OAR 584-400-0015: Unit Standards

(1) The Oregon Legislative Assembly has delegated to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission the authority to establish standards for approval of Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) through Oregon Revised Statutes 342.147 and 342.165. (2) The Oregon Legislative Assembly has required all EPP programs to be nationally accredited by July 1, 2025, pursuant to Sections 2 through 6, Chapter 756, Oregon Laws 2015 (Enrolled SB 78) and Chapter 72, Oregon Law 2018 (Enrolled SB 1520). (3) Purpose of the rule : In order to facilitate the implementation of the national accreditation requirement, the agency establishes the program standards of the state approval process. The purpose of these provisions is to provide guidance and flexibility to EPPs in the state approval process as they pursue new or renewing unit accreditation. (4) State Approval of Unit: In order to meet the Oregon standards for state approval of units, the Unit must be accredited by a Commission-approved national unit accreditor, as provided in the Program Review and Standards Handbook. (5) State Standards: In addition to the accreditation under subsection (4) of this rule, the Unit must meet the state-specific unit-level standards found in OAR Division 410 that are not satisfied by the national unit accreditation, as determined by the Executive Director. (6) Single-Subject Endorsements: The Unit may aggregate all single-subject endorsement areas, as defined in 584-400-0020 Definitions , into one program report. The Commission will provide state recognition of the aggregated single-subject programs in 584-420-0020 Preliminary Teaching License . (7) State-Specific Standards (State Addendum Report): If the Unit must meet subsection (5) of this rule, it must submit a state addendum report that includes evidence of meeting state-specific standards, in conjunction with the unit approval process.