OAR 584-420-0365: Drama: Program Standards

(1) Candidates who are prepared for the Drama endorsement will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, professional dispositions and cultural competencies necessary to promote the academic, career, personal and social development of students in drama education learning environments. (2) The Commission may provide approval to a program that prepares candidates for a Drama endorsement only if it includes: (a) At least twenty-four quarter hours designed to develop competence in Drama education that includes: (A) Acting; (B) Directing; and (C) Technical theater. (b) A requirement for candidates to complete a teacher performance assessment as provided in OAR 584-017-1100; and (c) Integration of principles of cultural competency and equitable practice in each competency standard through the entire Drama endorsement program.