Oregon’s Licensure Redesign Supporting Teacher Leaders
June 9, 2015Vickie Chamberlain, Executive Director
Elizabeth Keller, Director of Licensure and Professional Practices
NASDTEC Annual Conference
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Licensure Redesign Committee
Formed July 2012 Nearly 30 full day meetings Wide representation from the field Broad consensus on proposals Advisory to the Commission regarding
design
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TSPC Licensure Redesign Committee
Bob Sconce – Teacher, Roseburg, former Commissioner Gary Humphries– Teacher, Pendleton, former Commissioner Mark Girod – Dean of Education, Western Oregon University Teresa Ferrer – Oregon Education Association Melissa Sass – Teacher, Beaverton, former Commissioner Randy Hitz – Dean of Education, Portland State University Sharon Chinn -- Lewis & Clark College Holly Lekas – Former Beaverton Administrator; former COSA Professional Development Chuck White – Executive Director, Oregon School Personnel Association Peggy Holdstedt – Oregon School Boards Association Heidi Sipe – Superintendent, Umatilla School District (Commissioner) Janet Bubl – Oregon Department of Education Mary McGinnis –Teacher, Tillamook, Chalkboard Jan Carpenter – Education Department Chair, Marylhurst University Kathleen Sundell – Teacher, Salem-Keizer, Commissioner Shirley Blanchard – Teacher, Commissioner Lea Bates – Teacher, Commissioner Colin Cameron – Confederation of Oregon School Administrators Vickie Chamberlain – Commission Executive Director Keith Menk – Commission Deputy Director (staff) Elizabeth Keller – Director of Licensure/Director of Professional Practices (staff) Tamara Dykeman – Rules Coordinator, Administrative Support (staff)
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Simplify licensure and number of licenses in same areas of practice
Simplify assignments Ensure all teachers in the same grades can teach the
same thing Easier for field and educators to understand Reduce number of endorsements Streamline transition to Professional Teaching License
Context Lens
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Context Lens
Provide more depth of content for high school teachers beyond teacher preparation
Makes sense and is defensible within the context of the profession
Puts licensure responsibility onto the educator Relieves paperwork on districts (if possible) Enhances the professionalism of the license Look at competency requirements to “teach online”*
*Not yet addressed by the Committee
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Goals of Redesign(Developed December 2013)
Align previously-issued Oregon licenses with the newly proposed licenses thus eliminating the proliferation of a large variety of licenses with various scopes and authorities
Ensure Oregon educator licenses are more compatible with other western states’ licenses with regard to grade-levels issued and scope of content
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Goals of Redesign(Developed December 2013)
Ensure that the requirements for the licenses are clear with regard to the rigor of content and pedagogical preparation
Provide for “teacher leader” opportunities Develop true tiered licensure system Align with HB 3254 -- 2013 (mandates tiered
system and teacher leader license)
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Current Types of Teaching Licenses
American Indian Language (8) Basic (6,423) Career and Technical Education I (57) Career and Technical Education II (58) Charter School Registry (422) Continuing (1,106) Professional (393) Emergency (52)
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Current Types of Teaching Licenses
Five Year Career and Technical Education (102)
Five Year Secondary [pre-1965] (3) Five Year Teaching [pre-1965] (175) Initial I (10,732) Initial II (16,996) Initial [out of state] (1,956) International Visiting Teacher (29)
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Current Types of Teaching Licenses
(As of Nov 1, 2014)
License for Conditional Assignment (421) Limited Teaching License (89) NCLB/ESEA Alternative Route (41) Restricted Substitute (320) Restricted Transitional (50) Standard (14,774) Substitute (2,328)
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Licenses Eliminated by Redesign
Basic Standard Initial Initial I Initial II Continuing Five Year CTE
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Proposed Tiered Licensure
Tier 1
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Preliminary Teaching License
Requires legislation to create (Still Pending)
New Oregon completers – first issue 0-4 years teaching experience 6 years to move to Professional (one renewal) Renewable continuously if not employed Must complete coursework to advance to the
Professional Teaching License within first six years following issuance of the first Preliminary Teaching License (See reinstatement suggestions later in presentation)
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Transitioning from Preliminary to Professional
Requires “Advanced Approved Units of Study” Transcripted Related to Education Allowed to “bundle” or “cross-over” between:
Graduate Undergraduate Continuing Education
Amount differs depending on program completed to obtain the Preliminary Teaching License
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Transitioning from Preliminary to Professional
Requires Experience: Four full years of teaching experience:
[1 year = 135 days] Only assignments greater than two months count
toward the 4 years if substituting Employment Setting:
Any public p-12 setting Any private p-12 setting (if accredited) Teaching alternative education, or other post-
secondary teaching closely related to p-12 education
Professional Teaching License(Based on Bachelor’s Degree)
All requirements for Preliminary TL are met Coursework obtained after the first teaching license
is issued: [PROPOSED – Not approved] Graduate Coursework (20s/30q) Undergraduate Coursework (30s/45q) Continuing Education (40s/60q)
4 full years experience teaching (135 days = 1 year) Renewable with continuing professional
development (CPD)
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Professional Teaching License(Based on MAT or Post Baccalaureate)
All requirements for Preliminary TL are met Coursework obtained after the first teaching license
is issued: Graduate Coursework (10s/15q) Undergraduate Coursework (15s/22.5q) Continuing Education (20s/30q)
4 full years experience teaching (135 days = 1 year) Renewable with continuing professional
development (CPD)
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Distinguished Teacher Leader License
The Distinguished Teacher Leader is a professional teacher whose performance exceeds proficiency and who contributes to the profession and larger community while consistently advancing student growth and achievement
License designates the educator is prepared to provide educational leadership that may include but is not limited to: mentoring, curriculum development support, teacher preparation support and other leadership activities.
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Distinguished Teacher Leader License
Evidence of “effective or highly effective” based on evaluations pursuant to ORS 342.386 combined with evidence of current professional leadership practices
National Board Certification Complete Teacher Leader program with specified
evidence of effectiveness as part of first application; Practice-based evidence of leadership assessed by
commission-adopted rubrics that are based on adopted teacher leader standards or competencies.
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Distinguished Teacher Leader License
Five Year License Optional Fully qualify for Professional Teaching License Renewable with criteria (evidence of continued
leadership activities) Failure to DTL renewal requirements, teacher
issued Professional Teaching License
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SB 83 (2015)
Requires state-defined training for all cooperating or supervising teachers for student teachers; [Eff: 7-1-2020]
The next two years will be spent working with stakeholders to define standards for training and identify costs and potential legislative changes to implement
Train 500 a year until the 2020-21 school year; then 100 a year thereafter
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Endorsement Alignment
Remove Basic – Standard from endorsement
name
Middle School Science = Foundational Science
Basic Math = Foundational Math
Special Education: Hearing ImpairedWorld Language:
Chinese
Language Arts = English Language ArtsReading Specialist = Reading Intervention
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Endorsement Alignment
Technology Education =
Career Trades Generalist
Early Childhood expertise =
Specialization
Middle Level expertise = Early
Adolescence Specialization
Multiple Subjects = Elementary-
Multiple Subjects
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Adding EndorsementsPreliminary Teaching License
Post Preliminary Licensure
Test in subject area Coursework if no subject area test Full program for current full program areas:
Elementary-Multiple Subjects Library Media All Special Education areas ESOL Reading Intervention (Current Reading Specialist)
At least 60 hours practicum OR 3 quarter or 2 semester hours of pedagogy in the subject
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Adding EndorsementsProfessional or Distinguished Teaching
License
Test in subject area Coursework if no subject area test Full program for current full program areas:
Elementary-Multiple Subjects Library Media All Special Education areas ESOL Reading Intervention (Current Reading Specialist)
No mandatory pedagogy or practicum
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What Does p-12 Mean? That educator may be assigned in
accordance with their endorsement, not limited to the grades/buildings in which they may teach their endorsed subject-matter;
Early Childhood developmental focus part of Elementary Multiple-Subjects preparation;
Adolescent Middle-Level developmental focus part of Single Subject preparation;
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Key to Assignments
Paying attention to NCES Course Codes Assigned to License:
http://tspc.oregon.gov/licensure/licensure.asp
Educators must be assigned in accordance with the subject-matter endorsement on the license
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Proposed Other Licenses
Out of
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Reciprocal Teaching License Features
For first-time out-of-state applicants only Term of one-year proposed Requires legislation to create (pending) Must hold valid out of state license (not
expired); or Meet rules in effect at the time (e.g., receive
program completion verification from Oregon institution; or reinstate license in state in which license first acquired)
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Legacy License Features
Requires legislation to create Only for veteran teachers with “x” amount of
teaching experience – e.g., Basic & pre-1965 licenses
May apply to some veteran out of state teachers (those licensed before 1999)
Gradually will represent a very small percentage of the teaching workforce
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Legacy License Features
Requires legislation to create Intended for veteran teachers who have been
told for decades they did not have to advance to professional or second-tier licensure
License for a rapidly decreasing population of teachers
(Currently only 6,423 Basic Teaching Licenses with about 50% employed) [December 2013 = 7,434]
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Legacy License Features(Discussed By Commission in July)
Veteran teachers who qualify will be offered opportunity to move to Legacy or Professional
Once the Legacy is obtained, cannot go back and forth between Legacy and Substitute – (e.g., must qualify for Preliminary/Professional licensure if allow Legacy to lapses and/or they choose to move to the Substitute after obtaining the Legacy
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Legacy License Features(Discussed By Commission in July)
Substitutes will be offered a “one-time” opportunity to move to the Legacy
Other issues: Since no legal authority to create without
legislation, rule-making must be aligned with that concept
Communication plan for these teachers is critical
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Transitioning from Old to New Licenses
(Step 1)
Tier 1Preliminary TL
• ITL I• ITL II w/o experience• Basic/Basic*• Out-of-State novice• Pre-1965 teaching
licenses
Tier 2Professional TL
•ITL II with experience•Standard•Continuing•Some veteran out of state
Tier 3Distinguished TL(upon request)
•Persons who have qualified Professional Teaching License eligibility and distinguished activity
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Transitioning from Old to New Licenses
(Step 1)
Obtain legislative changes to licensure (in progress)
Adopt appropriate rules (currently under development)
Continue ongoing review with Commission and Licensure Redesign Committee
Determine what might be implemented without legislation and whether it will assist in transition of make it more complicated
Transitioning from Old to New Licenses
(Step 2)
Keep new online application process/new database development in mind
Transition as licenses they expire (upon renewal) Clear communication about transition will be
critical Align endorsements Align grade-authorization levels NCES course codes will have to be reviewed and
updated if necessary
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Reinstating Expired Licenses
Expired licenses must meet rules in effect at the time to reinstate
Reinstatement required if expired more than six months
Licensure Redesign proposed attached reinstatement requirements for new licensure system (next slide)*
* Current topics in education still need definition
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Reinstating Expired Licenses
Proposed Reinstatement Requirements
YearsExpired
Never applied for a License
No Experience
Lapsed Preliminary License
Lapsed Professional License
In State Out of State In State Out of State In State Out of StateFully Qualify
for Oregon Professional
Requirements
0-6 years
No requirements (so long as had C2 from Oregon EPP)
-Civil Rights; - Held valid out of state license;
-Reinstatement Fee;-follow in state timeline for additional coursework;
-Civil Rights;-License from state; -Follow in state timeline for additional coursework
25/pdus/yr license was expired
-Civil Rights;-Out of State license
6+ years -Civil Rights-Content Test-Pedagogy course
-Civil Rights;-Held license from state;-Content test;-Pedagogy test;
10/15 Coursework
-Civil Rights-license from out of state; -10/15 coursework
Take 2 courses: (for instance)- Current topics in education-Technology
Must reinstate license from state in which it lapsed.
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