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 20-400.700 - Certification Requirements for Adult Education and Literacy

Universal Citation: 5 MO Code of State Regs 20-400.700

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 a certificate of license to teach Adult Education and Literacy.

(1) An applicant for an initial Missouri certificate of license to teach Adult Education and Literacy who possesses good moral character may be granted an initial Missouri certificate of license to teach Adult Education and Literacy, valid for a period of four (4) years, subject to the certification requirements found in 5 CSR 20-400.500 and the following additional requirements specific to an initial Adult Education and Literacy certificate:

(A) Professional Requirements-
1. A bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree from a college or university approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (department);

2. Successful completion of a pre-certification workshop authorized by the department no later than three (3) months after hire date; and

3. Completion and submission of any required pre- and/or post-workshop activity to the department;

(2) Career Continuous Adult Education and Literacy Certificate-

(A) A Career Continuous Adult Education and Literacy certificate may be issued to an applicant upon submission of an application for such certification and verification of the following:
1. Four (4) years of teaching experience approved by the department;

2. Participation in a two (2) year mentoring program with an experienced teacher of Adult Education and Literacy;

3. Participation in any required workshops;

4. Participation in sixty (60) hours of professional development in addition to required workshops;

5. Participation in an annual performance-based teacher evaluation (PBTE); and

6. Accumulation of a minimum of one hundred (100) Adult Education and Literacy instructional hours per year during the four (4) years of state approved teaching experience; and

(B) A Career Continuous Adult Education and Literacy certificate is valid for ninety-nine (99) years; however, an applicant may be issued a High-Quality Adult Education and Literacy Career Continuous Certificate after ten (10) years from date of initial certification if the following requirements are met:
1. Ten (10) years of teaching experience approved by the department;

2. Accumulation of a minimum of one hundred (100) Adult Education and Literacy instructional hours per year during the ten (10) years of state approved teaching experience; and/or

3. A masters degree from an accredited college or university.

(3) The requirements of this rule shall become effective August 1, 2017.

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