OAR 584-010-0010
Unit Accreditation for Teachers, Administrators, and Personnel Service Specialists
(1)
Commission rules for unit accreditation and program approval apply to all educator licensure programs doing business in the state of Oregon. The rules in effect at the time of a unit site visit shall be the rules upon which the unit is evaluated.(2)
Units providing off-campus programs administered by the unit with instruction provided at sites other than the main campus will have the off-site programs evaluated as part of the institution’s professional education unit.(a)
Off campus programs include programs taught on weekends or nights that may be delivered through technology or other means in another city;(b)
Off campus program means a program that is not located on the campus where the administrative offices of the unit are located. [See definition of “Off Campus Programs” in OAR 584-010-0006 above.](3)
Unless otherwise stipulated, Commission approval of a program shall expire on August 31 of the final year of the approved period.(a)
It is the unit’s responsibility to apply for renewal or a Commission-approved extension in advance of the expiration of the unit or program approval period.(b)
Units undergoing an NCATE or CAEP visit and a state visit at the same time will coordinate their joint visits with the TSPC Director of Teacher Education. The state reserves the right to deny approval of the NCATE visit date if the date conflicts with previously scheduled Commission obligations.(4)
The Commission shall determine compliance with the standards on the basis of:(a)
Information and evidence submitted by the unit;(b)
The findings and recommendations of the on-site review team;(c)
The results of staff audits of selected elements of the program conducted pursuant to OAR 584-010-0090; and(d)
Information obtained through any surveys administered by the Commission.(5)
In addition to annual reports, periodic reports may be required from the unit upon evidence that the program, institution or unit has undergone major modifications as defined in OAR 584-010-0045.(a)
An interim visit may only occur after the unit has had an opportunity to present evidence the program has not undergone an unapproved major modification as defined in OAR 584-010-0045 and only after a full vote of the Commission.(6)
Units receive program approval for a period determined by the Commission, but will generally be for five or seven years. At the end of the approved period, or any lesser period as designated by the Commission, the Commission will re-evaluate the program through the program approval process and in accordance with the rules adopted in Divisions 10, 17, 18 and 65 of these administrative rules.
Source:
Rule 584-010-0010 — Unit Accreditation for Teachers, Administrators, and Personnel Service Specialists, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=584-010-0010.