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Title 5-DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION |
5 CSR 80-800.200 Application for Certificate of License to Teach |
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 procedures for application for a certificate of license to teach where the applicant has a recommendation from a state-approved teacher preparation program or has earned a doctoral degree.
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(1) An applicant for a Missouri certificate of license to teach who possesses good moral character and has successfully completed a state-approved teacher preparation program 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 certification requirements found in the Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements (compendium) which is incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. Anyone interested in viewing or requesting a copy of the compendium, published by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (revised June 2007), may contact the Educator Certification Section, 205 Jefferson Street, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendment or additions.
(2) Applications for a Missouri certificate of license to teach shall be submitted on the forms provided by the State Board of Education (board), accompanied by the appropriate fee and may be obtained by writing the Educator Certification Section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) 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 DESE staff to be complete and the application is submitted on the forms provided by the board, 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 board within ninety (90) days of the date of the application.
(A) The applicant is responsible for submitting the fingerprints in the manner acceptable to the Highway Patrol and/or FBI and the payment of any fees required by the Highway Patrol and/or FBI.
(4) The applicant shall submit verification of certification or licensure directly, to DESE 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 a state-approved teacher preparation program must comply with the following additional criteria:
(A) The applicant must possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university;
(B) The applicant must possess a grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, both overall and in the major area of study;
(C) The applicant must request and obtain the recommendation of the designated certification official from a state-approved baccalaureate or higher level teacher preparation program; and
(D) The applicant must achieve a score equal to or in excess of the qualifying score on the exit assessment(s) as defined in the rules promulgated by the board. The official score report shall be submitted to DESE.
(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. The applicant shall submit the application on the forms provided by the board, signed and accompanied by two (2) full sets of fingerprints with the appropriate fee as set by the Highway Patrol and/or the FBI and any other applicable forms and/or fees. All information should be received by the board within ninety (90) days of the date of the application.
(A) The applicant is responsible for submitting the fingerprints in the manner acceptable to the Highway Patrol and/or FBI and the payment of any fees required by the Highway Patrol and/or FBI.
(7) In addition to all the above criteria, an applicant for a Missouri certificate of license to teach who has successfully obtained certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and possesses good moral character may be granted a Missouri certificate of license to teach in their area of NBPTS certification most closely aligned with the current areas of certification approved by the board. The certificate of license to teach will be an initial professional classification or a career continuous professional classification (CCPC), if the applicant possesses four (4) years teaching 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 North Central Association of Colleges and Schools must comply with the following additional criteria:
(A) The applicant must have completed and provide documentation of a valid doctoral degree being conferred;
(B) The applicant must achieve a score equal to or in excess of the qualifying score on the Praxis II assessment, Principals of Learning and Teaching for the specific grade levels as defined in the rules promulgated by the board. The official score report shall be submitted to DESE; and
(C) The applicant may only be granted an initial professional classification (IPC) level certificate of license to teach in their major area of study pursuant to the rules promulgated by the board. A CCPC level certificate of license to teach will not be issued.
(9) Additional certificates of license to teach may be granted as follows:
(A) The applicant may take the appropriate content knowledge or specialty area exit assessment(s) for certification and must achieve a score equal to or in excess of the qualifying score on the content knowledge or specialty area exit assessment(s) as defined in the rules promulgated by the board; or
(B) If the board has not designated a content knowledge or specialty area exit assessment(s) for a particular certification area or grade level or the applicant chooses not to take the appropriate content knowledge or specialty area exit assessment(s), the applicant must meet the certification standards for the area of certification as set forth in the compendium.
(10) Following review by DESE, the applicant shall be informed in writing of the decision regarding the application for a certificate of license to teach.
(11) The holder of a certificate of license to teach shall ensure that DESE has their current legal name and address.
(A) A holder of a certificate of license to teach whose name is changed shall notify DESE within ninety (90) days of the name change and provide a copy of the appropriate documents verifying the name change.
(B) A holder of a certificate of license to teach whose address has changed shall inform DESE in writing of the change within ninety (90) days of the effective date of the change.
AUTHORITY: sections 168.011, 168.405 and 168.409, RSMo 2000 and 161.092, 168.021, 168.071, 168.081 and 168.400, RSMo Supp. 2006.* Original rule filed April 26, 2000, effective Nov. 30, 2000. Amended: Filed March 27, 2001, effective Oct. 30, 2001. Amended: Filed Aug. 13, 2002, effective March 30, 2003. Amended: Filed Sept. 12, 2003, effective April 30, 2004. Amended: Filed Sept. 22, 2004, effective April 30, 2005. Amended: Filed June 30, 2005, effective Jan. 30, 2006. Amended: Filed April 4, 2007, effective Nov. 30, 2007.
*Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 2002, 2003; 168.011, RSMo 1963, amended 1984; 168.021, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2003; 168.071, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003; 168.081, RSMo 1963, amended 1984, 2002; 168.400, RSMo 1985, amended 1990, 2002; 168.405, RSMo 1985; and 168.409, RSMo 1985.
For more information regarding this rule, please contact the
Educator Certification Section at (573) 751-0051.