Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment revises the literacy
competencies in the certification requirements for Teacher of Secondary
Education (Grades 9-12), which will be effective August 1,
2025.
(1) An applicant for a
Missouri certificate of license to teach Secondary Education who possesses good
moral character may be granted an initial Missouri certificate of license to
teach Secondary Education subject to the certification requirements found in
5 CSR
20-400.500 and the following additional certification
requirements specific to Secondary Education:
(A) General Requirements-
1. A baccalaureate degree from a college or
university having an educator preparation program approved by the Missouri
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (department) or from a college
or university having an educator preparation program approved by the state
education agency in states other than Missouri;
2. The applicant must have a recommendation
from the designated official at a baccalaureate or higher-level educator
preparation program approved by the department;
3. The applicant must possess a grade point
average to meet the following specifications:
A. A grade point average of 3.00 or higher in
professional education and the specific content area for which certification is
sought; or
B. For applicants
graduating from a baccalaureate program who do not meet the appropriate content
area grade point average requirements, competency may otherwise be demonstrated
by achievement of exit assessment scores greater than or equal to a score
deemed satisfactory by the State Board of Education (board) to qualify for
forgiveness of a disqualifying content area grade point average. Such
satisfactory score shall be higher than the Missouri qualifying
score;
4. The applicant
must achieve a score equal to or in excess of the qualifying score on the
required exit assessment(s) as defined in
5 CSR
20-400.440. The official score shall be submitted to
the department;
5. The applicant
must complete the professional requirements as determined by the recommending
educator preparation program, which may exceed these minimum requirements;
and
6. Individuals who completed an
educator preparation program outside of the United States shall provide
documentation of completion of coursework in the following:
A. English Composition, two (2) courses, each
a minimum of two (2) semester hours;
B. U.S. History, three (3) semester hours;
and
C. U.S. Government, three (3)
semester hours;
(B) Professional Requirements Effective until
August 1, 2025. A minimum requirement of thirty-six (36) semester hours in
professional education. Competency must be demonstrated in the following topics
to the satisfaction of the educator preparation institution:
1. Content Planning and Delivery. Candidates
are prepared with a deep knowledge of and understand the relationship among
curriculum, instruction, and assessment-
A.
Curriculum and Instructional Planning;
B. Instructional Strategies and Techniques in
Content Area Specialty;
C.
Assessment, Student Data, and Data-Based Decision-Making;
D. Strategies for Content Literacy;
E. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving;
and
F. English Language
Learning;
2. Individual
Student Needs. Candidates build a robust knowledge of learners and the learning
environment-
A. Psychological Development of
the Child and Adolescent;
B.
Psychology/Education of the Exceptional Child;
C. Differentiated Learning;
D. Classroom Management;
E. Cultural Diversity; and
F. Educational Psychology;
3. Schools and the Teaching
Profession. Candidates fully understand the role of schools and schooling as
well as the professional responsibilities of teachers, including a means of
professional growth-
A. Consultation and
Collaboration; and
B. Legal/Ethical
Aspects of Teaching; and
4. Secondary Literacy (minimum of six (6)
semester hours), to include coursework specific to teaching reading and writing
in the content area for which certification is sought, and to include
instructional interventions for students with reading deficits;
(C) Professional Requirements
Effective August 1, 2025. A minimum requirement of thirty-six (36) semester
hours in professional education. Competency must be demonstrated in the
following topics to the satisfaction of the educator preparation institution:
1. Content Planning and Delivery. Candidates
are prepared with a deep knowledge of and understand the relationship among
curriculum, instruction, and assessment-
A.
Curriculum and Instructional Planning;
B. Instructional Strategies and Techniques in
Content Area Specialty;
C.
Assessment, Student Data, and Data-Based Decision-Making;
D. Strategies for Content Literacy;
E. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving;
and
F. English Language
Learning;
2. Individual
Student Needs. Candidates build a robust knowledge of learners and the learning
environment-
A. Psychological Development of
the Child and Adolescent;
B.
Psychology/Education of the Exceptional Child;
C. Differentiated Learning;
D. Classroom Management;
E. Cultural Diversity; and
F. Educational Psychology;
3. Schools and the Teaching
Profession. Candidates fully understand the role of schools and schooling as
well as the professional responsibilities of teachers, including a means of
professional growth-
A. Consultation and
Collaboration; and
B. Legal/Ethical
Aspects of Teaching; and
4. Secondary Literacy (minimum of six (6)
semester hours). Candidates demonstrate the skills and knowledge necessary to
support the development of student literacy. At a minimum, coursework must
address the following topics:
A. The core
components of reading, including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency,
comprehension, morphology, syntax, and vocabulary;
B. Oral and written language
development;
C. Identification of
reading deficiencies, dyslexia, and other language difficulties;
D. The selection and use of reading curricula
and instructional materials;
E. The
administration and interpretation of assessments;
F. The translation of assessment results into
effective practice in the classroom specific to the needs of students;
and
G. Methods of teaching reading
and writing in the content area; and
(D) Field and Clinical Experiences (ten (10) semester
hours). Field and clinical experiences should be appropriate to the progress of
the student through the program and should be supervised through a close
partnership of highly qualified professionals in appropriate school settings.
1. Early Field Experiences (one (1) semester
hour with a minimum of thirty (30) clock hours). The early field experience
includes placements in which candidates observe students, support teachers, and
respond to specific class assignments. The candidate may work with students
individually and/or in small groups as requested and under the supervision of
the classroom teacher.
2. Mid-Level
Field Experiences (one (1) semester hour with a minimum of forty-five (45)
clock hours). The mid-level experience occurs between the initial placement and
the culminating clinical experiences. At the mid-level, candidates continue to
observe; respond to specific class assignments; and work with students
individually, in small groups, and in whole class settings as requested and
under the supervision of the classroom teacher.
3. Culminating Clinical Experiences (eight
(8) semester hours with a minimum of twelve (12) weeks in one (1) placement).
The culminating experience refers to placements typically in the final sequence
leading up to and including student teaching. Candidates actively participate
and complete required assignments, work with students as requested and under
the supervision of the classroom teacher, and have the opportunity and
responsibility to lead the class over an extended period of time.
(2) In addition to the
requirements specified in subsections (1)(A)-(C) of this rule, an applicant for
a Missouri certificate of license to teach Agriculture may be granted an
initial Missouri certificate of license to teach Agriculture subject to
completion of at least fifty-three (53) semester hours in the following content
knowledge areas and demonstration of competency to the satisfaction of the
educator preparation institution:
(A) A
minimum of forty-five (45) semester hours shall be completed from paragraphs
(2)(A)1.-7.-
1. Animal Science, minimum of
three (3) semester hours;
2.
Agronomy, minimum of three (3) semester hours;
3. Agricultural Business, minimum of three
(3) semester hours;
4. Agricultural
Economics, minimum of three (3) semester hours;
5. Agricultural Mechanics, minimum of three
(3) semester hours;
6.
Horticulture, minimum of three (3) semester hours; and
7. Electives (27 semester hours) Must include
twelve (12) semester hours from sections 1.-6. and fifteen (15) semester hours
of other agriculture-related coursework.
(B) A minimum of eight (8) semester hours
shall be completed from paragraphs (2)(B) 1.-7.-
1. Methods of Teaching Vocational
Agriculture;
2. Program
Planning;
3. Developing and
Supervising Occupational Experience Programs-
A. Ownership (Entrepreneurship);
and
B. Placement;
4. Developing and Using
Instruction Materials and Teaching Aids;
5. Supervising Student
Organizations;
6. Teaching
Agriculture Mechanics; and
7.
Planning and Conducting Adult Programs for Young and Adult Farmers.
(3) In addition to the
requirements specified in subsections (1)(A)-(C) of this rule, an applicant for
a Missouri certificate of license to teach Business may be granted an initial
Missouri certificate of license to teach Business subject to completion of at
least thirty-nine (39) semester hours in the following content knowledge areas
and demonstration of competency to the satisfaction of the educator preparation
institution:
(A) Accounting, six (6) semester
hours;
(B) Economics, three (3)
semester hours;
(C)
Business/Consumer Related Law, three (3) semester hours;
(D) Business Communications, three (3)
semester hours;
(E) Management,
three (3) semester hours;
(F)
Marketing, three (3) semester hours;
(G) Computer/Emerging Technology, six (6)
semester hours;
(H) Electives,
three (3) semester hours; and
(I)
Administration of Business and Marketing Education Programs, three (3) semester
hours.
(4) In addition to
the requirements specified in subsections (1)(A)-(C) of this rule, an applicant
for a Missouri certificate of license to teach Driver Education who is
certified in another elementary, middle school, or secondary teaching field may
be granted an initial Missouri certificate of license to teach Driver Education
subject to completion of at least twelve (12) semester hours in the following
content knowledge areas and demonstration of competency to the satisfaction of
the educator preparation institution:
(A)
Introduction to Safety Education, three (3) semester hours;
(B) Driver Task Analysis, three (3) semester
hours;
(C) Developing Vehicle
Operation Skills and Competencies, three (3) semester hours; and
(D) Developing Classroom Knowledge, three (3)
semester hours.
(5) In
addition to the requirements specified in subsections (1)(A)-(C) of this rule,
an applicant for a Missouri certificate of license to teach English may be
granted an initial Missouri certificate of license to teach English subject to
completion of at least thirty-three (33) semester hours in the following
content knowledge areas and demonstration of competency to the satisfaction of
the educator preparation institution:
(A)
Composition and Rhetoric (to include a course in the teaching of writing),
twelve (12) semester hours;
(B)
Study of the English Language (to include modern grammar, history of the
language, and/or dialects), six (6) semester hours;
(C) American Literature (to include at least
one (1) major unit or module in literature for adolescents and one (1) in
literature of ethnic groups), six (6) semester hours;
(D) English and/or World Literature, six (6)
semester hours; and
(E) Elective
English Credits, three (3) semester hours.
(6) In addition to the requirements specified
in subsections (1)(A)-(C) of this rule, an applicant for a Missouri certificate
of license to teach Journalism may be granted an initial Missouri certificate
of license to teach Journalism subject to completion of at least thirty-three
(33) semester hours in the following content knowledge areas and demonstration
of competency to the satisfaction of the educator preparation institution:
(A) News Writing and Reporting, six (6)
semester hours;
(B) Editing, three
(3) semester hours;
(C)
Communications Law, three (3) semester hours;
(D) Mass Communications Theory, three (3)
semester hours;
(E) Scholastic
Publications, three (3) semester hours; and
(F) Electives-Photography, Graphics,
Advertising, Broadcasting, History of Journalism, Mass Media and Society, News
Media Experience, and other related areas, fifteen (15) semester hours-1. News
media experience (e.g., professional news media, college publications, etc.)
must be included in the program on a credit or noncredit basis.
(7) In addition to the
requirements specified in subsections (1)(A)-(C) of this rule, an applicant for
a Missouri certificate of license to teach Marketing may be granted an initial
Missouri certificate of license to teach Marketing subject to completion of at
least thirty-three (33) semester hours in the following content knowledge areas
and demonstration of competency to the satisfaction of the educator preparation
institution:
(A) Management or Business
Administration, three (3) semester hours;
(B) Economics, three (3) semester
hours;
(C) Electives from Business,
Management, or Entrepreneurship, nine (9) semester hours;
(D) Marketing (suggested areas: Distribution,
Financing, Marketing-information Management, Promotion, Selling,
Product/Service Management, International Marketing, and E-commerce Marketing),
fifteen (15) semester hours; and
(E) Coordination of Cooperative Education,
three (3) semester hours.
(8) In addition to the requirements specified
in subsections (1)(A)-(C) of this rule, an applicant for a Missouri certificate
of license to teach Mathematics may be granted an initial Missouri certificate
of license to teach Mathematics subject to completion of at least thirty-six
(36) semester hours in the following content knowledge areas and demonstration
of competency to the satisfaction of the educator preparation institution:
(A) Calculus and Analytical Geometry, nine
(9) semester hours;
(B) Algebraic
Structures, three (3) semester hours;
(C) Geometry, three (3) semester
hours;
(D) Computer Science, three
(3) semester hours;
(E) Electives
from the above coursework, six (6) semester hours; and
(F) A minimum of twelve (12) semester hours
from at least three (3) areas of Mathematics such as the following:
1. History of Mathematics, three (3) semester
hours;
2. Structure of the Real
Number System, three (3) semester hours;
3. Number Theory, three (3) semester
hours;
4. Completion Calculus
Sequence, three (3) semester hours;
5. Probability and Statistics, three (3)
semester hours;
6. Computer
Science, three (3) semester hours; and
7. Linear Algebra, three (3) semester
hours.
(9) In
addition to the requirements specified in subsections (1)(A)-(C) of this rule,
an applicant for a Missouri certificate of license to teach Biology may be
granted an initial Missouri certificate of license to teach Biology subject to
completion of at least thirty-five (35) semester hours in the following content
knowledge areas and demonstration of competency to the satisfaction of the
educator preparation institution:
(A)
History/Philosophy of Science and Technology, three (3) semester
hours;
(B) A minimum of twenty (20)
hours in Biology, which must include:
1. Cell
Biology;
2. Plant Form and
Function;
3. Animal Form and
Function;
4. Genetics;
5. Evolution; and
6. Biology Electives; and
(C) A minimum of twelve (12)
additional hours in Science, which includes:
1. Chemistry;
2. Physics;
3. Earth Science; and
4. Environmental Science.
(10) In addition to the
requirements specified in subsections (1)(A)-(C) of this rule, an applicant for
a Missouri certificate of license to teach Chemistry may be granted an initial
Missouri certificate of license to teach Chemistry subject to completion of at
least thirty-five (35) semester hours in the following content knowledge areas
and demonstration of competency to the satisfaction of the educator preparation
institution:
(A) History/Philosophy of
Science and Technology, three (3) semester hours;
(B) A minimum of twenty (20) hours in
Chemistry, which must include:
1. Inorganic
Chemistry;
2. Analytical
Chemistry;
3. Organic
Chemistry;
4. Physical
Chemistry;
5. Biochemistry;
and
6. Chemistry Electives;
and
(C) A minimum of
twelve (12) additional hours in Science, which includes:
1. Biology;
2. Physics;
3. Earth Science; and
4. Environmental Science.
(11) In addition to the
requirements specified in subsections (1)(A)-(C) of this rule, an applicant for
a Missouri certificate of license to teach Earth Science may be granted an
initial Missouri certificate of license to teach Earth Science subject to
completion of at least thirty-five (35) semester hours in the following content
knowledge areas and demonstration of competency to the satisfaction of the
educator preparation institution:
(A)
History/Philosophy of Science and Technology, three (3) semester
hours;
(B) A minimum of twenty (20)
hours in Earth Science, which must include:
1. Astronomy;
2. Meteorology;
3. Geology/Physical Geography; and
4. Earth Science Electives;
and
(C) A minimum of
twelve (12) additional hours in Science, which includes:
1. Chemistry;
2. Biology;
3. Physics; and
4. Environmental Science.
(12) In addition to the
requirements specified in subsections (1)(A)-(C) of this rule, an applicant for
a Missouri certificate of license to teach Physics may be granted an initial
Missouri certificate of license to teach Physics subject to completion of at
least thirty-five (35) semester hours in the following content knowledge areas
and demonstration of competency to the satisfaction of the educator preparation
institution:
(A) History/Philosophy of
Science and Technology, three (3) semester hours;
(B) A minimum of twenty (20) hours in
Physics, which must include-
1.
Mechanics;
2. Electricity and
Magnetism;
3. Heat, Sound, and
Light;
4. Atomic or Modern Physics;
and
5. Physics Electives;
and
(C) A minimum of
twelve (12) additional hours in Science, which includes-
1. Chemistry;
2. Biology;
3. Earth Science; and
4. Environmental Science.
(13) In addition to the
requirements specified in subsections (1)(A)-(C) of this rule, an applicant for
a Missouri certificate of license to teach Social Science may be granted an
initial Missouri certificate of license to teach Social Science subject to
completion of at least thirty-nine (39) semester hours in the following content
knowledge areas and demonstration of competency to the satisfaction of the
educator preparation institution:
(A) U.S.
History, twelve (12) semester hours;
(B) World History, nine (9) semester
hours;
(C) Political Science (State
and U.S. Government), six (6) semester hours;
(D) Economics, three (3) semester
hours;
(E) Geography, three (3)
semester hours; and
(F) Behavioral
Science (Sociology, Anthropology, or Psychology), six (6) semester
hours.
(14) In addition
to the requirements specified in subsections (1)(A)-(C) of this rule, an
applicant for a Missouri certificate of license to teach Speech and Theatre may
be granted an initial Missouri certificate of license to teach Speech and
Theatre subject to completion of at least thirty (30) semester hours in the
following content knowledge areas and demonstration of competency to the
satisfaction of the educator preparation institution:
(A) Speech, twelve (12) semester hours (must
include three (3) semester hours of debate);
(B) Theatre, twelve (12) semester hours;
and
(C) Electives (from Speech,
Theatre, and/or Mass Communications), six (6) semester hours.
(15) In addition to the
requirements specified in subsections (1)(A)-(C) of this rule, an applicant for
a Missouri certificate of license to teach Technology and Engineering may be
granted an initial Missouri certificate of license to teach Technology and
Engineering subject to completion of at least thirty-six (36) semester hours in
the following content knowledge areas and demonstration of competency to the
satisfaction of the educator preparation institution:
(A) Communication Technology, six (6)
semester hours;
(B) Energy and
Power, six (6) semester hours;
(C)
Materials and Processes Technology, six (6) semester hours;
(D) Organization and Administration, six (6)
semester hours; and
(E) Electives,
twelve (12) semester hours.
