion of a state-recognized endorsement program for preservice and
in-service teachers, including:
(A) Elementary
- Multiple Subjects;
(B) Reading
Intervention;
(C) Special
Education;
(D) Art;
(E) Music;
(F) PE;
(G) Library Media;
(H) ESOL;
(I) Drama;
(J) World Language: Japanese; and
(K) World Language: Russian.
(b)
Non-program-required
areas: An endorsement that is a single-subject content area. For
preservice candidates, these endorsements are included within a Preliminary
Teaching License program. For in-service teachers, these endorsements may be
added to an existing license without completion of a program, as provided in
Division 220. Single-subjects endorsements include:
(A) Advanced Mathematics;
(B) Agricultural Science;
(C) Biology;
(D) Business: Generalist;
(E) Business: Marketing;
(F) Career Trades: Generalist;
(G) Chemistry;
(H) English Language Arts;
(I) Family and Consumer Science;
(J) Foundational English Language
Arts;
(K) Foundational
Mathematics;
(L) Foundational
Science;
(M) Foundational Social
Studies;
(N) Health;
(O) Integrated Science;
(P) Physics;
(Q) Social Studies;
(R) Speech (Forensics);
(S) World Language: Chinese;
(T) World Language: French;
(U) World Language: German;
(V) World Language: Latin; and
(W) World Language: Spanish.
(13)
Executive
Director: The Executive Director of the Commission.
(14)
In-service candidate: A
candidate who has completed an initial teacher preparation program and has been
issued a non-provisional teaching license in Oregon or another NASDTEC
jurisdiction.
EXAMPLE: An in-service candidate includes a licensed teacher completing a program to add an endorsement to an existing license.
EXAMPLE: An in-service candidate includes a licensed administrator completing a professional administrator program.
EXAMPLE: An in-service candidate includes a licensed teacher completing a preliminary administrator or personnel program.
(15)
Intern: A
student who serves as a teacher, personnel specialist, or administrator under
the supervision of the institution and school district in order to acquire
practical experience to fulfill the program's required clinical practice.
Interns may receive both academic credit from the institution and financial
compensation from the school district. Interns may serve as assistant coaches.
Generally, the differences between internships and apprenticeships fall into
the following areas: length of time, structure, mentorship, pay, credentials,
and college credit.
(16)
Low-Performing Unit: A Unit is determined to be "low performing"
by the Commission if, following a Unit site visit, the imposition of conditions
and a subsequent follow-up on-site visit, the institution failed to meet the
Commission's standards of quality and effectiveness. Units found to be
"low-performing" are denied TSPC approval to offer educator preparation
programs. A Unit denied approval is prohibited from offering educator
preparation programs in Oregon and denied from recommending educators for
licensure for a minimum of two years. At the end of such time, the Unit may
apply for program approval and is required to submit a formal application and
demonstrate that the problems identified in the original Unit review have been
addressed and that the Unit meets all current requirements for Unit approval
and educator licensure in effect at the time of application for
approval.
(17)
Multiple
Measures: The use of multiple indicators and sources of evidence of
student learning and achievements as described in the Commission-approved
multiple measures guidance documents.
(18)
Preservice candidate: An
initial candidate enrolled in an initial teaching preparation program or a
candidate who has completed an initial teaching preparation program but has not
been issued a non-provisional teaching license in Oregon or another NADSTEC
jurisdiction.
(19)
Program: A program includes, but is not limited to, an academic
program that results in eligibility for a license, endorsement, or
specialization.
(20)
Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP): A proven model of
apprenticeship that has been validated by the Department of Labor or State
Apprenticeship Agency.
(21)
Self-Study Report (SSR): The process and document that an Educator
Preparation Provider (EPP) creates and undergoes to evaluate its practices
against Unit standards.
(22)
Site Visit Review Team: The team appointed by national accrediting
body and/or the Commission to conduct a site visit review for purposes of
approval of Units.
(23)
Specialized Professional Associations (SPAs): The national
organizations that represent teachers, professional education faculty, and
other school professionals who teach a specific subject matter (e.g.,
mathematics or social studies), teach students at a specific developmental
level (i.e., early childhood, elementary, middle level, or secondary), teach
students with specific needs (e.g., bilingual education or special education),
administer schools (e.g., principals or superintendents), or provide services
to students (e.g., school counselors or school psychologists).
(24)
State-Recognized Educator
Preparation Program: A licensure, endorsement or specialization program
that is offered by an approved EPP and meets the standards of the Teacher
Standards and Practices Commission.
(a)
Oregon program: State-recognized Oregon educator preparation
program recognized by the Commission through:
(A) The previous state recognition (program
review) process, including Commission-approved SPA reviews;
(B) Any subsequent Commission-approved major
modifications to the program; and
(C) Any subsequent Commission-approved minor
modifications to the program, as adopted in the annual report
process.
(b)
Out-of-state or international program: A state-recognized
educator preparation program approved by the licensure body of the governmental
jurisdiction authorized to approve the equivalent of Oregon's licensure,
endorsement, or specialization programs.
(25)
Teacher Residency: An
alternative pathway to teaching for a teacher candidate who has a bachelor's
degree or the Commission-approved equivalent.
(26)
Unit: Also known as "EPP."
The entity responsible for the preparation of educators, including a non-profit
or for-profit institution of higher education, a school district, an
organization, a corporation, or a governmental agency.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.165
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.147
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