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Furloughs - state office closure dates
stickie note for furlough closures
TSPC WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY MAY 25
 
The current recession has reduced state revenues, and has forced the Legislature to make deep cuts in agency budgets. Coping with these cuts requires closing state offices. State workers affected by the closures will take unpaid furloughs on those days. We apologize for any inconvenience these closures might cause, and we look forward to restoration of a full work schedule for all state agencies when the economy improves.
 
Office Hours and Phone Hours
Effective December 1st. our office will be open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. In addition, our phones are open during all office hours. We can be reached by phone at (503) 378-3586 or through email at contact.tspc@state.or.us
Web Discrepancies
TSPC is experiencing technical difficulties with our Web site. Occasionally, the Web will indicate inaccurate information concerning individual licenses. We continue to mail paper copies of licenses, so if you have an official license (newly issued), and there is a discrepancy between that license and the information on the Web, please know that you can rely on the paper license instead of the Web information for the time being.

If you find a discrepancy, please let us know through the email at contact.tspc@state.or.us Please put "Web discrepancy" in the subject line of the email. In the body of the email, please include either your TSPC account number or the last four digits of your SSN for verification purposes.
Legislators and Legislative Staff
If you have questions or issues, please directly contact Vickie Chamberlain, the Executive Director. Her contact information is in the State Agency Legislative Contacts directory
Timeline for Processing Licenses
Currently, TSPC is issuing licenses within four weeks of receiving application materials.
 
To check on the status of your application, you may access your information through 'Educator Inquiry' on the home page. Please identify yourself by filling out your name as it appears in our records, your date of birth, and the last 4 digits of your social security number. Under your name it will indicate whether we are processing your application yet.
TSPC Adopted New Licensure Tests
As of September 1, 2010, the Commission adopted new licensure tests in nearly all content areas. Please go to www.nestest.com to view the newly adopted tests.
Changes in Recency Requirements
Recency requirements were removed from the rules by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission at their April 30th meeting. Removal of these requirements means that licensees will NO LONGER need to meet the one full year of experience during the life of the license for renewal, or the following equivalent combinations that could be substituted ...
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