Oregon Teachers Standards and Practices Commission

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.^[1] It is Oregon's licensing agency for all educators.^[2] 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.^[2]

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".^[3]

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.^[4] In 2022, both agencies worked on the 2022 Oregon Educator Equity Report to identify institutional and structural practices impacting diverse educators.^[5]

See also

• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• Educator effectiveness

• Education portal
• Oregon portal