OAR 584-200-0010: Definitions for Licensure, Certification and Registration

(1) "Application:" A request for an Oregon license authorizing service in public schools or a request for reinstatement or renewal of such license. (2) "Appropriately Assigned:" Assignments for administrator, teacher, school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker or school nurse duties for which the person involved holds the proper license, certificate or endorsements. (See OAR 584-210-0150 for License for Conditional Assignment.) (3) "Approved Institution:" A U.S. regionally accredited institution of higher education approved to prepare education-licensed personnel by a U.S. governmental jurisdiction in which the institution is located. (4) "Approved Programs:" An Oregon program of educator preparation approved by TSPC and offered by a regionally accredited Oregon institution or other legally approved provider. As it applies to out-of-state programs, a program approved by the licensure body of any U.S. governmental jurisdiction or member of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) authorized to approve educator preparation programs. (5) "Completion of Approved Program:" The applicant has met the institution's academic requirements and any additional state or federal requirements and has obtained the institution's recommendation for licensure. (6) "Endorsement:" The subject matter or specialty education field in which the individual is licensed to teach. (7) "National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS):" A professional board established to award a National Teaching Certificate or National Teacher Leader Certificate to qualified educators. (8) “Non-Provisional License or Certificate:” Full state certification of licensure issued following completion of a state approved teacher preparation program and valid for full-time teaching assignments. (a) Non-provisional Oregon teaching licenses include: (A) Preliminary Teaching License; (B) Professional Teaching License: (C) Teacher Leader License; (D) Reciprocal Teaching License; and (E) Legacy Teaching License. (b) Non-provisional out-of-state teaching licenses or certificates may include initial state licenses that require additional preparation or other requirements to move to the next-stage license if the initial license is issued following state approved teacher preparation program and is valid for full-time teaching assignments. (9) Out of State/International Evaluation: Evaluation for the issuance of a license, endorsement or certificate that includes review of one or more of the following: (a) A license or certificate issued by a NASDTEC jurisdiction; (b) A license or certificate issued by an international body; (c) Completion of an educator preparation program for licensure, certification or endorsement that is not Commission-approved to recommend candidates directly for Oregon licensure or endorsement; (d) Any other out of state or international credential, coursework, or other supporting documentation that is essential for the issuance of an Oregon license or certificate. (e) The out of state or international evaluation is not related to the domicile of the applicant. The need for an out of state or international evaluation is based on the documentation submitted with an application for licensure, endorsement or certificate. (10) "Out of State Licenses or Certificates:" Any educator license or certificate issued from: (a) A National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) jurisdiction; (b) A U.S. Territory (American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands); or (c) The U.S. Department of Defense. (11) "Personal Qualifications:" Personal qualifications for licensure including attainment of at least eighteen years of age and possessing good moral character and mental and physical health necessary for employment as an educator. (12) “Prekindergarten:” Birth through age 5. (13) "Private Schools:" A privately funded school, preprimary through grade twelve, approved, regionally accredited or registered by another U.S. jurisdiction or government.