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 20-400.500 - Application for Certificate of License to Teach
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment will outline the requirements that a certified teacher must meet in order to add a Library Media Specialist K-12 certificate.
(1) An applicant for a Missouri certificate of license to teach who possesses good moral character and has successfully completed an educator preparation program approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (department) or earned a doctoral degree may be granted an initial Missouri certificate of license to teach in their major area of study, subject to the specific content area certification requirements established by the State Board of Education (board), which can be found in 5 CSR 20-400.500-5 CSR 20-400.700.
(2) Applications for a Missouri certificate of license to teach shall be submitted on the forms provided by the department, accompanied by the appropriate fee, and may be obtained by writing the Educator Certification Section of the department at PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 or downloading from the Internet.
(3) An application is not considered officially filed with the board until it has been determined by the board or the department staff to be complete and the application is submitted on the forms provided by the department, signed, and accompanied by two (2) full sets of fingerprints with the appropriate fee as set by the Missouri State Highway Patrol (Highway Patrol) and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and any other applicable forms and/or fees. All information should be received by the department within ninety (90) days of the date of the application.
(4) The applicant shall submit verification of certification or licensure directly to the department, including information regarding any disciplinary action from each state or United States' territory regulatory entity in which a professional license, including a certificate of license to teach, is held or has been held.
(5) An applicant for a Missouri certificate of license to teach who has successfully completed an educator preparation program approved by the department must comply with the following additional criteria in addition to any requirements specific to the content area for which the applicant seeks certification:
(6) An applicant for a Missouri certificate of license to teach who possesses a valid certificate of license to teach from another state and who possesses good moral character may be granted a Missouri certificate of license to teach.
(7) An applicant for a Missouri certificate of license to teach who has successfully obtained certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), or for school psychologists, the certificate of nationally certified school psychologists issued by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), and possesses good moral character may be granted a Missouri certificate of license to teach in their area of NBPTS or NASP certification most closely aligned with the current areas of certification approved by the board. The certificate of license to teach will be an initial student services classification or a career continuous student services classification if the applicant possesses four (4) years of student services experience.
(8) An applicant for an initial Missouri certificate of license to teach who has earned a doctoral degree from an institution of higher education accredited by a regional accreditation agency including but not limited to the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) must comply with the following additional criteria:
(9) An applicant for an initial Missouri certificate of license to teach in the area of personal finance, banking, or financial responsibility who has earned a bachelor's degree, or higher degree, from an institution of higher education accredited by a regional accreditation agency including, but not limited to the Higher Learning Commission of the NCA must comply with the following additional criteria:
(10) The board may grant additional professional certificates of license to teach to a certificate holder as follows:
(11) Following review by the department the applicant shall be informed of the decision regarding the application for certificate of license to teach.
(12) The holder of a certificate of license to teach shall ensure that the department has their current legal name and address.
(13) The requirements of this rule shall become effective August 1, 2017.