GCL-AR - Staff Development - Licensed

The completion of professional development requirements, as set forth in Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) Chapter 584, Division 255 by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) for licensing or license renewal, is the sole responsibility of the employee.

1. Each professional licensed staff member employed by the district shall meet the standards as stated in OAR 584-420-0030 for:

a. Learner and Learning

(1) Learner development;
(2) Learning differences;
(3) Learning environments.

b. Content

(1) Content knowledge;
(2) Application of content.

c. Instructional Practice

(1) Assessment;
(2) Planning for instruction;
(3) Instructional strategies.

d. Professional Responsibility

(1) Professional learning and ethical practice;
(2) Leadership and collaboration.

2. The continuing professional development of each licensed staff member shall conform to the following standards for professional development as stated in OAR 584-255-0020:

a. Learning Communities: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students occurs within learning communities committed to continuous improvement, collective responsibility and goal alignment;

b. Leadership: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students requires skillful leaders who: develop capacity, advocate and create support systems for professional learning;

c. Resources: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students requires prioritizing, monitoring and coordinating resources for educator learning;

d. Data: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students uses a variety of sources and types of student, educator and system data to plan, assess and evaluate professional learning;

e. Learning Designs: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students integrates theories, research and models of human learning to achieve its intended outcomes;

f. Implementation: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students applies research on change and sustains support for implementation of professional learning for long term change;

g. Outcomes: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students aligns its outcomes with educator performance and student curriculum standards.

3. Each employee is responsible for acquiring the number of continuing professional development units (PDUs) to meet the requirements as stated by the TSPC.

4. The district will attempt to offer as many professional development activities as recognized needs warrant and resources permit.

5. Acceptable professional development activities shall be those reviewed and approved by the employee’s supervisor or professional development advisor and for which evidence is submitted to verify completion.

6. Licensed individuals transferring to the district from other districts, including those educators hired without previous district experience, shall submit any PDUs of credit earned to their supervisor or professional development advisor for review.

7. Upon receipt of evidence from an employee, the employee’s supervisor or professional development advisor shall verify completion of the required PDUs for license renewal on the TSPC-provided Professional Educational Experience Report (PEER) form, and submit the form to the superintendent or designee.

8. The superintendent shall ensure that the required forms are submitted to the TSPC.

9. Completed TSPC, PEER forms shall be filed in the employee’s personnel file.