Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1)
Purpose of the License: The Principal License qualifies its holder
to serve as a principal, vice-principal, associate principal, or an equivalent
position that serves as the administrator of a public school in a
prekindergarten through grade 12 Oregon public school district or education
service district. The Principal License is the preliminary administrative
license for the state of Oregon and signifies that the holder is prepared for
leadership in the school-level context.
(2)
Scope and Responsibilities of the
License: A Principal License is required to perform school administrator
duties at a building-level, as provided in 584-235-0010, Scope and
Responsibilities of Oregon Administrator Licenses.
(3)
Term of Licensure: The
Principal License is valid for three years and is renewable as provided in
subsection (9) of this rule. The date of the first expiration of the license is
three years from the date of issue plus time until the applicant's
birthday.
(4)
Assignments: The Principal License qualifies the holder to accept
in an Oregon public school district, education service district or charter
school:
(a) Any principal assignment;
(b) Any other school administrator
assignment that does not require a Professional Administrator License;
and
(c) Any substitute teaching
assignment.
NOTE: An active and valid Oregon teaching license
is required for a teaching assignment that is not for the purpose of
substituting.
(5)
Licensed Experience: To qualify for the Principal License, an
applicant must complete:
(a) Three (3) full
years of qualifying licensed experience in a 1.0 FTE assignment; or
(b) Six (6) full years of qualifying licensed
experience in a .50 FTE or more assignment.
(6) The years of licensed school experience
do not have to be earned consecutively.
(7)
Qualifying Experience: To
qualify as a year of licensed experience, the experience must:
(a) Include working directly with preK-12
students while holding any license, charter school registration or school nurse
certificate appropriate for the assignment;
(b) Equal a minimum of 135 days within an
academic year (July 1 to June 30); and
(c) Be completed in one, or a combination of,
the following employment settings:
(A) A
public prekindergarten through grade 12 school, including public charter
schools;
(B) A regionally
accredited private school in any state or other U.S. jurisdiction; or
(C) An education service district
school;
(D) A state-operated or
state-supported school;
(E) A
federal school;
(F) A private
elementary or secondary school registered by the state Department of Education;
(G) A private proprietary career
school licensed by the superintendent of public instruction; or
(H) Alternative education, post-secondary or
other similar settings closely-related to prekindergarten through grade 12
education, as approved by the Director of Licensure.
NOTE: Experience while holding licenses other than
TSPC licenses may be considered as qualifying experience if all requirements
are met in subsections (5) through (7).
(8)
Applying for License: To be
eligible to apply for a Principal License, an applicant must:
(a) Possess the 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 administrator;
(b) Hold a
master's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in the
United States, or the foreign equivalent of such degree approved by the
Commission;
(c)
(A)
Completers of Oregon
Programs: Provide evidence of admission to and completion of a
Commission-approved Principal License preparation program; or
(B)
Completers of Out-of-State
Programs: Provide evidence of:
(i)
Completion of an out-of-state principal, or acceptable equivalent,
administrator program;
(ii) An
active and valid non-provisional school administrator license from a NASDTEC
jurisdiction; and
(iii) Meeting the
requirements for Oregon school law and finance;
(d) Meet the license experience
requirements, as provided subsections (5) through (7);
(e) Meet the requirements for knowledge of
U.S. and Oregon civil rights laws and professional ethics;
(f) Complete a background clearance that
includes:
(A) Furnishing fingerprints, if
required;
(B) Providing
satisfactory responses to character questions in the form and manner prescribed
by the Commission; and
(g) Submit a complete and correct application
in the form and manner required by the Commission, including payment of all
required fees as provided in 584-200-0050.
(9)
Renewing: To be eligible to
apply for renewal of the Principal License, an applicant must:
(a) Complete 90 professional development
units or 6 graduate level semester credits (or graduate level quarter credit
equivalent) as provided in 584-255-0010 Professional Development
Requirements; and
(b)
Submit a complete and correct application in the form and manner required by
the Commission, including payment of all required fees as provided in
584-200-0050.
NOTE: If a holder of a principal license is
employed in a district-level position, as defined in 584-235-0030(2), the
administrator must obtain an LCA for Professional Administrator License in
accordance with 584-235-0100.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
342.120 - 342.430
& ORS
342.455
- 342.495; 342.553