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 20-400.650 - Certification Requirements for Career Continuous Student Services Certificate

Universal Citation: 5 MO Code of State Regs 20-400.650

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

PURPOSE: The State Board of Education is authorized to grant certificates of license to teach in any of the public schools of the state and establish requirements and qualifications for those certificates. This rule outlines the requirements for application for each of the various areas of certification within the Career Continuous Student Services Certificate.

(1) An applicant for a Career Continuous Student Services Certificate who possesses good moral character may be granted a Career Continuous Student Services Certificate subject to the certification requirements found in 5 CSR 20-400.500 and the following additional certification requirements specific to Career Continuous Student Services Certificates:

(A) The Career Continuous Student Services Certificate will be issued upon completion and verification of the following:
1. Four (4) years of experience approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (department) in specific area of Student Services Certification;

2. Participation in two (2) years of district-provided mentoring (during the first two (2) years of student services experience);

3. The development, implementation, and completion of a professional development plan of at least forty (40) contact hours of professional development, or three (3) semester hours of graduate credit toward an advanced degree; and

4. Successful participation in an annual performance-based evaluation;

(B) The Career Continuous Student Services Certificate will remain valid upon verification of the following:
1. Continued participation in a performance-based evaluation;

and

2. Completion of twenty (20) contact hours of professional development annually;

(C) The Career Continuous Student Services Certificate holder is exempt from additional professional development if the holder has a local professional development plan in place with the school and meets at least two (2) of the following:
1. For the Career Continuous Student Services-Career Education Counselor Certificate-
A. Ten (10) years of Career Education Counselor experience approved by the department;

B. An education specialist degree in School Counseling or a closely related field; and/or

C. Certification from a nationally recognized professional Counseling organization approved by the State Board of Education (board);

2. For the Career Continuous Student Services-Elementary Counselor (Grades K-8) Certificate-
A. Ten (10) years of School Counselor experience approved by the department;

B. An education specialist degree or higher in School Counseling or a closely related field; and/or

C. Certification from a nationally recognized professional School Counselor organization approved by the board;

3. For the Career Continuous Student Services-Secondary Counselor (Grades 7-12) Certificate-
A. Ten (10) years of School Counselor experience approved by the department;

B. An education specialist degree in School Counseling or a closely related field; and/or

C. Certification from a nationally recognized professional School Counselor organization approved by the board;

4. For the Career Continuous Student Services-School Psychological Examiner Certificate-
A. Ten (10) years of School Psychological Examiner experience approved by the department;

B. An education specialist degree in School Psychology or a closely related field; and/or

C. Certification from a nationally recognized professional School Psychology organization approved by the board;

5. For the Career Continuous Student Services-School Psychologist Certificate-
A. Ten (10) years of School Psychologist experience approved by the department;

B. An education specialist degree in School Psychology or a closely related field; and/or

C. Certification from a nationally recognized professional School Psychology organization approved by the board; and

6. For the Career Continuous Student Services-Speech and Language Pathologist (Birth-Grade 12) Certificate-
A. Ten (10) years of Speech and Language Pathologist experience approved by the department;

B. An education specialist degree in Speech and Language Pathology or a closely related field; and/or

C. Certification from a nationally recognized professional Speech and Language Pathology organization approved by the board.

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