584-220-0180
Special Education: Generalist
(1) Purpose: A Special Education: Generalist endorsement indicates that an educator is qualified to teach prekindergarten to grade 12 assignments in Special Education: Generalist as provided by TSPC Licensure Guide for Special Education: Generalist.
(2) An educator is not authorized to teach in the endorsed area unless and until the endorsement is officially added to the license, except as provided in OAR 584-210-0170 Atypical Assignments and OAR 584-210-0160, License on Conditional Assignment.
(3) To be eligible to add a Special Education: Generalist endorsement to an existing Preliminary Professional, Teacher Leader or Legacy teaching license, an applicant must:
(a) Be admitted to and complete a Commission-approved Special Education: Generalist preparation program that meets the standards provided in OAR 584-420-0460 Special Education Endorsement: Program Standards.
(A) The Commission-approved elementary multiple subjects examination is not required to obtain the license;
(B) However, passage of the Commission-adopted Elementary— Multiple Subjects examination is required in order for special educators licensed to teach general education content in grades prekindergarten through 8 (elementary teachers) and to meet the federal definition of “highly qualified” teacher under the Elementary/Secondary Education Act (ESEA); and
(b) Submit a complete and correct application to obtain the endorsement in the form and manner required by the Commission, including payment of all required fees as provided in OAR 584-200-0050.
Note: Adding the endorsement at the time of renewal will not require an additional cost to add the licensure renewal process.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 342
Stats. Implemented: ORS 342.120 – 342.430, 342.455 – 342.495 & 342.553
Hist.: TSPC 12-2015, f. 11-13-15, cert. ef. 1-1-16; TSPC 1-2016, f. & cert. ef. 2-10-16