LOCAL/STATE
Wallowa County Chieftain
A16
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Parks and Rec looking to raise Substitute teacher shortage
RV fees on out-of-state campers leads to relaxed standards
Oregon Capital Bureau
SALEM — The Ore-
gon Parks and Recreation
Department is requesting
public comment on three
proposed amendments to
the Oregon Administra-
tive Rules that govern state
parks, as directed by leg-
islation passed during the
2021 session.
The deadline for com-
ments is 5 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 10.
One change prohib-
its individuals convicted
of a bias crime on pub-
lic property or state water-
ways from entering state
park property for up to fi ve
years, as per Senate Bill
289. The proposed amend-
ment establishes a pro-
cess for issuing exclusion
notices.
The second change
implements Senate Bill
794, which increases fees
for RV campsites by 25%
for out-of-state residents.
Under the current system,
out-of-state campers just
pay the RV site rate. Ore-
gon residents with RVs pay
both the RV site rate plus an
RV license plate fee, some
of which goes to state park
operations. Additional rev-
enue from this surcharge
will go to pay for day-to-
day operations and repairs
to state parks. With a sys-
tem nearly 100 years old,
those costs go up every
year.
The third amendment
under consideration adds
a requirement that mem-
bers of the Outdoor Rec-
reation Advisory Council
be appointed by the gover-
nor, as per House Bill 2171.
The council will advise the
Offi ce of Outdoor Recre-
ation on outdoor policy and
priorities.
Comments may be sub-
mitted via:
Public Hearing: A vir-
tual public meeting set for
6 pm. Oct. 27. Registra-
tion is required at oregon.
gov/OPRD/PRP/Pages/
PRP-rulemaking.aspx.
Online:
oregon.gov/
OPRD/PRP/Pages/
PRP-rulemaking.aspx.
Mail: Oregon Parks and
Recreation
Department,
attn.: Katie Gauthier, 725
Summer St NE, Suite C,
Salem OR 97301.
Email: OPRD.public-
comment@oregon.gov.
A full copy of the pro-
posed amendments is avail-
able on the Proposed OPRD
Rules web page.
After reviewing pub-
lic comments, agency staff
will present fi nal amended
rules for consideration
by the Oregon Parks and
Recreation
Commission
at its November business
meeting.
Wallowa County
schools have
yet to need it
By BILL BRADSHAW
Wallowa County Chieftain
WALLOWA COUNTY
— Wallowa County schools
have not yet had to make
use of a recent state direc-
tive relaxing standards for
hiring substitute teachers,
but most have said they’d
be willing to do so given
the right person.
On Sept. 29, the Teacher
Standards and Practices
Commission of Oregon
relaxed its standards for
hiring substitute teachers.
The most notable change
is that substitutes are not
now required to have bach-
elor’s degrees. The tempo-
rary measure, enacted to
address a shortage in qual-
ifi ed substitutes because of
the COVID-19 pandemic,
comes with some restric-
tions, according to the
TSPC website:
• The applicant must be
sponsored by an Oregon
school district, education
service district or charter
school.
• The applicant must
pass the TSPC background
check, including fi nger-
printing. Once the back-
ground is clear, the appli-
cant is eligible to accept
substitute
assignments
within the sponsoring
district.
• The holder of the
license may only accept
substitute
assignments
within the sponsoring
district.
• Any single assignment
on the Emergency Substi-
tute Teaching License may
not exceed 10 consecutive
days.
• Applications must be
submitted on or before
March 31, 2022.
•
For
applications
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siderable practical expe-
rience working with stu-
dents” the ESD would
consider such a hire, she
said.
Offi cials at the three
districts were in full
agreement.
“I’d rather use certifi ed
people,” said Tom Crane,
the interim superintendent
at Enterprise. “But if it was
the right fi t, we would use
that person.”
Still, he said, a probe
into the individual would
be necessary.
“We’d have to make sure
there’s some kind of back-
ground check,” he said.
Superintendent Tammy
Jones, of the Wallowa
schools, also is aware of the
shortage of substitutes.
“We’re fi guring out
ways to cover classrooms,”
she said.
Jones said she could
imagine some of the para-
professionals used in class-
rooms, whom she described
as “incredible,” managing a
class.
“I could see them cov-
ering a class and doing a
good job,” she said.
received on or before Dec.
31, the license will be
issued through June 30.
•
For
applications
received on or after Jan. 1,
the license will be issued
for six months.
• The license is not
renewable, and is not sub-
ject to the 120 day grace
period.
Local eff ects
Superintendent Karen
Patton, of the Wallowa
Education Service District,
which is chiefl y in charge
of fi nding substitutes for
the Enterprise, Joseph and
Wallowa districts, said
the ESD has not yet hired
any substitutes under the
relaxed standards.
“The Wallowa ESD has
currently sponsored one
application for this emer-
gency license,” she said in
an email Monday, Oct. 25.
She said that although
the ESD prefers to hire
those that are fully accred-
ited, hard times can make
hard decisions necessary.
“One must weigh this
against the extreme need
we have for substitutes in
Wallowa County,” Patton
said.
“It is not unusual for a
district to make 10 or more
calls when trying to fi nd a
substitute and often times,
districts simply cannot fi nd
one,” Patton said. “Sub-
stitute teachers aren’t just
needed when a staff mem-
ber is ill; districts often
want teachers to partici-
pate in professional learn-
ing opportunities during
times when a substitute
would be required. Without
a large enough pool of sub-
stitutes, these opportunities
are lost.”
Patton also said the ESD
would be willing to hire a
substitute who does not
have a degree.
“In limited situations
where the person has con-
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But Jones added that
the shortage isn’t just
with classroom teachers.
She said there is a greater
shortage among staff such
as custodians and kitchen
help.
“It’s across the board,”
Jones said. “There’s a huge
need for every area of sub-
stitutes. … It’s a huge
need.”
Lance Homan, superin-
tendent of Joseph Charter
School, was unavailable for
comment.
But Joseph High School
Principal Jason Gorham
said the school has not yet
been required to hire under
the relaxed standards. He
deferred any further com-
ment to Homan.
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