Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Division 20 - Division of Learning Services
Chapter 400 - Office of Educator Quality
Section 5 CSR 20-400.210 - Application for Certificates of License to Teach on the Basis of Certification by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE)

Universal Citation: 5 MO Code of State Regs 20-400.210

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024

PURPOSE: This proposed amendment will update the rule's references and clarify language for the Application for Certificates of License to Teach on the Basis of Certification by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE).

(1) In addition to all the criteria for application provided under 5 CSR 20-400.500, an initial four- (4-) year certificate shall be issued to an applicant who has successfully obtained certification through the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) and upon verification by the designated district official at a public school or accredited non-public school of sixty (60) contact hours in any one (1) of the following areas:

(A) Sixty (60) contact hours in a public school or accredited nonpublic school classroom, of which at least forty-five (45) must be teaching;

(B) Sixty (60) contact hours as a substitute teacher in a public school or accredited non-public school, with at least thirty (30) consecutive hours in the same classroom; or

(C) Sixty (60) contact hours of teaching as a paraprofessional.

(2) Upon completion of the requirements listed in section (1) of this rule and completion of the requirements listed herein, an applicant shall be eligible to apply for a career continuous professional certificate:

(A) Completion of thirty (30) contact hours of professional development within four (4) years, which may include hours spent in class in an appropriate college curriculum;

(B) Completion of four (4) years of department-approved teaching experience;

(C) Development and implementation of a professional development plan;

(D) Completion of two (2) years in a department-approved district mentoring program;

(E) Participation in the district's PerformanceBased Teacher Evaluations (PBTEs); and

(F) Participation in a beginning teacher assistance program.

(3) Certification authorized under this rule shall not be granted for the areas of early childhood education or special education.

*Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 2002, 2003.

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