OAR 584-080-0022
Continuing Administrator License (CAL)
(1)
Upon filing a correct and complete application in form and manner prescribed by the Commission, a qualified applicant shall be granted a Continuing Administrator License.(2)
The Continuing Administrator License is issued for five (5) years and is renewable repeatedly under conditions specified below.(3)
The Continuing Administrator License is valid for school administration at all age or grade levels in any position and for substitute teaching at any level in any specialty.(4)
To be eligible for a Continuing Administrator License, an applicant must satisfy all of the following provisions within this subsection. The applicant must:(a)
Educator Fitness: Possess the personal qualifications for licensure including attainment of at least eighteen (18) years of age and possessing good moral character and mental and physical health necessary for employment as an educator;(b)
Master’s Degree: Hold a master’s degree or higher;(c)
Program of Advanced Competency: Complete beyond both the master’s degree and beyond the initial graduate program in school administration, an advanced program in administrative competencies consisting of at least eighteen (18) semester hours or twenty-seven (27) quarter hours of graduate credit or the equivalent.(A)
Advanced Program Waiver: Exceptionally, the applicant may qualify for waiver of the advanced institutional program or the assessment of advanced competencies by having a regionally accredited doctor’s degree in school administration or educational leadership;(B)
Out-of-State Advanced Program:(i)
If the eighteen (18) semester hours or twenty-seven (27) quarter hours beyond the master’s degree, required in subsection (c) above, was completed out-of-state, no additional validation will be required so long as the applicant also has five (5) years of administrative experience on any unrestricted out-of-state administrator license or an Oregon license appropriate for the assignment.(ii)
The out-of-state experience may be cumulative and need not be continuous in one state.(iii)
If the applicant does not have five (5) years of administrative experience, the advanced program will be evaluated by the Commission to determine equivalency. The evaluation will be based upon an established rubric representing the equivalent programs offered by Oregon approved administrator preparation programs.(iv)
After TSPC evaluation, additional coursework may be required to acquire the Continuing Administrator License.(d)
Fingerprints: Furnish fingerprints in the manner prescribed by the commission and provide satisfactory responses to the character questions contained in the commission’s licensure application. (See OAR 584-036-0062 for Criminal Records Check Requirement.); and(e)
Civil Rights: A passing score on a test of knowledge of U.S. and Oregon civil rights laws and professional ethics. An emergency license will be issued for ninety (90) days during which time the applicant must complete the civil rights requirement; and(f)
Experience on an Administrative License: Have three (3) years of one-half time or more experience on any administrator license appropriate for the assignment in a public or accredited private school setting.(5)
The Continuing Administrator License may be renewed for five (5) years upon completion of professional development pursuant to OAR 584 division 90.
Source:
Rule 584-080-0022 — Continuing Administrator License (CAL), https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=584-080-0022.