Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) The Educator Preparation Provider (EPP)
must provide clinical practices for the purposes of instruction, assessment of
competency, and integration of field work with academic study, as well as to
ensure candidates are able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, competencies,
and abilities necessary to be successful candidates for educator licensure,
endorsement, or specialization.
(2)
Education Setting: Clinical practices may occur in the following
education settings:
(a) Public PreK-12
classrooms, including charter school classrooms;
(b) Virtual education classrooms;
(c) Private, regionally-accredited PreK-12
classrooms; or
(d) Alternative
education, post-secondary, or other similar teaching settings closely-related
to PreK-12 classroom instruction.
(3)
Clinical Practice Area: EPPs
must assure that candidates complete a clinical placement in the appropriate
licensure, endorsement, and specialization area.
(a) To be recommended for a license, the
candidate must complete a clinical practice in that license area or receive a
waiver of clinical practice, as provided in 584-400-0180, Waiver of
Program Requirements.
(b)
To be recommended for an endorsement, the candidate must complete a clinical
practice in that endorsement area or receive a waiver of clinical practice, as
provided in 584-400-0180, Waiver of Program
Requirements.
(4)
EPP Supervisor: Clinical
practices must be supervised by an EPP employee. The supervisor must:
(a) Hold a current or expired license and
endorsement in the candidate's license and endorsement areas;
(b) Demonstrate expertise in the candidate's
license and endorsement areas; or
(c) Demonstrate expertise in supervising
licensed educators in the candidate's license area.
(5)
International/Out-of-State Field
Placements: EPPs may place a candidate in an international or
out-of-state field placement, as provided in the Program Review and Standards
Handbook.
(6)
Preservice
Candidates: Preservice candidates must complete at least 600 hours
(equaling 15 weeks at 40 hours per week) of student teaching according to the
program requirements of the accredited Educator Preparation Program (EPP).
Length and scope of the clinical placement must be of sufficient length and
consistency to allow the student teacher to develop and demonstrate all
clinical competencies required for licensure and experience all facets of a
typical classroom teacher's day.
(a) The
student teaching must be in a school setting, with a qualified cooperating
teacher, during which the candidate assumes the full range of responsibilities
of a classroom teacher for the purpose of developing and demonstrating the
competencies required for initial licensure.
(b) The assignment of responsibilities may be
incremental, in keeping with the objectives of the experience.
(c) The student teaching must be supervised
by a cooperating teacher, as provided in (3)(a) of this rule and 584-400-0145,
Cooperating Teachers.
(d) The student teaching must be supervised
by a cooperating teacher, as provided in (3)(a) and 584-400-0145,
Cooperating Teachers.
(e)
Observations and Evaluations: The EPP must require
observations and evaluations of preservice candidates as provided below.
(A) EPP Supervisor: The EPP supervisor must
conduct observations and evaluations of the preservice candidate during their
student teaching which meet the following requirements:
(i) At least four formal
observations of the candidate; and
(ii) At least two formal
evaluations of the candidate. Formal evaluations may be
completed and submitted as a joint evaluation with the Cooperating
Teacher.
(iii) Observations and
evaluations may be conducted in-person or virtually.
(B) Cooperating Teacher: The cooperating
teacher must conduct observations and evaluations of the preservice candidate
during their student teaching which meet the following requirements:
(i) At least four formal
observations of the candidate; and
(ii) At least two formal
evaluations of the candidate. Formal evaluations may be
completed and submitted as a joint evaluation with the EPP
supervisor.
(iii) Observations and
evaluations may be conducted in-person or virtually.
(C) Unavailable Observations and Evaluations:
In the event of extenuating circumstances, a candidate may be recommended
without the Cooperating Teacher's observations and evaluations.
(i) Recommendations without the required
observations and evaluations will be reported to TSPC in the annual
report.
(ii) All other requirements
and expectations will be met before the candidate will be recommended for
licensure.
NOTE:
EPP providers offer clinical
placements in which teacher candidates and their cooperating/mentor teachers
plan, practice, discuss, and reflect upon methods of instruction,
differentiation, culturally responsive practice as relevant to the observed
lesson. The cooperating/mentor teacher may present their feedback to the
candidate in oral or written form.
(f)
Substitute Teaching in
Student Teaching Placements: EPPs in collaboration with their school
partners may determine if candidates may substitute teach. Candidates may
substitute teach during their student teaching if they:
(A) Hold a Restricted Teaching License;
Emergency License, Emergency Substitute License, or a Substitute
License;
(B) Are granted permission
to substitute teach by a state-recognized licensure or endorsement program;
and
(C) Have one of the following:
(i) An internship agreement with the EPP and
the employing school district; or
(ii) A Restricted Teaching License plan with
the EPP and the employing school district.
NOTE: The candidate may also substitute teach if the substitute
teaching is an approved component of the state-recognized program.
(g) The
school district must notify the EPP if the school district assigns a candidate
as a substitute teacher during the student teaching placement.
(7)
Dual-Enrolled Preservice
Candidates: Preservice candidates enrolled in two endorsement areas must
complete student teaching as provided:
(a) The
candidate must complete student teaching, as provided in subsection (6), in the
endorsement area that is the candidate's main Teacher Candidate Performance
Assessment area. During the 600 hours, at least 60 hours of student teaching
must be completed in the additional endorsement area.
(b)
Program Required
Endorsements: Program candidates must complete student teaching, as
provided in subsection (6).
(c)
Integrated
programs: If Program candidates
complete clinical practice where their main and additional endorsement areas
are combined, such as an ESOL and math placement, they must complete the
600-hour student teaching. At least 60 hours of the 600 hours of student
teaching must be completed in the additional endorsement area. Evidence or
assessment of both content areas must be documented in at least some of the
observations and evaluations.
(d)
Observation and evaluation requirements for the additional endorsement
area: The EPP must require evaluation and supervision of preservice
candidates in the additional endorsement area as provided:
(A)
EPP
supervisor: The EPP supervisor must conduct at least three
meetings to evaluate or observe the preservice candidate during their clinical
practice. The three meetings must include at least two formal observations of
the candidate and at least one formal evaluation of the candidate.
(B) Cooperating Teacher: The cooperating
teacher must conduct at least three meetings to evaluate or observe the
pre-service candidate during their clinical practice. The three meetings must
include at least two formal observations of the candidate and at least one
formal evaluation of the candidate.
(e) If a candidate is enrolled in more than
two endorsement areas, or is enrolled in an Integrated Program for multiple
endorsement areas, the EPP must consult the agency for guidance on the clinical
practice requirements.
(8)
In-service Candidates Observations
and Evaluations: In-service candidates adding endorsements in
program-required endorsement areas must complete 60 hours of clinical practice,
or meet the equivalent competencies as specified by the approved EPP. The EPP
must require evaluation and observation of in-service candidates for
program-required endorsements, as provided:
(a)
EPP Supervisor: The EPP
supervisor must conduct at least three observations and evaluations of the
in-service candidate during their clinical practice, which meet the following
requirements:
(A) At least two formal
observations of the candidate; and
(B) At least one formal
evaluation of the candidate.
(C) Formal evaluations may be completed and
submitted as a joint evaluation with the Cooperating
Teacher.
(D)
Observations and evaluations may be conducted in-person or virtually.
(b)
Cooperating
Teacher: The cooperating teacher must conduct at least three
observations and evaluations of the in-service candidate during the clinical
practice which meet the following requirements:
(A) At least two formal
observations of the candidate; and
(B) At least one formal
evaluation of the candidate.
(C) Formal evaluations may be completed and
submitted as a joint evaluation with the EPP Supervisor.
(D) Evaluations and Observations may be
conducted in-person or virtually.
(E)
Unavailable Observations and
Evaluations: In the event of extenuating circumstances, a candidate
may be recommended without the Cooperating Teacher's observations and
evaluations.
(i) Recommendations without the
required observations and evaluations will be reported to TSPC in the annual
report.
(ii) All other requirements
and expectations will be met before the candidate will be recommended for
licensure.
NOTE: This section does not apply to in-service
teachers adding single-subject endorsements. The requirements for adding
single-subject endorsements to existing licenses are found in Chapter 584,
Division 220.
(9)
Background clearance: Prior
to candidate contact with PreK-12 students, as part of their
Commission-recognized preparation program, an EPP must verify the candidate has
completed a background clearance through the Commission.
(a) The background clearance requirement
applies to field placements in Oregon, other U.S. jurisdictions and foreign
countries.
(b) EPPs may require
candidates to obtain background clearance through the Commission any time after
their admission into the program.
(10)
Knowledge of Civil Rights:
Prior to placing a candidate in student teaching, final internship or practicum
experience, an EPP must verify the candidate has demonstrated knowledge of
civil rights and ethics, as provided in the Program Review and Standards
Handbook.
(11)
School or
district closures: An EPP may grant a partial waiver of the clinical
practice requirement(s) if a candidate is unable to complete the clinical
practice due to an unforeseen school or district closure. In order to grant a
partial waiver, the EPP must submit information in the next annual report to
the Commission, as provided in the Program Review and Standards
Handbook.
(12) EPPs that grant a
waiver(s) pursuant to this rule shall not be considered to have made a minor or
major modification to their state-recognized program.
(13)
Reporting on Clinical
Practices: EPPs must document in the candidate's record that candidates
have completed clinical practices, as provided in 584-410-0100
Verification of Candidate Recommendations (Field
Audit).
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
342.165
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
342.147
