Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) A school district may contract with a
community college accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and
Colleges or a community college contracting for delivery of instructional and
curriculum services with an accredited community college for instruction at a
high school site by a faculty member who does not hold a current Teacher
Standards and Practices Commission license if the following conditions are met:
(a) The faculty member is employed by a
community college accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and
Colleges or the faculty member is employed by a community college under
contract with an accredited community college for delivery of instructional and
curriculum services.
(b) The
faculty member's teaching qualifications are verified by formal preparation
and/or work experience, including:
(A)
Evidence of academic and/or professional technical training sufficient to
demonstrate competency in the subject-matter area;
(B) Successful postsecondary teaching
experience in the discipline and/or program area; or
(C) Resume of work experience sufficient to
demonstrate competency in the discipline and/or program.
(c) The faculty member meets current
board-adopted personnel policies of both the school district and community
college.
(d) The faculty member
presents evidence of good moral character, mental and physical health, and such
other evidence as the school district board may deem necessary to establish the
applicant's fitness to serve as a teacher;
(e) The person has not been convicted of any
crime listed in ORS 342.143;
(f) The school district does not have
appropriately licensed personnel available for the specific teaching assignment
without misassignment and was not able to identify and attain such staff after
conducting a reasonably diligent search; and
(g) The assignment includes no more than two
high school units of credit or equivalent per year.
(2) A school district shall not contract for
unlicensed staff under ORS
342.173(1)
during school closures, strikes and summer sessions.
(3) Governing boards of the school district
and community college shall annually review each contract to ensure that the
requisites of this rule have been met:
(a)
Contracts approved by both boards shall be forwarded to the Commission for
annual review and approval. Such contracts may be submitted to the Commission
for approval after a teacher has been assigned to teach. However, the
Commission reserves the right to find any contract in violation of current
statutes or administrative rules notwithstanding the teacher's starting date;
(b) The Commission shall report to
the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission violations of these rules that
could result in forfeiture of State School Funds as stated in ORS
342.173 and OARs 584-050-0060,
584-050-0065 and 584-050-0067.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
351.735,
341.015 & ORS
342.173
Stats. Implemented: ORS
341.535 & ORS
342.173