Oregon Teachers Standards and Practices Commission

{{short description|Oregon licensing agency for teachers}}

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Oregon Teachers Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC), established in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1965, is the nation's oldest educator standards board.{{Cite web|url=http://education.oregon.gov/cross-sector-regional-collaboration/#birth-college-and-career-system|title=Cross-Sector Regional Collaboration {{!}} Chief Education Office|website=education.oregon.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014844/http://education.oregon.gov/cross-sector-regional-collaboration/|archive-date=17 November 2015|url-status=dead|accessdate=November 16, 2015}} It is Oregon's licensing agency for all educators.{{Cite web|title = Teacher Standards and Practices Commission - About Us|url = http://www.oregon.gov/tspc/Pages/about_us.aspx|website = www.oregon.gov|accessdate = November 16, 2015}} The agency approves teacher preparation programs offered by Oregon colleges and universities; licenses teachers, administrators and other personnel employed in Oregon schools; and takes disciplinary actions when educators commit crimes or violate competent and ethical performance standards.

In 2014, TSPC began a four-year rollout of a "teacher performance assessment" exam, or an "ed-T-P-A". Developed at Stanford University, Ed-T-P-A puts a focus on "planning lessons, instructing students, and assessing learning".{{Cite web |date=2014-08-06 |title=Oregon Teachers To Face Exit Exams In Years To Come |url=https://www.ijpr.org/2014-08-06/oregon-teachers-to-face-exit-exams-in-years-to-come |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228022134/https://www.ijpr.org/2014-08-06/oregon-teachers-to-face-exit-exams-in-years-to-come |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Jefferson Public Radio |language=en}}

The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) supported TSPC efforts in 2018 to explore alternatives to standardized testing to improve diversity in the teaching workforce.{{Cite web |title=Oregon Schools Face Long, Uphill Road To More Diverse Teaching Force |url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-teachers-diversity-report-2018/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=opb |language=en}} In 2022, both agencies worked on the 2022 Oregon Educator Equity Report to identify institutional and structural practices impacting diverse educators.{{Cite web |title=2022 Oregon Educator Equity Report |url=https://www.oregon.gov/highered/research/Documents/Reports/2022-Educator-Equity-Report.pdf}}