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 20-400.690 - Certification Requirements for Career Continuous Career Education Certificate
Universal Citation: 5 MO Code of State Regs 20-400.690
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 Career Education Certificate.
(1) An applicant for a Career Continuous Career Education (CCCE) certificate who possesses good moral character may be granted a CCCE certificate subject to the certification requirements found in 5 CSR 20-400.500 and the following additional certification requirements specific to CCCE certificates:
(A) CCCE certificate will be issued to an
applicant upon completion and verification of the following:
1. Four (4) years of teaching experience
approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
(department);
2. The development,
implementation, and completion of a professional development plan of at least
ninety (90) contact hours of professional development relating to the specific
career education subject area for which the educator seeks certification and
approved by the local district to include clearly stated goals for improvement
and enrichment;
3. Participation in
a mentoring program for a minimum of two (2) years, the guidelines for which
shall be established by the local district;
4. Annual participation in the district's
performance-based teacher evaluation (PBTE) program; and
5. For applicants for a Career Continuous
Career Education Certificate in Secondary Education, verification of
participation in a Beginning Career Education Teacher's Assistance Program. The
assistance may include retraining, internship, counseling, and in-service
training;
(B) The CCCE
is continuous upon verification by the employing school district that the
certificate holder has participated in the district's PBTE program and
completed thirty (30) contact hours of professional development relating to the
specific career education subject area for which the educator seeks
certification each school year.
1. Individuals
possessing a CCCE who do not complete thirty (30) contact hours of professional
development each school year may, within two (2) years, make up the missing
hours. The individual must first meet the thirty (30) hour requirement for the
current year and then count the excess hours as make-up hours.
2. A CCCE becomes inactive if the individual
does not make up the requisite hours within two (2) school years.
3. A CCCE may be reactivated by the
individual by completing twenty-four (24) contact hours of professional
development within six (6) months prior to or after the reactivation of the
certificate. Failure of the individual to complete the twenty-four (24) contact
hours within six (6) months will result in the certificate becoming
inactive.
(C) The CCCE
holder is exempt from the thirty (30) contact hours of professional
development, if the holder has a local professional development plan in place
with the school and at least two (2) of the following:
1. Ten (10) years of teaching experience
approved by the department;
2. A
master's degree from an accredited college or university; and/or
3. Certification from the National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards.
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