OAR 584-255-0010
Professional Development Requirements

(1) The Commission believes that high quality and individualized professional development for educators is essential to promote:

(a) Effective educational practices;

(b) Supportive educational leadership; and

(c) Enriched student learning.

(2) The Commission requires the completion of advanced or continuing professional development units for:

(a) Promotion to the Professional Teaching License or Professional CTE Teaching License (Advanced PDUs);

(b) Renewal of most active educator licenses (Continuing PDUs); and

(c) Renewal of School Nurses Certificates (Continuing PDUs).

(3) Professional Development Units (PDUs) are calculated as follows:

(a) One (1) hour of advanced or continuing professional development activity equals one (1) PDU;

(b) One (1) semester hour of college credit equals thirty (30) PDUs; or

(c) One (1) quarter hour of college credit equals twenty (20) PDUs.

(4) Advanced Professional Development (Advanced PDUs): The Commission requires completion of an advanced professional education program for promotion to the Professional Teaching License and Professional CTE Teaching License. The Commission has approved the completion of an Advanced Professional Development Program as one method to meet the requirement for an advanced professional education program. An Advanced Professional Development Program must include 150 advanced professional development units (advanced PDUs) that are:

(a) Tailored to the performance goals of the teacher in accordance with ORS 342.815 (Definitions for ORS 342.805 to 342.937) to 342.856 (Core teaching standards);

(b) Based on the core teaching standards as provided in OAR 584-255-0020 (Standards for Professional Development), Standards for Professional Development; and

(c) Calculated as provided in subsection (3) of this rule; and

(d) Completed while the applicant holds the Preliminary Teaching License or Preliminary CTE Teaching License.

(5) Continuing Professional Development: The Commission requires continuing professional development for renewal of most active licenses and certificates that do not require advancement to another license.

(a) To qualify for renewal of a license, the applicant must complete 25 Continuing PDUs per year of licensure term, as follows:

(A) 75 PDUs during the life of a three (3) year license; and

(B) 125 PDUs during the life of a five (5) year license.

(C) Notwithstanding OAR 584-021-0150 (Renewal for Professional School Nurse Certificate)(1); OAR 584-070-0012 (Preliminary School Counselor License)(4); OAR 584-070-0022 (Professional School Counselor License)(5); OAR 584-210-0030 (Preliminary Teaching License)(7); OAR 584-230-0020 (Preliminary CTE Teaching License)(5); OAR 584-230-0045 (Five-Year CTE Teaching License)(6); OAR 584-235-0020 (Principal License)(9); and OAR 584-235-0030 (Professional Administrator License)(10); teachers, administrators, school nurse, and personnel service licensees applying to renew a license through ⁰⁶⁄₃₀/2026 must complete the required total number of PDUs minus 37 PDUs. Educators may apply this reduction one time only.

(b) Completing any of the following advanced certifications will waive continuing professional development requirements only for the renewal period during which the certification is completed and the following licensure renewal cycle:

(A) National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification;

(B) National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) certification;

(C) National School Counselor Certification (NSCC);

(D) National Association of Social Workers (C-SSWS) certification; or

(E) Association of Speech, Hearing and Audiology (ASHA) certification.

(c) Licensed educators may carryover 25 PDUs of excess Continuing PDUs obtained only in the previous reporting period.

(d) Educators who hold dual licensure with other state professional licensing boards are encouraged to fulfill their continuing professional development requirements by completing the PDUs provided by those professional licensure areas (for example: Speech Language Pathologists).

(e) Educators who are employed as faculty at university or colleges may use their course presentation hours to fulfill their continuing PDU requirement. One (1) hour of course presentation is equal to one (1) PDU.

(f) The requirement for continuing professional development applies to the renewal of the following teaching, administrative, and personnel service licenses:

(A) Preliminary Teaching License;

(B) Professional Teaching License;

(C) Teacher Leader License;

(D) Legacy Teaching License;

(E) Limited Teaching License;

(F) American Indian Language Teaching License;

(G) Preliminary CTE Teaching License;

(H) Professional CTE Teaching License:

(I) Professional Administrator License;

(J) Legacy Administrator;

(K) Distinguished Administrator;

(L) Exceptional administrator;

(M) Preliminary School Counselor;

(N) Professional School Counselor;

(O) Legacy School Counselor;

(P) Preliminary School Psychologist;

(Q) Professional School Psychologist;

(R) Legacy School Psychologist;

(S) Limited Student Services;

(T) Preliminary School Social Worker; and

(U) Professional School Social Worker.

(6) Continuing Professional Development for School Nurse Certificates: To qualify for renewal of a School Nurse Certificate pursuant to OAR chapter 584, division 021, an applicant must:

(a) Meet the professional development requirements provided in OAR 584-021-0150 (Renewal for Professional School Nurse Certificate) (Renewal of Professional School Nurse Certification); or

(b) Meet the professional development requirement provided in OAR 584-021-0155 (Emergency School Nurse Certificate Renewal) (Emergency School Nurse Certification Renewal).

(7) It is the sole responsibility of the licensed educator to ensure accurate completion of professional development upon renewal or issue of a subsequent license. Generally, failure to complete advanced professional development or continuing professional development does not constitute an “emergency” for the purposes of receiving an Emergency License.

(8) If employed during the life of the license, the supervisor or professional development advisor will verify that the educator has successfully completed all continuing professional development requirements to the district superintendent or designee on the TSPC Professional Educational Experience Report (PEER) form prior to renewal of licensure.

(9) The following licenses and registrations do not have continuing professional development requirements because the licenses require the completion of additional specific coursework or other licensure requirements to move to the next stage license, or the licenses or registrations do not require continuing professional development:

(a) All reciprocal licenses;

(b) All substitute licenses;

(c) Preliminary Administrator license;

(d) Restricted CTE Teaching license;

(e) International Visiting Teacher License;

(f) All restricted licenses;

(g) All emergency licenses;

(h) License for Conditional Assignment;

(i) Teacher Associate License; and

(j) All charter school registrations.

(10) Substitute teaching licenses do not have continuing professional development requirements due to a substitute shortage in the profession. The Commission has reserved the right to reconsider this continuing professional development waiver at any time in the future.

(11) Educators holding a Restricted CTE Teaching License may be subject to other professional development requirements consistent with their CTE Professional Development Plan pursuant to OAR 584-230-0070 (CTE Professional Development Plan).