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I’ve received information from the TSPC (Teacher Standards and Practices Commission) about credentials and licenses for our Administrator.

Question: If our charter school is going to employ a non licensed administrator and this person is already licensed with the TSPC as a teacher does this license fulfill the requirement set forth by ORS 338.135? Or do they need to fill out a separate Form C-1 and check the  Charter School Registration: Administrator ?

Answer: A teaching license or registration will not be acceptable.  The administrator must hold an Oregon administrator license or a Charter School Registration for school administration.

Question: If we want to employ an administrator that is not licensed, does the administrator need to meet HQ requirements? Or do we just need to make sure they are registered with the TSPC by filling out Form C-1 and checking the Charter School Registration: Administrator ?

Answer: There will not be an HQ issue for a school administrator. To apply for a Charter School Registry, the educator will need to submit the following:

1. Application for Charter School Registry
2. $16.00 non-refundable processing fee
3. $59.00 non-refundable fingerprint processing fee (one single check for the combined fee of $75 can be submitted)
4. Fingerprint card & Fingerprint Handler Sheet (sealed together in a single envelope by an authorized finger printer)
5. Passing score report for the ORELA “Protecting Student and Civil Rights in an Educational  Environment” test
6. A letter from the Charter School Administrator requesting a registration for a teaching position OR a letter from the Chair of the Board requesting registration for an administrator position.  The letter should include a specific description of the position to be held by the registrant.
7. Current resume with a list of any professional licenses held

We now know that we can employ an administrator that does not hold an Oregon administrator license as long as we follow the steps listed above to get them Charter School Registered for School Administration.

Rick has offered up his work office and conference room for our meetings. We are going to hold our May 3rd meeting there (Cummins NW, Coburg OR)

Jessica has completed the curriculum section of our Proposal – http://www.fallcreekcharter.com/our-proposal/. Thanks Jess.

In a previous post I mentioned that I emailed a question to the TSPC. Here’s my questions:

What is the difference between being licensed with the TSPC and registered with the TSPC? I’m starting a charter school and ORS 338.135 says that 50% of our FTE teaching and administrative staff shall be licensed. It also says that the other 50% need to be registered.

and here is their response:

A registration is usually for someone that has not completed a teacher education program or has not met full requirements to hold a full time state teaching license. In all cases teachers must meet HQ requirements.”

I’ve also emailed them the following additional questions:

• If our charter school is going to employ a non licensed administrator and this person is already licensed with the TSPC as a teacher does this license fulfill the requirement set forth by ORS 338.135? Or do they need to fill out a separate Form C-1 and check the “Charter School Registration: Administrator”?
• If we want to employ an administrator that is not licensed, does the administrator need to meet HQ requirements? Or do we just need to make sure they are registered with the TSPC by filling out Form C-1 and checking the “Charter School Registration: Administrator”?